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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 07-86
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1005 AM EDT FRI NOV 2 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 LEXINGTON KENTUCKY: EFFECTIVE
NOVEMBER 1 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 07-85 DATED NOVEMBER 1 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 NOVEMBER 1 2007 THE
FOLLOWING ASOS LOCATION TRANSITIONED NETWORK COMMUNICATION
PATHWAYS FROM NWS AWIPS TO FAA ADAS:
SID LOCATION STATE NWS AWIPS TERMINATED
KLEX LEXINGTON KY 11/01/07
WHEN NWS AWIPS TRANSMISSION PATH CONNECTION ENDS AT THIS
LOCATION...SELECT OBSERVATIONS 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
LEXINGTON KENTUCKY:
METAR MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO COLLECTIVE WMO COLLECTIVE
SID OLD OLD NEW
KLEX SAUS43 KLMK SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC
SPECI MESSAGES
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO COLLECTIVE WMO COLLECTIVE
SID OLD OLD NEW
KLEX SPUS43 KLMK SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC
ASOS SHEF PRECIPITATION CRITERIA MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KLEX SRUS63 KLMK SRUS27 KZID INDIANAPOLIS
ASOS SHEF HOURLY ROUTINE MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KLEX SRUS73 KLMK SRUS27 KZID INDIANAPOLIS
ASOS DAILY SUMMARY MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KLEX CXUS43 KLMK CDUS27 KZID INDIANAPOLIS
ASOS MONTHLY SUMMARY MESSAGE
ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB
SID OLD NEW
KLEX CSUS43 KLMK CSUS27 KZID INDIANAPOLIS
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 USERS 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
W/OPS22
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
W/OS12
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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