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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
130 PM AST THU FEB 28 2013

...NEW VAISALA RADIOSONDE LAUNCHED SUCESSFULLY FROM WFO SAN JUAN
PUERTO RICO...

ON FEBRUARY 20TH 2013, WFO SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO /SJU/, INSTALLED
A NEW SOFTWARE VERSION 2.2 FOR THE RADIOSONDE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM
WORKSTATION SUBSYSTEM. A TEST FLIGHT UTILIZING THIS SOFTWARE AND THE
NEW VAISALA RS92-NGP RADIOSONDE WAS SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED AT 1 PM
THIS AFTERNOON. /1700 UTC/. THE FIRST FLIGHT OF RECORD FROM SJU
USING VERSION 2.2 AND THE NEW VAISALA RS92-NGP RADIOSONDE WILL OCCUR
AT 0000 UTC ON MARCH 01, 2013.

THE RADIOSONDE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM IS USED TO COLLECT, PROCESS, AND
DISSEMINATE UPPER AIR DATA, USING MODERN GROUND TRACKING EQUIPMENT
AND GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) RADIOSONDE.


FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:

JOSE ANTONIO "TONY" ESTRADA
OBSERVATIONS PROGRAM LEADER

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, WFO SAN JUAN
CARRETERA 190 #4000
CAROLINA PUERTO RICO, 00979

787 253-4586 FAX 787 253-7802

JOSE.A.ESTRADA@NOAA.GOV

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