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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 04-49
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1210 PM EDT THU SEP 16 2004
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS OF
AVIATION...CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA AND FORECASTS...NWS
EMPLOYEES
FROM: NWS WFO TBW
SUBJECT: AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM /ASOS/ PRECIPITATION
ACCUMULATION SENSOR REPLACEMENT
THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO DIRECT IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS.
THE ASOS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IS NOW REPORTING DATA
FROM A NEW PRECIPITATION GAUGE...THE ALL WEATHER PRECIPITATION
ACCUMULATION GAUGE /V2.80/.
THE PRESENT GAUGE...A HEATED TIPPING BUCKET /HTB/ GAUGE IS PRONE TO
UNDER REPORTING FROZEN AND FREEZING PRECIPITATION. THE V2.80 IS A
HEATED WEIGHING GAUGE AND IS MORE ACCURATE IN MEASURING AND
REPORTING FREEZING AND FROZEN PRECIPITATION.
THE V2.80 HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS.
TPA TAMPA FL
FMY FORT MYERS FL
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE CHANGES... PLEASE CONTACT ONE
OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS AT NWS HEADQUARTERS
STEVEN PRITCHETT
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS PROGRAM MANAGER
SILVER SPRING MD
PHONE 301-713-1792 X181
E-MAIL STEVEN.PRITCHETT@xxxxxxxx
OR
DAVID MANNARANO
SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTATION MANAGER
SILVER SPRING MD
PHONE 301-713-2093 X103
E-MAIL DAVID.MANNARANO@xxxxxxxx
OR
RICHARD AHLBERG
ASOS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM MANAGER
SILVER SPRING MD
PHONE 301-713-1975 X160
E-MAIL RICHARD.AHLBERG@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
MORE DETAILED IMPLEMENTATION INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE SURFACE
OBSERVATION PROGRAM WEB PAGE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS EXCEPT S IN
SURFACE/
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OPS2/SURFACE/INDEX.HTM
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