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PNSWSH SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 10-35 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 220 PM EST WED JUN 30 2010 TO: SUBSCRIBERS -FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/-SATELLITE BROADCAST NETWORK /NOAAPORT/ -OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: RICHARD J. VOGT DIRECTOR... WSR-88D RADAR OPERATIONS CENTERSUBJECT: CHANGED DATES OF ADDING NEW WSR-88D LEVEL II DATA STREAMS REFER TO: INITIATION OF NEW WSR-88D LEVEL II DATA STREAMS EFFECTIVE JANUARY AND JUNE 2010 SCN 09-51
THIS NOTICE PROVIDES AN UPDATE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ PLANS TO INITIATE ELECTRONIC COLLECTION... DISTRIBUTION AND ARCHIVE OF WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR 1988 DOPPLER /WSR-88D/ LEVEL II DATA. THE ACTIVATION OF LEVEL II DATA COLLECTION AT EACH SITE... SEE LIST BELOW... WILL DEPEND ON INSTALLATION OF WSR-88D RADAR PRODUCT GENERATOR BUILD 12.1... REQUIRED COMMUNICATIONS HARDWARE... AND REQUIRED COMMUNICATIONS BANDWIDTH EXPANSION. THE NWS ESTIMATED ORDER OF DATA COLLECTION DURING DECEMBER 2010 TO APRIL 2011 IS IN THE TABLE BELOW. AS ACTIVATION DATES BECOME MORE SPECIFIC... ANOTHER NOTICE WILL BE ISSUED.
ICAO SITE NAME STATE---- --------- ----- KPOE FORT POLK LOUISIANA KVBX VANDENBERG AFB CALIFORNIA KEYX EDWARDS AFB CALIFORNIA KMXX MAXWELL AFB ALABAMA KHPX FORT CAMPBELL KENTUCKY KMBX MINOT AFB NORTH DAKOTA KVAX MOODY AFB GEORGIA KEOX FORT RUCKER ALABAMA THE LEVEL II DATA TRANSMITTED FROM THESE SITES WILL BE SUPER RESOLUTION. THE NWS PLANS TO COLLECT DUAL POLARIZATION LEVEL II DATA FROM THESE SITES WHEN THE SITES ARE MODIFIED WITH THE DUAL POLARIZATION CAPABILITY.
FOR COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE CHANGES... CONTACT TIM CRUM WSR-88D RADAR OPERATIONS CENTER 1200 WESTHEIMER DRIVE NORMAN OK 73069 TIM.D.CRUM@xxxxxxxxNATIONAL TECHNICAL IMPLEMENATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN
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