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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 06-01
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
115 PM EST MON FEB 13 2006

TO:       FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
          WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
          OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND
          PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     PAUL DUVAL
          METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE

SUBJECT:  MICROART SYSTEM DECOMMISSIONING 
          EFFECTIVE MARCH 2 2006


NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE 
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS 

THIS IS THE FIRST MESSAGE IN A SERIES ON THE TRANSITION FROM THE 
CURRENT UPPER AIR SYSTEM, MICRART, TO THE RADIOSONDE REPLACEMENT 
SYSTEMS /RRS/. THE LAST MESSAGE ON THIS SUBJECT WILL BE TRANSMITTED 
AFTER THE COMMISSIONING OF RRS HAS OCCURRED.

THE DECOMMISSIONING WILL OCCUR AFTER THE 1200 UTC SOUNDING FROM THIS 
LOCATION ON THE FOLLOWING DATE MARCH 2 2006. THERE WILL NOT BE ANY 
INTERMEDIATE SOUNDING TAKEN UNTIL RRS IS INSTALLED AND OPERATING. 
ANOTHER MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED INDICATING THE FIRST OFFICIAL 
SOUNDING WITH THE RRS.

THE HEADER FOR TALLAHASSEE...FLORIDA...KTAE /STATION ID 72214/ HAS 
NOT CHANGED WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE RRS. THE OFFICIAL HEADER OF 
THE TALLAHASSEE OFFICE WILL CONTINUE TO BE USED FOR TRANSMISSION OF 
OFFICIAL PRODUCTS.

IF YOU OR YOUR ORGANIZATION WISHES TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS TEST OR 
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE CHANGES, PLEASE CONTACT: 

    PAUL DUVAL
    METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE    
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
    LOVE BUILDING
    FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
    TALLAHASSEE, FL 32306-4509

    PHONE: 850-942-8831
    EMAIL: PAUL.DUVAL@NOAA.GOV

THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE 
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

     HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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