Public Information Statement
432 NOUS43 KMPX 122002 PNSMPX MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-132000- 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. $$ MARGRAF / CARLYON