Tower controller's report on the dis-functionality of the ASOS at elp, tx.

Attributes
ACN	345730
Time
Date	199608
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : elp
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Dawn
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar pilot : instrument
Experience	controller radar : 5 flight time total : 280
ASRS Report	345730
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Navigational Aid	Unspecified

Narrative:

ASOS reports sky condition clear (clear blo 120) with light rain. What exactly is the mission of NWS? Why don't they fulfill their mission?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TWR CTLR'S RPT ON THE DIS-FUNCTIONALITY OF THE ASOS AT ELP, TX.

Narrative: ASOS RPTS SKY CONDITION CLR (CLR BLO 120) WITH LIGHT RAIN. WHAT EXACTLY IS THE MISSION OF NWS? WHY DON'T THEY FULFILL THEIR MISSION?

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.