NOUS41 KWBC 221751 PNSWSH TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 08-36 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 151 PM EDT TUE APR 22 2008 TO: SUBSCRIBERS: -FAMILY OF SERVICES -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK OTHER NWS PARTNERS...AND 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 ROME GEORGIA: EFFECTIVE APRIL 22 2008 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 08-33 DATED APRIL 9 2008. 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 2010...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 APRIL 22 2008 THE FOLLOWING ASOS LOCATION TRANSITIONED NETWORK COMMUNICATION PATHWAYS FROM NWS AWIPS TO FAA ADAS: SID LOCATION STATE NWS AWIPS TERMINATED KRMG ROME GA 04/22/08 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 ROME GEORGIA: METAR MESSAGES ASOS WMO HEADING WMO COLLECTIVE WMO COLLECTIVE SID OLD OLD NEW KRMG SAUS42 KFFC SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC SPECI MESSAGES ASOS WMO HEADING WMO COLLECTIVE WMO COLLECTIVE SID OLD OLD NEW KRMG SPUS42 KFFC SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC ASOS SHEF PRECIPITATION CRITERIA MESSAGE ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB SID OLD NEW KRMG SRUS62 KFFC SRUS27 KZTL ATLANTA ASOS SHEF HOURLY ROUTINE MESSAGE ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB SID OLD NEW KRMG SRUS72 KFFC SRUS27 KZTL ATLANTA ASOS DAILY SUMMARY MESSAGE ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB SID OLD NEW KRMG CXUS42 KFFC CDUS27 KZTL ATLANTA ASOS MONTHLY SUMMARY MESSAGE ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB SID OLD NEW KRMG CSUS42 KFFC CSUS27 KZTL ATLANTA 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@NOAA.GOV 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@NOAA.GOV NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN