_JOHNSTON ATOLL Fa&asNO. TITLE 02034 USER U. S. Weather Bureau Facilities STRUCTURE/FACILITY NO. ESSA FUNDING AGENCY JTF -8 MILCON SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC STATION NO. None Bop None ($000) ENGR PRE-GO FY 69 TOTAL PROC FOOD CONST TOTAL 28.0 428.5 456.5 28.0 428.5 456.5 FURN CRO 69-1] FY 69 ENGINEERING In progress. PROCUREMENT To be accomplished. CONSTRUCTION A modified standard type Rawinsonde Weather Bureau will be constructed and will be similar to those used by the Department of Commerce, Weather Bureau (ESSA) in the Pacific Region. The facility will be located north- east of Building 280 and will consist of an Office and Observatory Building and a Balloon Inflation Building. The buildings will be aligned in a north-south orientation with the Office and Observatory Building approximately 130-ft. north of the Balloon Inflation Building. The Office and Observatory Building will be 30 x 40 x 10-ft. high. A 250 square foot area will be provided on one side of the building to house the generators associated with the facility. The building will be constructed of reinforced concrete block walls, concrete floor and a concrete roof with built-up roofing. The building will provide space for the observation room, electronics shop, offices, hot lockers and latrine facilities. The Balloon Inflation Building will be 21 x 21 x 23-ft. high and provided with a radome oan the roof and exterior stairs for access to the radome and roof. A nonmetalic safety rail will be provided around the perimeter of the roof. The building will be constructed of reinforced concrete block walls, concrete floor and concrete roof with built-up roofing. Radar equipment, balloon inflation equipment and other technical material will be furnished by ESSA. Communication lines are required from this facility to the JOC for real time inputs to Subtask A909. Communication lines are also required from the automatic observing equipment, located at the west end of the runway, to the Office and Observatory Building and the control tower. 2-32 Gniiiebids VOLI me