[nws-changes] 20100706: Level II changes

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• Subject: [nws-changes] 20100706: Level II changes
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 06 Jul 2010 07:02:37 -0600

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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 10-35
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
225 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

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

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

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM

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