[nws-changes] 20130820: transition to GPS Lockheed Martin LMS-6 Radiosonde- Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC

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• Subject: [nws-changes] 20130820: transition to GPS Lockheed Martin LMS-6 Radiosonde- Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC
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• Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 09:59:05 -0600

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Technical Implementation Notice 13-26
National Weather Service Headquarters Washington DC
1108 AM EDT Tue Aug 20 2013

TO:      Subscribers:
          -Family of Services
          -NOAA Weather Wire Service
          -Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
          -NOAAPORT
          Other NWS Partners and Employees

FROM:     Neal DiPasquale
          Director, Field Systems Operations Center
          Office of Operational Systems

SUBJECT:  NWS to Transition 12 Upper Air Stations to GPS
          Lockheed Martin LMS-6 Radiosonde Starting
          September 5, 2013

Twelve NWS upper air sites are scheduled to transition from the
GPS Lockheed Martin Mark IIA radiosonde to the GPS Lockheed
Martin LMS-6 radiosonde on or shortly after the dates listed
below.

STATION NAME            WMO #      STN IDImplementation Date
------------            -----      ------    -------------------
Nome, AK                70200      PAOM          9-Sep
Bethel, AK              70219      PABE         28-Sep
Fairbanks, AK           70261      PAFA          9-Sep
Saint Paul Island AK    70308      PASN         27-Sep
King Salmon, AK         70326      PAKN         10-Sep
Yakutat, AK             70361      PAYA         24-Sep
Annette, AK             70398      PANT         13-Sep
Shreveport, LA          72248      KSHV         10-Sep
Little Rock, AR         72340      KLZK         26-Sep
Albany, NY              72518      KALY          1-Oct
Chanhassen, MN          72649      KMPX          5-Sep
Spokane, WA             72786      KOTX         12-Sep


NWS expect no missed observations to occur during the equipment
transition. The WMO Radiosonde Identification Code for the LMS-6
Radiosonde is 82.

If you have any questions regarding the change, contact:

NWS Office of Operational Systems
Email: nws.sfsc@xxxxxxxx
Phone: 703-661-1293

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