[20070801: Microart system decommissioning-Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

[Linda Miller]

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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 07-50
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1045 AM EDT TUE JUL 31 2007

TO:        FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
           WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
           WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
           NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
           /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:      GARY CAMPBELL (METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE)
           NWS GAYLORD MICHIGAN

SUBJECT:   MICROART SYSTEM DECOMMISSIONING
           EFFECTIVE AUGUST 2007


NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE 
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS.

THIS IS THE FIRST MESSAGE IN A SERIES ON THE TRANSITION FROM THE 
CURRENT UPPER AIR SYSTEM, MICROART, TO THE RADIOSONDE REPLACEMENT 
SYSTEMS /RRS/. THE LAST MESSAGE ON THIS SUBJECT WILL BE TRANSMITTED 
AFTER THE COMMISSIONING OF RRS HAS OCCURRED.

THE DECOMMISSIONING WILL OCCUR AFTER THE 0000 UTC SOUNDING FROM THIS 
LOCATION ON AUGUST 17, 2007.  THERE WILL NOT BE ANY INTERMEDIATE 
SOUNDING TAKEN UNTIL RRS IS INSTALLED AND OPERATING. ANOTHER MESSAGE
WILL BE ISSUED INDICATING THE FIRST OFFICIAL SOUNDING WITH THE RRS. 

THE HEADER FOR GAYLORD...MICHIGAN...KAPX /STATION ID 72634/ HAS NOT 
CHANGED WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE RRS.  THE OFFICIAL HEADER OF THE 
GAYLORD OFFICE WILL CONTINUE TO BE USED FOR TRANSMISSION OF OFFICIAL 
PRODUCTS.

IF YOU OR YOUR ORGANIZATION WISHES TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS TEST OR HAVE 
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE CHANGES, PLEASE CONTACT:


  OFFICE CONTACT: JAMES KEYSOR
  ADDRESS: 8800 PASSENHEIM RD. GAYLORD, MI 49735
  PHONE: (989) 731-3384  
  E-MAIL: JAMES.KEYSOR at NOAA.GOV


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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