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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Headquarters Washington DC
1115 AM Thu Sep 23 2010
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 Radar Operations Center
Subject: Suspension of Operational Field Test of AVSET
Controlled WSR-88D Volume Scanning
Reference: Public Information Statement: Soliciting Comments:
Effective March 15, 2010
NWS has suspended the operational field test of the Weather
Surveillance Radar-1988, Doppler (WSR-88D) Automated Volume Scan
Evaluation and Termination (AVSET) algorithm at 10 sites. During
the test, it was discovered that some of the precipitation
accumulation products were not updating properly when operating
the AVSET algorithm. The WSR-88D Radar Operations Center is
working to diagnose and fix the problem. The fix and resumption
of the AVSET field test will be no earlier than the release of
RPG Build 12.1, currently scheduled for November 2010.
We regret any inconvenience that this has caused. We will issue a
Public Information Statement when we have a date to resume the
operational field test.
If you have questions or comments, please contact:
Tim Crum
WSR-88D Radar Operations Center
1200 Westheimer Drive
Norman, OK 73069
Tim.D.Crum@xxxxxxxx
or
Joe Chrisman
WSR-88D Radar Operations Center
1200 Westheimer Drive
Norman, OK 73069
Joe.N.Chrisman@xxxxxxxx
National Public Information Statements are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
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