Wanted to open this up to discuss the program and what may come next.
www.roc.noaa.gov
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
528 AM EST FRI JAN 8 2021
...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANNOUNCES RADAR OUTAGE DURING MAJOR UPGRADE...
BEGINNING ON THE 14TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2021, THE WSR-88D OPERATED BY
NOAA'S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT, NC WILL BE DOWN FOR
APPROXIMATELY EIGHT DAYS FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE GENERATOR, FUEL
TANKS, AND ACCOMPANYING COMPONENTS. THIS ACTIVITY IS IMPORTANT TO
SUPPORT THE RADAR'S OPERATION DURING PERIODS OF COMMERCIAL POWER
OUTAGES, SPECIFICALLY WHEN HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS PRESENT.
THIS GENERATOR UPDATE IS THE FIFTH MAJOR PROJECT OF THE NEXRAD SERVICE
LIFE EXTENSION PROGRAM, A SERIES OF UPGRADES AND REPLACEMENTS THAT WILL
KEEP OUR NATION'S RADARS VIABLE INTO THE 2030'S. NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE, THE UNITED STATE AIR FORCE, AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION ARE INVESTING $150 MILLION IN THE SEVEN YEAR PROGRAM. THE
FIRST PROJECT WAS THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW SIGNAL PROCESSOR AND THE
SECOND PROJECT WAS THE TRANSMITTER REFURBISHMENT. THE TWO REMAINING
PROJECTS ARE THE REFURBISHMENT OF THE PEDESTAL AND EQUIPMENT SHELTERS.
THE SERVICE LIFE EXTENSION PROGRAM WIL COMPLETE IN 2023.
DURING THE DOWNTIME, ADJACENT RADARS WILL BE AVAILABLE, INCLUDING:
WAKEFIELD (KAKQ), WILMINGTON (KLTX), AND RALEIGH (KRAX). FOR DIRECT
ACCESS TO ANY OF THESE SURROUNDING RADAR SITES, VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEB
PAGE: HTTPS://RADAR.WEATHER.GOV/
THE WSR-88D IS PART OF A NETWORK OF 159 OPERATIONAL RADARS. THE RADAR
OPERATIONS CENTER IN NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, PROVIDES LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT AND
SUPPORT FOR ALL WSR-88DS.
NEXRAD Radar Operations Center, WSR-88D
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NOUS42 KMHX 081028
PNSMHX
NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>092-094-193>196-198-199-203>205-091030-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
528 AM EST FRI JAN 8 2021
...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANNOUNCES RADAR OUTAGE DURING MAJOR UPGRADE...
BEGINNING ON THE 14TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2021, THE WSR-88D OPERATED BY
NOAA'S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT, NC WILL BE DOWN FOR
APPROXIMATELY EIGHT DAYS FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE GENERATOR, FUEL
TANKS, AND ACCOMPANYING COMPONENTS. THIS ACTIVITY IS IMPORTANT TO
SUPPORT THE RADAR'S OPERATION DURING PERIODS OF COMMERCIAL POWER
OUTAGES, SPECIFICALLY WHEN HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS PRESENT.
THIS GENERATOR UPDATE IS THE FIFTH MAJOR PROJECT OF THE NEXRAD SERVICE
LIFE EXTENSION PROGRAM, A SERIES OF UPGRADES AND REPLACEMENTS THAT WILL
KEEP OUR NATION'S RADARS VIABLE INTO THE 2030'S. NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE, THE UNITED STATE AIR FORCE, AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION ARE INVESTING $150 MILLION IN THE SEVEN YEAR PROGRAM. THE
FIRST PROJECT WAS THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW SIGNAL PROCESSOR AND THE
SECOND PROJECT WAS THE TRANSMITTER REFURBISHMENT. THE TWO REMAINING
PROJECTS ARE THE REFURBISHMENT OF THE PEDESTAL AND EQUIPMENT SHELTERS.
THE SERVICE LIFE EXTENSION PROGRAM WIL COMPLETE IN 2023.
DURING THE DOWNTIME, ADJACENT RADARS WILL BE AVAILABLE, INCLUDING:
WAKEFIELD (KAKQ), WILMINGTON (KLTX), AND RALEIGH (KRAX). FOR DIRECT
ACCESS TO ANY OF THESE SURROUNDING RADAR SITES, VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEB
PAGE: HTTPS://RADAR.WEATHER.GOV/
THE WSR-88D IS PART OF A NETWORK OF 159 OPERATIONAL RADARS. THE RADAR
OPERATIONS CENTER IN NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, PROVIDES LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT AND
SUPPORT FOR ALL WSR-88DS.
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