NOKA40 PTYA 080300
PNST11
TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 11-01
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE YAP
0300 PM LST TUE 08
TO:    FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
       WIRE SERVICE /NWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
       WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
       NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SEVICE
       /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM:  MIC'S NAME: DAVID ARANUG
       OFFICE NAME:  WSO YAP
SUBJECT:  MICROART SYSTEM DECOMMISSIONING
          EFFECTIVE MARCH 2011
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, MICROART, TO THE RADIOSONDE REPLACEMENT
SYSTEMS /RRS/.  THE LAST MESSAGE ON THIS SUBJECT WILL BE
TRANSMITTED AFTER THE COMMISSIONING OF RRS HAS OCCURED.
THE DECOMMISSIONING WILL OCCUR AFTER THE 0000 UTC SOUNDING FROM
THIS LOCATION ON THE FOLLOWING DATE 0300. 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 RRS.
IF YOU OR YOUR ORGANIZATION WISHES TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS TEST OR
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE CHANGES, PLEASE CONTACT:
OFFICE CONTACT:  WSO YAP
ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 10 COLONIA YAP FSM 96943
PHONE: 691-350-2194
E-MAIL: DAVID ARANUG@NOAA.GOV