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The NOAA National Weather Service MicroART upper air system at
Anchorage, Alaska (WMO# 70273), will be decommissioned on or about July
11, 2008, and installation of the new Radiosonde Replacement System
(RRS) will begin. No upper air observations will be provided from this
office while RRS is being installed.
Beginning July 21, 2008, or shortly thereafter, upper air observations
will be issued using the RRS and GPS Mark IIA Sippican radiosondes.
Please update your databases.
Questions on this change should be directed to: Kevin Schrab, NWS HQ, at
Kevin.Schrab@xxxxxxxx