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PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 03-41
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
420 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2003
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY
MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/
SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/
CUSTOMERS OF OBSERVATION DATA...NWS OFFICES
FROM JOSEPH FACUNDO
CHIEF...OBSERVING SYSTEMS BRANCH
SUBJECT RADIOSONDE TYPE CHANGE AT THREE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE UPPER AIR STATIONS...EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1 2003
AT 0000 UTC
NOTE...THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO DIRECT IMPACT ON NOAA
WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS.
ON OCTOBER 1 2003 AT 0000 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...
THE FOLLOWING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPPER-AIR STATIONS WILL
BEGIN USE OF THE SIPPICAN LORAN MICROSONDE WITH A CHIP THERMISTOR
/I.E., TEMPERATURE SENSOR/...
STATION WMO ID NUMBER
ALBANY NY 72518
WALLOPS ISLAND VA 72402
CHARLESTON SC 72208
NOTE...THESE STATIONS WILL APPLY A SOLAR RADIATION CORRECTION TO
THE TEMPERATURE DATA PRIOR TO ITS TRANSMISSION TO DATA USERS.
AFTER THE SEPTEMBER 30 2003 AT 1200 UTC OBSERVATION...THE ABOVE
STATIONS WILL STOP ALL OPERATIONAL USE OF THE SIPPICAN LORAN
MICROSONDE WITH THE SHORT-ROD THERMISTOR THAT DOES NOT APPLY ANY
SOLAR OR INFRA-RED CORRECTION TO THE TEMPERATURE DATA PRIOR TO
ITS TRANSMISSION.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CHANGE...PLEASE CONTACT...
BILL BLACKMORE
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
PHONE 301-713-2093 X 107
E-MAIL WILLIAM.BLACKMORE@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/...
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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