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NOUS41 KWBC 041940 Technical Implementation Notice 13-06 National Weather Service Headquarters Washington, DC 240 PM EST Mon Mar 4 2013 TO:Subscribers: -Family of Services -NOAA Weather Wire Service -Emergency Managers Weather Information Network Other NWS Partners and Employees FROM:Neal DiPasquale Director, Field Systems Operations Center Office of Operational Systems SUBJECT:Dates in 2013 for NWS Upper Air Stations to Begin Use of RS92-NGP Radiosonde with the Radiosonde Replacement Systems (RRS) Eight Upper Air (UA) sites are scheduled to transition from the GPS Lockheed Martin Mark IIA radiosonde to the GPS Vaisala RS-92 radiosonde on or about April 1, 2013. STATION NAMEWMO #STN ID Upton72501KOKX Gray74389KGYX Brownsvile78250KBRO Miami72202KMFL Lake Charles72240KLCH Slidell72233KLIX Great Falls72776KTFX Tucson72274KTWC No missed observations are expected to occur during the equipment transition.The WMO Radiosonde Identification Code for the Vaisala RS92-NGP is 52. If you questions regarding the change, contact: Sterling Field Support Center Office of Operational Systems NWS Headquarters nws.sfsc@xxxxxxxx <mailto:nws.sfsc@xxxxxxxx> 703-661-1268 NWS National Technical Implementation Notices are online at: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/notif.htm
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