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Pacific Aviation Directors’ Workshop Majuro, RMI May 4-6

Pacific Aviation Directors’ Workshop Majuro, RMI May 4-6. Jeff LaDouce Director, NWS Pacific Region. Pacific Region AOR. WSO’s: -To be collocated at airports, where possible.

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Pacific Aviation Directors’ Workshop Majuro, RMI May 4-6

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  1. Pacific Aviation Directors’ WorkshopMajuro, RMIMay 4-6 Jeff LaDouce Director, NWS Pacific Region

  2. Pacific Region AOR

  3. WSO’s: -To be collocated at airports, where possible. - Hourly weather observing functions now supplied by SAWRS certified staff to be taken over by WSO staff after co-located facilities are built. - Refurbishments at Chuuk and Pohnpei (pictured).

  4. WSO PLANS • Pohnpei: Construction will start early CY10 and take about a year. • Palau: Design is complete; funds are in hand – awaiting lease and extended service agreement. • Chuuk: Modernization design will start in FY10 with construction in FY11.  May start earlier.

  5. Challenge: F420 Wind system Not organizationally supportable Fixed mounting requires two personnel

  6. RSOIS equipment on 10 meter Rohn tower. Wind speed and direction from an ultrasonic sensor – no moving parts. Installations will be on tilting towers – requiring only one technician.

  7. Radiosonde Surface Observing Instrumentation System (RSOIS) Fielded and fully supported Solid state, data sent by either fiber optic cable or RF – up to 2 miles

  8. OBSERVING: • -Fully automated surface observing system – DOI Grants? • -WSO observing staff/SAWRS observers would monitor system, provide augmentation to discreet weather elements and backup for data elements. Operator’s Interface Device (OID) to log into the system and provide human oversight. • -Airfield Operations personnel to have a data display. • WSO/SAWRS: • Working with Airport Authorities to ensure quality control of observations and management of program. • Working with Airline Partners’ to ensure quality observations.

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