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NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE FOR NWWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1000 AM EST FRI MAR 01 1996
NWWS CHANGE NOTICE NO. 247
EFFECTIVE DATE APRIL 1, 1996
(DRG1904) ON THE ABOVE EFFECTIVE DATE, THE FOLLOWING HYDROLOGIC
SERVICE AREA MESSAGES PRODUCTS FOR WSO BROWNSVILLE, TX (BRO), WSO
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX (CRP), WSO EL PASO, TX (ELP), WSO MIDLAND, TX
(MAF), WSO SAN ANGELO, TX (SJT), AND WSO JACKSONVILLE, FL (JAX)
ARE TO BE ADDED TO THE TEXAS OR FLORIDA STATE CIRCUITS OF THE
NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE (NWWS).
PRODUCT STATE TITLE WHEN ISSUED
CIRCUIT
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SATFLWBRO SA FLOOD WARNING AS NEEDED
SATFLSBRO SA FLOOD STATEMENT AS NEEDED
SATESFBRO SA FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK AFTERNOON
SATESSBRO SA WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK AFTERNOON
SATRVABRO SA RIVER SUMMARY MORNING
SATRVSBRO SA RIVER STATEMENT AS NEEDED
SATRVRBRO SA RIVER RECREATION STATEMENT AFTERNOON
SATFLWCRP SA FLOOD WARNING AS NEEDED
SATFLSCRP SA FLOOD STATEMENT AS NEEDED
SATESFCRP SA FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK AFTERNOON
SATESSCRP SA WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK AFTERNOON
SATRVACRP SA RIVER SUMMARY MORNING
SATRVSCRP SA RIVER STATEMENT AS NEEDED
SATRVRCRP SA RIVER RECREATION STATEMENT AFTERNOON
LBBFLWELP LB FLOOD WARNING AS NEEDED
LBBFLSELP LB FLOOD STATEMENT AS NEEDED
LBBESFELP LB FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK AFTERNOON
LBBESSELP LB WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK AFTERNOON
LBBRVAELP LB RIVER SUMMARY MORNING
LBBRVSELP LB RIVER STATEMENT AS NEEDED
LBBRVRELP LB RIVER RECREATION STATEMENT AFTERNOON
LBBFLWMAF LB FLOOD WARNING AS NEEDED
LBBFLSMAF LB FLOOD STATEMENT AS NEEDED
LBBESFMAF LB FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK AFTERNOON
LBBESSMAF LB WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK AFTERNOON
LBBRVSMAF LB RIVER STATEMENT AS NEEDED
LBBRVRMAF LB RIVER RECREATION STATEMENT AFTERNOON
LBBESSSJT LB WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK AFTERNOON
LBBRVASJT LB RIVER SUMMARY MORNING
LBBRVSSJT LB RIVER STATMENT AS NEEDED
LBBRVRSJT LB RIVER RECREATION STATEMENT AFTERNOON
LBBRVAMAF LB RIVER SUMMARY MORNING
LBBFLWSJT LB FLOOD WARNING AS NEEDED
LBBFLSSJT LB FLOOD STATEMENT AS NEEDED
LBBESFSJT LB FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK AFTERNOON
A. PLATT
NWWS PROGRAM LEADER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1100 AM EST FRI MAR 1 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 MARCH 1... 1996 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)
ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ABQ)
ALBUQUERQUE... NEW MEXICO
LATITUDE: 35 DEGREES 03 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 106 DEGREES 37 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 5310 FEET
CONCORD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (CON)
CONCORD... NEW HAMPSHIRE
LATITUDE: 43 DEGREES 12 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 71 DEGREES 30 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 341 FEET
KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (EYW)
KEY WEST... FLORIDA
LATITUDE: 24 DEGREES 33 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 81 DEGREES 45 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 19 FEET
JACKSONVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (JAX)
JACKSONVILLE.... FLORIDA
LATITUDE: 30 DEGREES 30 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 81 DEGREES 42 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 26 FEET
BLUE GRASS AIRPORT (LEX)
LEXINGTON... KENTUCKY
LATITUDE: 38 DEGREES 03 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 84 DEGREES 36 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 987 FEET
MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MAF)
MIDLAND... TEXAS
LATITUDE: 31 DEGREES 57 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 102 DEGREES 13 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 2862 FEET
NORFOLK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ORF)
NORFOLK... VIRGINIA
LATITUDE: 36 DEGREES 54 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 76 DEGREES 12 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 21 FEET
POCATELLO REGIONAL AIRPORT (PIH)
POCATELLO... IDAHO
LATITUDE: 42 DEGREES 55 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE: 112 DEGREES 34 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION: 4460 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 205 (148 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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