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FOS NOTICE NO. 829 12-01-95
PART 1 OF A 2 PART MESSAGE
ATTENTION FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS
SUBJECT ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICES...
ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM
/ASOS/ PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON DECEMBER 1... 1995 WHEN THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ COMMISSIONS THE NWS-SPONSORED
ASOSS AT
/NOTE THAT THE LATITUDE... LONGITUDE... AND ELEVATION ARE FOR THE
ASOS DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM - THE PRIMARY SENSOR GROUP/
GREATER BUFFALO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT /BUF/
BUFFALO... NEW YORK
LATITUDE 42p 56 N
LONGITUDE 78p 44 W
ELEVATION 715
COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN AIRPORT /CAE/
COLUMBIA... SOUTH CAROLINA
LATITUDE 33p 57 N
LONGITUDE 81p 07 W
ELEVATION 241
CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT /CLE/
CLEVELAND... OHIO
LATITUDE 41p 24 N
LONGITUDE 81p 51 W
ELEVATION 776
PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT /PHL/
PHILADELPHIA... PENNSYLVANIA
LATITUDE 39p 52 N
LONGITUDE 75p 14 W
ELEVATION 60
TOLEDO EXPRESS AIRPORT /TOL/
TOLEDO... OHIO
LATITUDE 41p 35 N
LONGITUDE 83p 48 W
ELEVATION 691
CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT /CRP/
CORPUS CHRISTI... TEXAS
LATITUDE 27p 46 N
LONGITUDE 97p 31 W
ELEVATION 53
DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT /DFW/
DALLAS/FORT WORTH... TEXAS
LATITUDE 32p 54 N
LONGITUDE 97p 01 W
ELEVATION 572
VICTORIA REGIONAL AIRPORT /VCT/
VICTORIA... TEXAS
LATITUDE 28p 52 N
LONGITUDE 96p 56 W
ELEVATION 104
DES MOINES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT /DSM/
DES MOINES... IOWA
LATITUDE 41p 32 N
LONGITUDE 93p 40 W
ELEVATION 964
CARROLL AIRPORT /JKL/
JACKSON... KENTUCKY
LATITUDE 37p 35 N
LONGITUDE 83p 19 W
ELEVATION 1354
RIVERTON REGIONAL AIRPORT /RIW/
RIVERTON... WYOMING
LATITUDE 43p 04 N
LONGITUDE 108p 27 W
ELEVATION 5460
CAPITAL AIRPORT /SPI/
SPRINGFIELD... ILLINOIS
LATITUDE 39p 51 N
LONGITUDE 89p 41 W
ELEVATION 595
BOISE AIR TERMINAL /BOI/
BOISE... IDAHO
LATITUDE 43p 34 N
LONGITUDE 116p 14 W
ELEVATION 2859
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FOS NOTICE NO. 829 12-01-95
PART 2 OF A 2 PART MESSAGE
THE COMMISSIONINGS WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY MIDNIGHT /12
O CLOCK AM/ LOCAL TIME AT THESE SITES. THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL
NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 161 /125 NWS SITES AND 36 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.
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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