Being reported now on CNN from the FAS Center

-- hearing it now (hearing it now@.hearing.xcom), January 01, 2000

Answers

What's AWAS?

-- Diane (DDEsq2002@juno.com), January 01, 2000.

http://wire.ap.org/APnews/main.html?SLUG=Y2K%2dWORLD%2dRDP

-- Joe (Joe@bunker.com), January 01, 2000.

AWAS Automated Weather Advisory Station

-- Nom (nom@de.plume), January 01, 2000.

What is this about? I have an old computer and cant get to it.....please respond. thanks

-- consumer (shh@aol.com), January 01, 2000.

Nothing at that website.

-- Sheri (wncy2k@nccn.net), January 01, 2000.

Where's Hawk? The weather stations are his specialty.

-- (RUOK@yesiam.com), January 01, 2000.

The commentator on CNN went over it several times. Said it wasn't a biggy, but then turned around and said it could be a problem.

-- heardit (heardit@hearditt.xcom), January 01, 2000.

AWOS (Automated Weather Obsevation System) is an older weather reporting device that has been replaced in many locations by ASOS. Our ASOS (Automated Surface Observation System) was operating normally after the 0000Z rollover. Not that this is saying very much, as AWOS and ASOS are not nearly as accurate as human observers and I personally would never fly into an airport based upon an AWOS or ASOS observation only. Could cause some weather related aviation problems.

-- Cathy AKA Ramp Rat (ldalcorn@alaska.net), January 01, 2000.