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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 07-xx
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1135 AM EDT FRI AUG 17 2007
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
/NWS/ PARTNERS AND OTHER USERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: JOSEPH FACUNDO
CHIEF...OBSERVING SYSTEMS BRANCH
OFFICE OF OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
SUBJECT: AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM /ASOS/
COMMUNICATIONS TRANSFER FROM NWS TO FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ FOR SALT LAKE CITY UTAH:
EFFECTIVE AUGUST 16 2007.
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS.
THIS IS THE LATEST MESSAGE IN A SERIES OF TECHNICAL
IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES /TIN/. THE LAST TIN ON THIS SUBJECT WAS
TIN 07-52 DATED AUGUST 3 2007.
THIS MESSAGE LISTS THE EFFECTIVE DATE THE NWS ADVANCED WEATHER
INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM /AWIPS/ TRANSMISSION PATH HAS BEEN
DISCONNECTED AT SPECIFIC ASOS LOCATIONS. ADDITIONAL MESSAGES WILL
BE ISSUED WHEN THE AWIPS TRANSMISSION PATH HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED
AT SUCCEEDING LOCATIONS.
LONG-LINE TRANSMISSION OF OBSERVATIONS FROM A SELECT GROUP OF
ASOS LOCATIONS IS MOVING FROM NWS AWIPS NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS
PATHWAY TO FAA AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVING SYSTEM /AWOS/-ASOS
DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM /ADAS/ NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS PATHWAY.
THIS TRANSITION...SCHEDULED THROUGH 2008...INVOLVES CONNECTION OF
THESE ASOSES TO THE FAA ADAS TRANSMISSION PATH FOLLOWED BY
DISCONNECTION FROM THE NWS AWIPS TRANSMISSION PATH. WHEN THE
CHANGE OCCURS...SELECT OBSERVATIONS FROM THESE ASOS LOCATIONS
WILL BE TRANSMITTED LONG-LINE ONLY THROUGH THE FAA ADAS NETWORK
COMMUNICATIONS TRANSMISSION PATH. ON AUGUST 16 2007 THE FOLLOWING
ASOS LOCATION TRANSITIONED NETWORK COMMUNICATION PATHWAYS FROM
NWS AWIPS TO FAA ADAS:
SID LOCATION STATE NWS AWIPS TERMINATED
KSLC SALT LAKE CITY UT 08/16/07
WHEN NWS AWIPS TRANSMISSION PATH CONNECTION ENDS AT THIS
LOCATION...SELECT OBSERVATIONS FOR THIS LOCATION WILL BE
TRANSMITTED LONG-LINE FROM FAA TO NWS AND DISSEMINATED UNDER NEW
WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ HEADINGS/COLLECTIVES AND
WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE UNDER FORMER WMO HEADINGS/
COLLECTIVES.
THIS CHANGE WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING ASOS OBSERVATIONS: ASOS
AVIATION ROUTINE WEATHER REPORTS /METAR/...AVIATION SELECTED
SPECIAL WEATHER REPORTS /SPECI/...STANDARD HYDRO METEOROLOGICAL
EXCHANGE FORMAT /SHEF/ PRECIPITATION CRITERIA...SHEF HOURLY
ACCUMULATION MESSAGES...DAILY SUMMARY MESSAGES /DSM/ AND MONTHLY
SUMMARY MESSAGES /MSM/.
THE FOLLOWING ARE WMO BULLETIN HEADINGS/COLLECTIVES CHANGES FOR
SALT LAKE CITY UTAH:
METAR MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO COLLECTIVE WMO COLLECTIVE
SID OLD OLD NEW
KSLC SAUS45 KSLC SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
SPECI MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO COLLECTIVE WMO COLLECTIVE
SID OLD OLD NEW
KSLC SPUS45 KSLC SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
ASOS SHEF PRECIPITATION CRITERIA MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KSLC SRUS65 KSLC SRUS27 KZLC SALT LAKE CITY
ASOS SHEF HOURLY ROUTINE MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KSLC SRUS75 KSLC SRUS27 KZLC SALT LAKE CITY
ASOS DAILY SUMMARY MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KSLC CXUS45 KSLC CDUS27 KZLC SALT LAKE CITY
ASOS MONTHLY SUMMARY MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KSLC CSUS45 KSLC CSUS27 KZLC SALT LAKE CITY
USERS WITH AUTOMATIC DECODERS SHOULD REPROGRAM THEIR SYSTEMS NOW
TO RECOGNIZE THE NEW BULLETIN HEADINGS FOR THESE ASOS
OBSERVATIONS.
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT DELIVERY OF THESE REPORTS AND MESSAGES TO
NWS CUSTOMERS MAY BE DELAYED APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES DUE TO
INCREASED COMMUNICATIONS HANDLING BETWEEN FAA AND NWS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE CHANGES...PLEASE CONTACT:
DAVE MANNARANO
OFFICE OF OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
PHONE: 301-713-2093 EXT. 103
E-MAIL: DAVID.MANNARANO@xxxxxxxx
OR
ANTHONY ROBINSON
OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
PHONE: 301-713-1373 EXT. 165
E-MAIL: ANTHONY.ROBINSON@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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