[nws-changes] 2000908: upper air data-

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Hello,
The NWS WFO at Sterling Virginia will be moving. See the notice below, dated Aug 6, 2008, for more information.
During the station move upper-air data will be temporarily transmitted from the nearby Sterling Field Support Center. The location of the SFSC upper-air shelter is as follows: 


Release Point Latitude

        

38:58:23.71988

Release Point Longitude

        

-77:29:17.20806

Release Point Elevation (msl)

        

88.103
Flights will be taken at this temporary location from 12Z, Sept 15, to no later than 12Z Friday, Sept 19, 2008. The WMO# (72403), ground equipment, and radiosonde type will not change for these temporary observations. 

Station information for the new WFO will be provided to you next week.

Questions?  Please contact: Kevin.Schrab@xxxxxxxx

Bill Blackmore
U/A Operations
NWS HQ
NOAA




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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 08-63
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
100 PM EDT WED AUG 06 2008
TO: SUBSCRIBERS: 
         -FAMILY OF SERVICES
         -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
         -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
         OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: KEVIN SCHRAB CHIEF ... OBSERVING SERVICES DIVISION OFFICE OF CLIMATE... WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES 
SUBJECT: STERLING VIRGINIA /KLWX/ UPPER AIR FACILITY TO RELOCATE
         WITH RADIOSONDE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM /RRS/: EFFECTIVE
         SEPTEMBER 19 2008
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 19 2008 THE STERLING VIRGINIA UPPER AIR /UA/ FACILITY WILL RELOCATE ONE HALF MILE WEST OF ITS LONG TERM LOCATION AS PART OF THE RELOCATION OF THE STERLING WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/. NWS WILL TERMINATE UA OBSERVATIONS FROM THE EXISTING SITE ON SEPTEMBER 15 2008. FOR FOUR DAYS THE STERLING FIELD SUPPORT CENTER /SFSC/ WILL CONDUCT OFFICIAL UA OBSERVATIONS WITH SFSC RRS EQUIPMENT. THE SFSC IS ALSO LOCATED WITHIN ONE HALF MILE OF THE NEW UA RELEASE POINT. EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 19 2008 UA OBSERVATIONS WILL MOVE FROM THE SFSC FACILITY TO THE NEW PERMANENT UA FACILITY ADJACENT TO THE NEW WFO.
THIS TRANSITION TO THE NEW UA LOCATION WILL NOT CHANGE THE FORMAT OF THE CODED UPPER AIR MESSAGES FROM THE RRS FORMAT IN USE SINCE THE KLWX TRANSITION TO RRS IN AUGUST 2005. OFFICIAL DATUM INFORMATION FOR THE NEW UA RELEASE POINT WILL BE DISSEMINATED IN A SEPARATE TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE /TIN/. AT SUCH TIME AS YOU NEED TO UPDATE YOUR METADATA FILES TO MAINTAIN THE CORRECT LATITUDE... LONGITUDE... AND ELEVATION DATA FOR PRODUCTS DERIVED FROM STERLING /KLWX/ UA DATA. 

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     DOMINIC BOSCO
     NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE/OPS11
     1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY
     SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
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