Public Information Statement

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
300 PM CDT MON AUG 12 2013
...THE INSTALLATION OF ALL APPLICABLE RRS AND SPS SOFTWARE FOR THE NEW 
LMS-6 RADIOSONDE HAS BEEN COMPLETED AT CHANHASSEN MN...
THE RADIOSONDE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM (RRS) HAS BEEN USED TO COLLECT, 
PROCESS, AND DISSEMINATE UPPER AIR DATA USING MODERN GROUND TRACKING 
EQUIPMENT AND GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) RADIOSONDES.
THE RADIOSONDE THAT HAS BEEN USED TO COLLECT THIS DATA IS BEING 
UPGRADED.
IN PREPARATION FOR THE NEW RADIOSONDE...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 
CHANHASSEN MINNESOTA HAS INSTALLED A SOFTWARE UPGRADE...AND BEGAN 
UTILIZING THIS SOFTWARE TODAY...AUG 12 2013 AT 20Z.
WITH THIS SOFTWARE UPGRADE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT CHANHASSEN 
IS NOW READY TO IMPLEMENT THE NEW LMS-6 RADIOSONDE. 
THIS OFFICE WILL CONTINUE TO USE THE MARK IIA GPS RADIOSONDE TO TAKE 
SOUNDINGS UNTIL EARLY SEPTEMBER.
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MARGRAF / CARLYON