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FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1775 AUGUST 16... 2000
ATTENTION FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS/NOAAPORT USERS
SUBJECT ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICE...
ON AUGUST 16 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ AND THE
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ WILL COMMISSION THE
FAA-SPONSORED ASOSS AT
DANVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT /KDAN/
DANVILLE... VIRGINIA
FINDLAY AIRPORT /KFDY/
FINDLAY... OHIO
IMPERIAL COUNTY AIRPORT /KIPL/
IMPERIAL... CALIFORNIA
THE COMMISSIONINGS WILL TAKE PLACE AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC.
THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 773 /314
NWS SITES AND 459 FAA SITES/.
COMMISSIONING OF THESE SITES MEANS THAT THE ASOSS NOW PRODUCE
AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK OBSERVATIONS.
THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE SITES... AS WELL
AS THE ASOS OPERATIONS AND MONITORING CENTER /800-242-8194/
IN SILVER SPRING... MARYLAND... 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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