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PNSWSH
TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 08-52
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1010 AM EST WED JUN 18 2008
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: RICHARD J. VOGT
DIRECTOR...WSR-88D RADAR OPERATIONS CENTER
SUBJECT: RELOCATION OF STERLING VIRGINIA WSR-88D ON JUNE 17 2008
REFERENCE TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 08-48 SENT JUNE 2 2008
/USE LOWER CASE/:
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/TIN08-48STERLING_RADAR_TC.TXTTHE STERLING VIRGINIA WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR-1988...DOPPLER /WSR-88D/ WAS MOVED AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 GMT ON JUNE 17 2008. THE NEW WSR-88D LOCATION IS APPROXIMATELY 3000 FEET WESTNORTHWEST OF THE ORIGINAL LOCATION. THE IDENTIFIER FOR THE WSR-88D...KLWX...AND THE FORMAT OF THE WSR-88D PRODUCTS AND DATA HAVE NOT CHANGED. THE ELEVATION OF THE RDA SITE AND FEED HORN HEIGHT ARE NOW:
38 58 34.464 N -77 29 15.288 W 88.54 M 123.24 M. FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CHANGE... CONTACT: TIM CRUM WSR-88D RADAR OPERATIONS CENTER 1200 WESTHEIMER DRIVE NORMAN... OK 73069 E-MAIL: TIM.D.CRUM@xxxxxxxx NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM $$
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