NOUS41 KWBC 151548 PNSWSH TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 07-91 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 1048 AM EST THU NOV 15 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 BECKLEY WEST VIRGINIA AND YAKIMA WASHINGTON: EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 14 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 07-86 DATED NOVEMBER 2 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 14 2007 THE FOLLOWING ASOS LOCATIONS TRANSITIONED NETWORK COMMUNICATION PATHWAYS FROM NWS AWIPS TO FAA ADAS: SID LOCATION STATE NWS AWIPS TERMINATED KBKW BECKLEY WV 11/14/07 KYKM YAKIMA WA 11/14/07 WHEN NWS AWIPS TRANSMISSION PATH CONNECTION ENDS AT THESE LOCATIONS...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 BECKLEY WEST VIRGINIA AND YAKIMA WASHINGTON: METAR MESSAGES ASOS WMO HEADING WMO COLLECTIVE WMO COLLECTIVE SID OLD OLD NEW KBKW SAUS41 KRLX SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC KYKM SAUS46 KSEW SAUS80 KWBC SAUS70 KWBC SPECI MESSAGES ASOS WMO HEADING WMO COLLECTIVE WMO COLLECTIVE SID OLD OLD NEW KBKW SPUS41 KRLX SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC KYKM SPUS46 KSEW SPUS80 KWBC SPUS70 KWBC ASOS SHEF PRECIPITATION CRITERIA MESSAGE ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB SID OLD NEW KBKW SRUS61 KRLX SRUS27 KZID INDIANAPOLIS KYKM SRUS66 KSEW SRUS27 KZSE SEATTLE ASOS SHEF HOURLY ROUTINE MESSAGE ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB SID OLD NEW KBKW SRUS71 KRLX SRUS27 KZID INDIANAPOLIS KYKM SRUS76 KSEW SRUS27 KZSE SEATTLE ASOS DAILY SUMMARY MESSAGE ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB SID OLD NEW KBKW CXUS41 KRLX CDUS27 KZID INDIANAPOLIS KYKM CXUS46 KSEW CDUS27 KZSE SEATTLE ASOS MONTHLY SUMMARY MESSAGE ASOS WMO HEADING WMO HEADING FAA HUB SID OLD NEW KBKW CSUS41 KRLX CSUS27 KZID INDIANAPOLIS KYKM CSUS46 KSEW CSUS27 KZSE SEATTLE 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 THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN