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FOS NOTICE NO. 733 08-02-95
ATTENTION FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS
ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM
/ASOS/ PROGRAM WAS REACHED ON AUGUST 1... 1995. THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ COMMISSIONED THE NWS-
SPONSORED ASOSS AT
ALBANY COUNTY AIRPORT /ALB/
ALBANY... NEW YORK
LATITUDE 42p 45 N
LONGITUDE 73p 48 W
STATION ELEVATION 302
GTA RADIO FREQUENCY N/A
HARTSFIELD ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT /ATL/
ATLANTA... GEORGIA
LATITUDE 33p 38 N
LONGITUDE 84p 27 W
STATION ELEVATION 972
GTA RADIO FREQUENCY N/A
KENT COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT /GRR/
GRAND RAPIDS... MICHIGAN
LATITUDE 42p 53 N
LONGITUDE 85p 31 W
STATION ELEVATION 786
GTA RADIO FREQUENCY N/A
BARKLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT /PAH/
PADUCAH... KENTUCKY
LATITUDE 37p 03 N
LONGITUDE 88p 46 W
STATION ELEVATION 390
GTA RADIO FREQUENCY 118.375
THE COMMISSIONING WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY MIDNIGHT /12
O CLOCK AM/ LOCAL TIME AT THESE SITES. THIS WILL BRING THE
TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 98 /74 NWS SITES AND
24 FAA SITES/. COMMISSIONING OF THESE SITES MEANS THAT ASOS
WILL PRODUCE AN AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK SURFACE
AVIATION OBSERVATION.
THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE SITES... AS
WELL AS THE ASOS OPERATIONS AND MONITORING CENTER /AOMC/ IN
SILVER SPRING... MARYLAND... WILL MONITOR ASOS PRODUCTS AND
COORDINATE MAINTENANCE ACTIONS AS NEEDED. NOTE BECAUSE ASOS
OBSERVATIONAL FORMATS ARE DIFFERENT FROM MANUAL OBSERVATIONAL
FORMATS... AUTOMATED DECODER PROGRAMS MAY REQUIRE SOFTWARE
MODIFICATIONS.
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