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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 CENTER
SUBJECT: 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
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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@xxxxxxxx
NATIONAL TECHNICAL IMPLEMENATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
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