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FOS NOTICE NO. 866 03-21-96
ATTENTION FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS
SUBJECT ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICES...
ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM
/ASOS/ PROGRAM WAS REACHED ON MARCH 15... 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/
HONDO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT /HDO/
HONDO... TEXAS
LATITUDE 29 DEGREES 22 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE 99 DEGREES 10 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION 927 FEET
THE COMMISSIONING OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC. THIS WILL
BRING THE TOTAL NO. OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 207 /148 NWS SITES
AND 59 FAA SITES/. COMMISSIONING OF THIS SITE MEANS THAT THE
ASOS WILL PRODUCE AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK SURFACE AVIATION
OBSERVATIONS.
ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM
/ASOS/ PROGRAM WAS REACHED ON MARCH 20... 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/
NEW BEDFORD REGIONAL AIRPORT /EWB/
NEW BEDFORD... MASSACHUSSETS
LATITUDE 41 DEGREES 41 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE 70 DEGREES 57 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION 76 FEET
FAIRFIELD COUNTY AIRPORT /LHQ/ /FORMERLY I15/
LANCASTER... OHIO
LATITUDE 39 DEGREES 45 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE 82 DEGREES 40 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION 853 FEET
OSWEGO COUNTY AIRPORT /N00/
FULTON... NEW YORK
LATITUDE 43 DEGREES 21 MINUTES NORTH
LONGITUDE 76 DEGREES 23 MINUTES WEST
ELEVATION 455 FEET
THE COMMISSIONINGS OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 UTC. THIS WILL
BRING THE TOTAL NO. OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 210 /148 NWS SITES
AND 62 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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