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San Juan Radar

#1 Postby Driftin » Fri May 17, 2013 10:30 am

Dont know if this is the correct forum but Im trying to find out what is wrong with the san juan radar. Its been down for maintenance for weeks it seems. If someone has any information I would appreciate it.

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#2 Postby JonathanBelles » Fri May 17, 2013 10:54 am

NOUS62 TJSJ 161235
FTMJUA

WSR-88D TJUA HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR DUAL POL UPGRADE.
USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO LOOK AT THE TDWR TSJU DATA AVAILABLE ONLINE.
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Re: San Juan Radar

#3 Postby cycloneye » Fri May 17, 2013 12:02 pm

The new radar will be up hopefully on Saturday the 21rst.

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/sju/?n=dualpol

The NWS San Juan WSR-88D radar, located in Cayey, Puerto Rico, will be upgraded to incorporate a new technology called "dual-polarization", or dual-pol, that is part of the NWS vision to build a Weather-Ready Nation to better protect lives and livelihoods.

This new technology will result in 14 new radar products that will enable us to continue providing our suite of high quality products and services to the citizens of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. This technology and data primarily will help forecasters identify the type of precipitation that is falling as well as improve rainfall estimates

Upgrade started: May 1, 2013

Estimated Completion date: , May 21, 2013

***Latest Update (May 13, 2013): Upgrade started
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Re: San Juan Radar

#4 Postby cycloneye » Wed May 22, 2013 1:06 pm

FINNALLY!!!! :)

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#5 Postby brunota2003 » Fri May 24, 2013 9:14 pm

The dual pol upgrades typically take about 2 weeks! Welcome to the world of dual pol now :)
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