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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 08-48
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
810 AM EDT MON JUN 2 2008

TO:       SUBSCRIBERS:
          -FAMILY OF SERVICES
          -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
          -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
          OTHER NWS PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:	  RICHARD J. VOGT
	  DIRECTOR...WSR-88D RADAR OPERATIONS CENTER

SUBJECT:  RELOCATION OF STERLING VIRGINIA WSR-88D ON JUNE 17 2008

THE LOCATION OF WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR-1988...DOPPLER /WSR-88D/ 
DATA FROM STERLING VIRGINIA WILL CHANGE ON OR ABOUT JUNE 17 2008. 
THIS MOVE IS PART OF THE RELOCATION OF WEATHER EQUIPMENT AND THE 
NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE. THE NEW LOCATION WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 
3000 FEET WESTNORTHWEST OF THE CURRENT WSR-88D.  

THE IDENTIFIER FOR THE WSR-88D...KLWX...AND THE FORMAT OF THE  
WSR-88D PRODUCTS WILL NOT CHANGE. LEVEL II DATA USERS MAY NOTICE 
THAT THE LOCATION...ELEVATION OF THE RDA SITE...AND FEED HORN 
HEIGHT IN THE DATA STREAM WILL CHANGE TO:
 
38 58 34.464 N
-77 29 15.288 W
 88.54 M
123.24 M.

ANOTHER MESSAGE WILL BE SENT WHEN THE TRANSITION TO THE NEW 
LOCATION IS COMPLETED OR IF THE EXPECTED DATE CHANGES.

SEND ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CHANGE TO:

  TIM CRUM
  WSR-88D RADAR OPERATIONS CENTER
  1200 WESTHEIMER DRIVE
  NORMAN OK 73069
  E-MAIL: TIM.D.CRUM@NOAA.GOV
	
NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:

  HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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