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Service Change Notice 11-23, Amended
National
Weather Service Headquarters Washington DC
100 PM EDT Fri Sep 2 2011
To: Subscribers
-Family of Services
-NOAA Weather Wire Service
-Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
-NOAAPORT
Other NWS Partners and Employees
From: Richard J. Vogt
Director, WSR-88D
Subject: Amended: New Washington State WSR-88D Update
and
Data Flow Test on September 8, 2011
References:
Technical Implementation Notice 11-38,
August 5, 2011, NWS Field Test
Using New WSR-88D in
Grays Harbor County, WA
NWS is
planning a 3-hour test of the KLGX data transmission capabilities of the new Weather
Surveillance Radar-1988, Doppler (WSR-88D) in Grays Harbor County, WA. The test is planned to occur on or about 9 am
to noon (PACIFIC) on Sep 8, 2011. Level 2 and Level 3 data/products will be
transmitted to external users during this period. The radar will be operating
in standard
WSR-88D
volume coverage patterns (i.e., no scans below 0.5 deg.). Data collected during the test will be
archived at the
The KLGX
Dual Polarization modification is scheduled to start September 12, 2011. The estimated date the modification will be completed
and Level 2 and Level 3 data/products will be transmitted to external users is
Sep 23. The addition of Dual
Polarization products to the KLGX data transmission will be on or about Sep 27,
2011.
Additional
KLGX information is available at:
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/wrh/washington_coast_doppler_radar/
If you
have questions or comments, please contact:
Tim Crum
WSR-88D Radar
Operations Center
National
Technical Implementation Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
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