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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
315 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...LORAN NETWORK TERMINATED - NWS ALBANY RADIOSONDE WIND DATA NOT AVAILABLE...

THE U.S. LORAN NETWORK WAS TERMINATED ON MONDAY FEBRUARY 8.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ ALBANY USES THE U. S. LORAN
SYSTEM TO TRACK RADIOSONDES...THE INSTRUMENT PACKAGE ATTACHED TO
WEATHER BALLOONS.

THE NWS ALBANY WILL USE CANADIAN LORAN SITES TO TRACK RADIOSONDES.
EXPERIENCE WITH TWO RADIOSONDE LAUNCHES LAST NIGHT AND THIS
MORNING...AND RECENT TESTS INDICATE THAT THE USE OF THE CANADIAN
LORAN NETWORK RESULTS IN MISSING OR ERRONEOUS WIND DATA.

USERS OF NWS ALBANY RADIOSONDE DATA SHOULD EXPECT MISSING WIND DATA.

TEMPERATURE...DEW POINT...AND PRESSURE DATA SHOULD BE RELIABLE.

MISSING WIND DATA ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS IN THE PROCESS OF DEPLOYING A
RADIOSONDE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM AT ALBANY NY.

THE NEXT ROUTINE UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF RADIOSONDE REPLACEMENT
SYSTEM AT NWS ALBANY WILL BE ISSUED ON TUESDAY...FEBRUARY 16.

QUESTIONS ON THE RADIOSONDE TRANSITION SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO JOSEPH
FACUNDO...NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OBSERVING SYSTEMS BRANCH
CHIEF...AT EMAIL...JOSEPH.FACUNDO@NOAA.GOV...OR RAYMOND OKEEFE...
ACTING METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...
ALBANY...NY AT EMAIL...RAYMOND.OKEEFE@NOAA.GOV...OR PHONE NUMBER...
518-435-9568.
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