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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1100 AM EDT FRI JUL 31 1998
ATTENTION: ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICES/
FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAAPORT USERS / NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS
SUBJECT: ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICE...
..... NOTICE .....
ON JULY 31... 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) WILL
COMMISSION THE NWS-SPONSORED AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM
(ASOS) AT:
APALACHICOLA (KAQQ)
APALACHICOLA... FL
THE COMMISSIONING WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC.
THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 617 (292
NWS SITES AND 325 FAA SITES). COMMISSIONING OF THIS SITE MEANS
THAT THE ASOS NOW PRODUCES AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK
OBSERVATIONS.
THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE SITE... AS WELL AS
THE ASOS OPERATIONS AND MONITORING CENTER (800-242-8194) 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) 713-0341 X131.
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