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FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1789 SEPTEMBER 7... 2000
ATTENTION FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS/NOAAPORT USERS
SUBJECT ASOS COMMISSIONING
ON SEPTEMBER 6 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ AND
THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ COMMISSIONED
THE FAA- SPONSORED ASOSS AT
BOWMAN FIELD /KLOU/
LOUISVILLE... KENTUCKY
TUCUMCARI MUNICIPAL AIRPORT /KTCC/ TUCUMCARI... NEW
MEXICO
QUINCY MUNICIPAL BALDWIN FIELD /KUIN/ QUINCY... ILLINOIS
THE COMMISSIONINGS TOOK PLACE AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC.
OF 883 INSTALLED ASOSS... 789 HAVE NOW BEEN COMMISSIONED /313
NWS SITES AND 476 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... 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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