PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
910 AM EST FRI FEB 23 1996
ATTENTION ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICES/
FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / OTHER CUSTOMERS
FROM DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF...CUSTOMER SERVICE CORE
SUBJECT ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICES...
..... NOTICE .....
ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM
(ASOS) PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON FEBRUARY 22... 1996 WHEN THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION (FAA) COMMISSION THE FAA-SPONSORED ASOS AT -
(NOTE THAT THE LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, AND ELEVATION ARE FOR THE
ASOS DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM - THE PRIMARY SENSOR GROUP)
EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA)
OMAHA... NEBRASKA
LATITUDE: 41 DEGREES 19 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 95 DEGREES 54 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 1026 FEET
THE COMMISSIONING WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC.
THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 193
(140 NWS SITES AND 53 FAA SITES). COMMISSIONING OF THIS SITE
MEANS THAT THE ASOS WILL PRODUCE AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK
SURFACE AVIATION OBSERVATIONS.
THE NWS FORECAST OFFICES RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SITE... 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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NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE FOR NWWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
900 AM EST FRI FEB 23 1995
NWWS CHANGE NOTICE NO. 244
EFFECTIVE DATE: 3/6/96
(DRG1876) ON THE ABOVE EFFECTIVE DATE... PRODUCTS FROM
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS (BOX); NEW YORK CITY (OKX) AND
ALBANY (ALB), NEW YORK SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE CT WEATHER WIRE.
PRODUCT TITLE ISSUE TIMES IN UTC
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ALBCEMALB CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE AS NEEDED
NYCCEMNYC CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE AS NEEDED
BOSCFWBOS COASTAL FLOOD WARNING, AS NEEDED
WATCH, OR STATEMENT
NYCCFWNYC COASTAL FLOOD WARNING, AS NEEDED
WATCH, OR STATEMENT
BOSCWFBOS COASTAL WATERS FORECAST 9-10 AM, 3-4 PM,
9-10 PM, 3-4 AM
ALBFFSALB FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT AS NEEDED
NYCFFSNYC FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT AS NEEDED
ALBFWMALB FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT, MISC. AS NEEDED
ALBHLSALB HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT AS NEEDED
NYCHLSNYC HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT AS NEEDED
ALBLSRALB LOCAL STORM REPORT AS NEEDED
NYCLSRNYC LOCAL STORM REPORT AS NEEDED
BOSNPWBOS NON PRECIPITATION WARNING AS NEEDED
ALBNPWALB NON PRECIPITATION WARNING AS NEEDED
NYCNPWNYC NON PRECIPITATION WARNING AS NEEDED
BOSOFFBOS OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST 9-10 AM, 3-4 PM,
9-10 PM, 3-4 AM
BOSOPUBOS OTHER PUBLIC PRODUCT AS NEEDED
BOSPNSBOS PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT AS NEEDED
ALBPNSALB PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT AS NEEDED
NYCPNSNYC PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT AS NEEDED
ALBPSHALB POST STORM HURRICANE STATEMENT AS NEEDED
BOSPSHBOS POST STORM HURRICANE REPORT AS NEEDED
NYCPSHNYC POST STORM HURRICANE REPORT AS NEEDED
BOSSLSMA SEVERE WEATHER AS NEEDED
REDEFINING STATEMENT
BOSSMWBOS SPECIAL MARINE WARNING AS NEEDED
NYCSMWNYC SPECIAL MARINE WARNING AS NEEDED
BOSSPSBOS SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AS NEEDED
ALBSPSALB SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AS NEEDED
NYCSPSNYC SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AS NEEDED
BOSSTPBOS STATE MAX/MIN TEMP PRECIP DAILY 8-9 AM
TABLE
BOSSVSBOS SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT AS NEEDED
ALBSVSALB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT AS NEEDED
NYCSVSNYC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT AS NEEDED
BOSSWRMA STATE WEATHER ROUNDUP HOURLY
BOSWSWBOS WINTER STORM WARNING AS NEEDED
ALBWSWALB WINTER STORM WARNING AS NEEDED
NYCWSWNYC WINTER STORM WARNING AS NEEDED
IN ADDITION, WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES HARTFORD (BDL), AND
BRIDGEPORT (BDR), CONNECTICUT HAVE SPUN DOWN AND ARE NO
LONGER ISSUING PRODUCTS. ALSO ON THE ABOVE EFFECTIVE
DATE... THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE
ON THE STATE CIRCUIT OF THE NWWS AS INDICATED BELOW:
BOSCEMBDL CT MA BOSCEMBDR CT MA
BOSCFWBDL CT MA BOSCFWBDR CT MA
BOSFFSBDL CT MA BOSFFSBDR CT MA
BOSFWMBDL CT MA BOSHLSBDL CT MA
BOSHLSBDR CT MA BOSLSRBDL CT MA
BOSLSRBDR CT MA BOSMWSBDL CT MA
BOSMWSBDR CT MA BOSNPWBDL CT MA
BOSNPWBDR CT MA BOSOPUBDL CT MA
BOSOSOBDL CT MA BOSPNSBDL CT MA
BOSPNSBDR CT MA BOSPSHBDL CT MA
BOSPSHBDR CT MA BOSSMWBDL CT MA
BOSSMWBDR CT MA BOSSPSBDL CT MA
BOSSPSBDR CT MA BOSSVSBDL CT MA
BOSSVSBDR CT MA BOSWSWBDL CT MA
BOSWSWBDR CT MA
A. PLATT
NWWS PROGRAM LEADER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
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NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE FOR NWWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
915 AM EST FRI FEB 23 19965
NWWS CHANGE NOTICE NO. 245
EFFECTIVE DATE: 3/6/96
(DRG1878) ON THE ABOVE EFFECTIVE DATE... PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY WSFO BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS (BOX) WILL BE ADDED TO THE
RI STATE CIRCUIT OF THE NWWS.
PRODUCT TITLE ISSUE TIMES IN UTC
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BOSCEMBOS CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE AS NEEDED
BOSCFWBOS COASTAL FLOOD WARNING, AS NEEDED
WATCH, STATEMENT
BOSFFABOS FLASH FLOOD WATCH AS NEEDED
BOSFFSBOS FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT AS NEEDED
BOSFWFBOS ROUTINE FIRE WEATHER FORECAST DAILY 5-6 AM
BOSHLSBOS HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT AS NEEDED
BOSLSRBOS LOCAL STORM REPORT AS NEEDED
BOSMWSBOS MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT AS NEEDED
BOSNPWBOS NON PRECIPITATION WARNING AS NEEDED
BOSOPUBOS OTHER PUBLIC PRODUCT AS NEEDED
BOSPNSBOS PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT AS NEEDED
BOSPSHBOS POST STORM HURRICANE REPORT AS NEEDED
BOSSPSBOS SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AS NEEDED
BOSSVSBOS SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT AS NEEDED
BOSSWRMA STATE WEATHER ROUNDUP HOURLY
BOSWSWBOS WINTER STORM WARNING AS NEEDED
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND (PVD) IS
NO LONGER GENERATING THE PRODUCTS BELOW. ON THE ABOVE
EFFECTIVE DATE... THOSE PRODUCTS WILL NO LONGER BE
AVAILABLE THE MASSACHUSETTS (MA) OR RHODE ISLAND (RI)
STATE CIRCUITS OF THE NWWS:
BOSAQIPVD BOSCEMPVD BOSCFWPVD BOSCWFPVD
BOSSMWPVD BOSSPSPVD BOSSVSPVD BOSWSWPVD
BOSFFSPVD BOSHLSPVD BOSNPWPVD BOSOPUPVD
BOSLSRPVD BOSMWSPVD BOSPNSPVD BOSPSHPVD
A. PLATT
NWWS PROGRAM LEADER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
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