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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1230 PM EDT WED MAY 12 1999
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 MAY 12... 1999 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND THE FEDERAL
AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION (FAA) WILL COMMISSION THE FAA- SPONSORED ASOS AT:
OCEANSIDE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KOKB) OCEANSIDE... CA
THE COMMISSIONING WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC.
THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 712 (305 NWS SITES
AND
407 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
X131.
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