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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
120 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 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 SEPTEMBER 25... 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND THE FEDERAL
AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) WILL COMMISSION THE FAA-SPONSORED ASOS AT:
BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KBHM) BIRMINGHAM... AL
THE COMMISSIONING WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC.
THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 652 (300 NWS SITES AND
352 FAA SITES). COMMISSIONING OF THIS SITE MEANS THAT THE ASOS NOW PRODUCES
AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK OBSERVATIONS.
THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS 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
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