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Technical Implementation Notice 13-26
National Weather Service Headquarters Washington DC
1108 AM EDT Tue Aug 20 2013
TO: Subscribers:
-Family of Services
-NOAA Weather Wire Service
-Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
-NOAAPORT
Other NWS Partners and Employees
FROM: Neal DiPasquale
Director, Field Systems Operations Center
Office of Operational Systems
SUBJECT: NWS to Transition 12 Upper Air Stations to GPS
Lockheed Martin LMS-6 Radiosonde Starting
September 5, 2013
Twelve NWS upper air sites are scheduled to transition from the
GPS Lockheed Martin Mark IIA radiosonde to the GPS Lockheed
Martin LMS-6 radiosonde on or shortly after the dates listed
below.
STATION NAME WMO # STN IDImplementation Date
------------ ----- ------ -------------------
Nome, AK 70200 PAOM 9-Sep
Bethel, AK 70219 PABE 28-Sep
Fairbanks, AK 70261 PAFA 9-Sep
Saint Paul Island AK 70308 PASN 27-Sep
King Salmon, AK 70326 PAKN 10-Sep
Yakutat, AK 70361 PAYA 24-Sep
Annette, AK 70398 PANT 13-Sep
Shreveport, LA 72248 KSHV 10-Sep
Little Rock, AR 72340 KLZK 26-Sep
Albany, NY 72518 KALY 1-Oct
Chanhassen, MN 72649 KMPX 5-Sep
Spokane, WA 72786 KOTX 12-Sep
NWS expect no missed observations to occur during the equipment
transition. The WMO Radiosonde Identification Code for the LMS-6
Radiosonde is 82.
If you have any questions regarding the change, contact:
Sterling Field Support Center
NWS Office of Operational Systems Email: nws.sfsc@xxxxxxxx Phone: 703-661-1293 National Service Change Notices are online at:http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm $$
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