[nws-changes] 20101101: modified dates for WSR-88D Dual Pol & Level II Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC

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• Subject: [nws-changes] 20101101: modified dates for WSR-88D Dual Pol & Level II Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2010 08:25:00 -0600

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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Headquarters Washington DC
1005 AM EST Mon Nov 1, 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:    Amended: Modified Dates for WSR-88D Dual Polarization
            Products and Level II Data Transmission

Reference:  Technical Implementation Notice 09-22 dated May 14,
            2010; Implementation of WSR-88D Dual Polarization
            Level II Data: Effective November 17, 2010 with Dual
            Polarization

Reference:  Technical Implementation Notice 09-23 dated May 19,
            2010; Addition of Dual Polarization WSR-88D Products
            to SBN, NOAAPORT, and RPCCDS: Effective with WSR-88D
            Dual Polarization November 2010 Beta Test


The first Weather Surveillance Radar-1988, Doppler (WSR-88D) Beta
Test start date has moved to January 2011.  We anticipate the
first dual polarization products and Level II data will be
transmitted from the Beta Test sites approximately 12 days after
the modification begins at each site.  Sites will issue a Free
Text Message (FTM) before starting the modification and another
FTM before starting transmission of dual polarization products
and Level II data. The estimated dates for the modification start
and start of dual polarization data follows, subject to change:

SITE                    MOD START DATE   PRODUCT/DATA
                                          START DATE
Wichita, KS (ICT)          Jan  4           Jan 16
Phoenix, AZ (KIWA)         Jan 24           Feb  6
Fort Polk, LA (KPOE)       Feb 14           Feb 27
Morehead City, NC (KMHX)   Feb 28           Mar 13
Chicago, IL (KLOT)         Feb 28           Mar 13

Visit http://www.roc.noaa.gov/WSR88D/DualPol/Default.aspx for:
  - The modification deployment schedule, subject to change, for
the rest of the WSR-88Ds.
  - Interface Control Documents for dual polarization data.
  - Additional dual polarization information.

Other related information:
  -  The centrally collected WSR-88D products and Level II will be
archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) and will be
available for download from:
http://hurricane.ncdc.noaa.gov/pls/plhas/has.dsselect
  - KOUN Level II data is available in real time, subject to down
periods during testing, via the NWS Level II Data Collection,
Distribution, and Archive network.
  - KOUN products are not being generated and transmitted by a
baseline Radar Product Generator in real time.  However, the
National Severe Storms Laboratory is generating displays of KOUN
products, not using baseline software.  These displays are
available on an experimental basis at:
http://wdssii.nssl.noaa.gov/web/wdss2/products/radar/koun.shtml
  - Training materials for NEXRAD agency and external users are
available at: http://www.wdtb.noaa.gov/

If you have questions or comments, please contact:

  Tim Crum
  WSR-88D Radar Operations Center
  Tim.D.Crum@xxxxxxxx
or
  Mike Istok
  NWS Office of Science and Technology
  Michael.Istok@xxxxxxxx

National Technical Implementation Notices are online at:

  http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm

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