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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BETHEL AK
935 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011
...NEW UPPER AIR SYSTEM NOW COMMISSIONED AT BETHEL ALASKA...
THE NEW UPPER AIR RADIOSONDE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM (RRS)
IS NOW COMMISSIONED AT BETHEL. THIS MODERN SYSTEM WAS FIRST
INSTALLED IN SEPTEMBER 2010 AND HAS PROVEN TO BE EFFECTIVE AND 
RELIABLE.
THE RRS AT BETHEL REPLACED AN ANTIQUATED METHOD OF TRACKING
WEATHER BALLOONS THAT USED EQUIPMENT DATING BACK TO THE 1950S.
MORE DETAILED AND HIGH QUALITY METEOROLOGICAL DATA FROM THE 
UPPER ATMOSPHERE IS NOW AVAILABLE.
ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS COMMISSIONING MAY BE MADE TO
THE OFFICIAL IN CHARGE OF WSO BETHEL BY CALLING: 907-543-2236 OR
EMAILING: PETE.GARRISON@NOAA.GOV
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