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The NOAA National Weather Service MicroART upper air system at
Fairbanks, Alaska (WMO# 70261), will be decommissioned on or about
August 7, 2009, 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 August 17, 2009, 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 <mailto:Jim.osullivan@xxxxxxxx>