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279 NOUS42 KMHX 271240 PNSMHX PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 9:00 AM EDT WED APR 27, 2011 ...NEW VERSION OF SOFTWARE INSTALLED FOR RADIOSONDE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM WORKSTATION SUBSYSTEM... ON APRIL 7, 2011 THE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY WFO /MHX/ INSTALLED NEW SOFTWARE, VERSION 2.1 FOR THE RADIOSONDE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM WORKSTATION SUBSYSTEM. THE FIRST FLIGHT OF RECORD FROM MHX USING VERSION 2.1 OCCURRED AT 2000 HOURS ON APRIL 7, 2011 /00 UTC APRIL 8, 2011/. VERSION 2.1 SOFTWARE IS A MAINTENANCE REVISION TO THE 1.2 SOFTWARE VERSION WHICH WAS INSTALLED IN 2005. VERSION 2.1 SOFTWARE CORRECTS ISSUES IDENTIFIED WITH SOFTWARE VISION 1.2. IT ALSO PROVIDES A NUMBER OF ENHANCEMENTS TO AID THE OBSERVER IN TAKING AN UPPER AIR SOUNDING. THE RADIOSONDE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM IS USED TO COLLECT, PROCESS, AND DISSEMINATE UPPER AIR DATA USING MODERN GROUND TRACKING EQUIPMENT AND GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM, (GPS) RADIOSONDES. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT: JEREMY SCHULZ METEOROLOGIST INTERN/UPPER AIR FOCAL POINT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY, NC 252-223-5122 JEREMY.SCHULZ@NOAA.GOV