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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
200 PM EDT THU OCT 1 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 OCTOBER 1... 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND THE FEDERAL
AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) WILL COMMISSION THE FAA- SPONSORED ASOSS
AT:
LOGAN-CACHE AIRPORT (KLGU)
LOGAN... UT
WASHINGTON COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT (KHGR) HAGERSTOWN... MD
THE COMMISSIONINGS WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC.
THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 654 (300 NWS SITES
AND
354 FAA SITES). COMMISSIONING OF THESE SITES MEANS THAT THE ASOSS NOW
PRODUCE
AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK OBSERVATIONS.
THE NWS FORECAST OFFICES RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE SITES... 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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