ATTENTION ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICES/
FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS
FROM DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF...CUSTOMER SERVICE
SUBJECT ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICES...
..... NOTICE .....
ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM
(ASOS) PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON FEBRUARY 1... 1996 WHEN THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) COMMISSIONS THE NWS-SPONSORED
ASOS AT -
(NOTE THAT THE LATITUDE... LONGITUDE... AND ELEVATION
ARE FOR THE ASOS DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM - THE PRIMARY
SENSOR GROUP)
ATHENS AIRPORT (AHN)
ATHENS... GEORGIA
LATITUDE: 33 DEGREES 57 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 83 DEGREES 20 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 801 FEET
RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL AIRPORT (BKW)
BECKLEY... WEST VIRGINIA
LATITUDE: 37 DEGREES 48 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 81 DEGREES 07 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 2509 FEET
BURLINGTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BTV)
BURLINGTON... VERMONT
LATITUDE: 44 DEGREES 28 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 73 DEGREES 09 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 346 FEET
CHICAGO-O~HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ORD)
CHICAGO...ILLINOIS
LATITUDE: 41 DEGREES 59 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 87 DEGREES 55 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 650 FEET
PORT COLUMBUS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (CMH)
COLUMBUS... OHIO
LATITUDE: 40 DEGREES 00 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 82 DEGREES 53 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 813 FEET
EVANSVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT (EVV)
EVANSVILLE... INDIANA
LATITUDE: 38 DEGREES 03 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 87 DEGREES 31 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 385 FEET
MANSFIELD LAHM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (MFD)
MANSFIELD... OHIO
LATITUDE: 40 DEGREES 49 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 82 DEGREES 31 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 1298 FEET
MOBILE REGIONAL AIRPORT (MOB)
MOBILE... ALABAMA
LATITUDE: 30 DEGREES 41 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 88 DEGREES 15 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 223 FEET
NORTH PLATTE REGIONAL AIRPORT (LBF)
NORTH PLATTE... NEBRASKA
LATITUDE: 41 DEGREES 07 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 100 DEGREES 40 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 2779 FEET
RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (RDU)
RALEIGH/DURHAM... NORTH CAROLINA
LATITUDE: 35 DEGREES 52 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 78 DEGREES 47 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 428 FEET
MATHIS FIELD (SJT)
SAN ANGELO... TEXAS
LATITUDE: 31 DEGREES 21 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 100 DEGREES 30 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 1906 FEET
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 186 (140 NWS SITES AND 46
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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