FOS NOTICE NO. 806 10-26-95
ATTENTION: FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
SUBJECT: ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICES...
ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM
(ASOS) PROGRAM WAS REACHED ON OCTOBER 24... 1995 WHEN THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION (FAA) COMMISSIONED THE FAA-SPONSORED ASOSs
AT:
SEDALIA MEMORIAL AIRPORT (DMO)
SEDALIA... MISSOURI
DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM (SENSOR GROUP) LOCATION:
LATITUDE: 38x 43' N
LONGITUDE: 93x 10' W
ELEVATION: 900'
BRAINERD-CROW WING COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT (BRD)
BRAINERD... MINNESOTA
DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM (SENSOR GROUP) LOCATION:
LATITUDE: 46x 24' N
LONGITUDE: 94x 08' W
ELEVATION: 1223'
MARSHFIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (MFI)
MARSHFIELD...WISCONSIN
DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM (SENSOR GROUP) LOCATION:
LATITUDE: 44x 38' N
LONGITUDE: 90x 11' W
ELEVATION: 1246'
THE COMMISSIONING OCCURED AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC (12
O'CLOCK LOCAL TIME AT THE SITE.) THIS BRINGS WILL THE TOTAL
NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 132 (101 NWS SITES AND 31 FAA
SITES). COMMISSIONING OF THESE SITES MEANS THAT THE ASOSS
WILL PRODUCE AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK SURFACE AVIATION
OBSERVATIONS.
THE NWS FORECAST OFFICES 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.
PERSONS WISHING MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING ASOS SHOULD
CONTACT THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OR CALL
(301) 713-1792... FAX (301) 713-0959.
FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING FUTURE ASOS COMMISSIONINGS...
CALL (301) 713-0070.
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FOS NOTICE NO. 807 10-26-95
REFERENCE - FOS NOTICE NO. 802
EFFECTIVE DATE - NOVEMBER 8... 1995
DRG1829-AMENDED
ON THE ABOVE EFFECTIVE DATE, NEW PRODUCTS, PROVIDING STANDARD
STANDARD UPPER AIR (UA) INFORMATION FROM THE NEW WSO
RAPID CITY (UNR), SD, FACILITY WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE AFOS
NETWORK. ALSO, ON NOVEMBER 7, 1995, AT 1200 HOURS UTC, THE
FINAL STANDARD UA OBSERVATIONS WILL BE TAKEN AT THE OLD WSO
RAPID CITY (RAP) FACILITY. THESE DATES REFLECT A REVISION
TO THE ORIGINAL UA MOVE INDICATED IN FOS NOTICE NO. 802.
IN ADDITION, A CORRECTION TO THE GEOGRAPHIC POSITION OF THE
NEW UA WSO RAPID CITY (UNR) FACILITY IS INDICATED BELOW:
ERRONEOUS GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION GIVEN.
LAT - 43x04'00" N (43.07xN) LON - 108x28'32" W (108.48xW)
CORRECTED GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION -
LAT - 44x04'12" N (44.07xN) LON - 103x12'40" W (103.21xW)
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