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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 08-52
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1010 AM EST WED JUN 18 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 

REFERENCE TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 08-48 SENT JUNE 2 2008 
/USE LOWER CASE/: 

  WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/TIN08-48STERLING_RADAR_TC.TXT

THE STERLING VIRGINIA WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR-1988...DOPPLER  
/WSR-88D/ WAS MOVED AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 GMT ON JUNE 17 2008. THE 
NEW WSR-88D LOCATION IS APPROXIMATELY 3000 FEET WESTNORTHWEST OF 
THE ORIGINAL LOCATION.  

THE IDENTIFIER FOR THE WSR-88D...KLWX...AND THE FORMAT OF THE  
WSR-88D PRODUCTS AND DATA HAVE NOT CHANGED. THE ELEVATION OF THE 
RDA SITE AND FEED HORN HEIGHT ARE NOW:
 
38 58 34.464 N
-77 29 15.288 W
 88.54 M
123.24 M.

FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CHANGE... CONTACT:

  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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