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FOS NOTICE NO. 856 3-1-96
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 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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