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