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Public Information Statement 24-48
National Weather Service Headquarters Silver Spring MD
1125 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024

To: Subscribers:
 -NOAA Weather Wire Service
 -Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
 -NOAAPort
 Other NWS Partners, Users and Employees

From: Mike Hopkins, Director
 Surface and Upper Air Division
 Office of Observations

Subject: Re-commencement of Operational Test and Evaluation
(OT&E) for the Replacement Temperature and Dewpoint Sensor for
the Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) during July 2024

The National Weather Service (NWS) is upgrading the air and dewpoint
temperature sensors on the Automated Surface Observing
System (ASOS).The Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) of
the new sensor will begin during July 2024 and end during
October 2024.  The sites participating in the operational test
are:

Eastern Region:     Central Region:
---------------     ---------------
VAY, Mount Holly, NJ    N60, Garrison, ND
CHS, Charleston, SC    LWC, Lawrence, KS
ROA, Roanoke, VA

U.S. Navy:      Alaska Region:
----------      --------------
NAK, Annapolis, MD      POR, Portage, AK
NIS, Cherry Point, NC      PAQ, Palmer, AK

Southern Region:      Western Region:
----------------      ---------------
ATT, Austin, TX       SEA, Seattle, WA
FFC, Peachtree City, GA       RNO, Reno, NV
      LAS, Las Vegas, NV

Once operational testing commences, a detailed schedule will be
posted at https://www.weather.gov/asos.
For additional information on the new sensor equipment, please
visit:

https://www.weather.gov/asos/CurrentEvents.html

If you have questions or feedback, please contact:

Kenneth Boutin
ASOS Program Manager
suad.asos.pmo@noaa.gov

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https://www.weather.gov/notification/