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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
230 PM EST THU FEB 29 1996
ATTENTION ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICES/
FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / NWS CUSTOMERS AND OTHER USERS
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 29... 1996 WHEN THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION (FAA) COMMISSION THE FAA-SPONSORED ASOSS AT
(NOTE THAT THE LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, AND ELEVATION ARE FOR THE ASOS
DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM - THE PRIMARY SENSOR GROUP)
NEWPORT STATE AIRPORT (2B4)
NEWPORT... RHODE ISLAND
LATITUDE 41 DEGREES 32 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE 71 DEGREES 17 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION 168 FEET
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (3R5)
NEW BRAUNFELS... TEXAS
LATITUDE 29 DEGREES 43 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE 98 DEGREES 03 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION 640 FEET
ARANSAS COUNTY AIRPORT (RKP)
ROCKPORT... TEXAS
LATITUDE 28 DEGREES 05 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE 97 DEGREES 03 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION 22 FEET
VICKSBURG/TALLULAH REGIONAL AIRPORT (TVR)
VICKSBURG... MISSISSIPPI
LATITUDE 32 DEGREES 21 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE 91 DEGREES 02 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION 83 FEET
THE COMMISSIONINGS WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC. THIS
WILL BRING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 197 (140 NWS
SITES AND 57 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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