MGorse Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I figured it would be good to post this in this subforum as well. The Fort Dix, NJ (KDIX) Doppler Radar will get the Dual-Pol upgrade in late January to early February 2012. I think this will be exciting and we are looking forward to seeing the data as we go through different types of weather. PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 420 PM EST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...DUAL-POLARIZATION UPGRADE TO WSR-88D RADAR AT FORT DIX COMING SOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THE UPCOMING UPGRADE TO THE WSR-88D RADAR LOCATED AT FORT DIX (KDIX). THE UPGRADE WILL INVOLVE THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW DUAL-POLARIZATION RADAR TECHNOLOGY. DUAL-POL AS IT IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO WILL HELP USERS IDENTIFY NON-WEATHER TARGETS MORE EASILY, DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN RAIN, SNOW, AND MELTING SNOW, HELP DETECT WHEN HAIL IS PRESENT IN A THUNDERSTORM, DETECT AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN BETTER, AND DETECT DEBRIS LOFTED BY SIGNIFICANT TORNADOES. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE WSR-88D RADAR LOCATED AT FORT DIX WILL BE UNAVAILABLE FOR 10-14 DAYS DURING THIS PROCESS. THE CURRENT EXPECTED DATE TO BEGIN INSTALLATION IS JANUARY 30, 2012. THE INSTALLATION IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY FEBRUARY 12, 2012. ANOTHER PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BEFORE THE RADAR IS TAKEN OFFLINE, IN ADDITION TO A FREE TEXT MESSAGE (FTM). RADARS FROM SURROUNDING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES WILL STILL BE OPERABLE, IN ADDITION TO THE SURROUNDING TERMINAL DOPPLER RADARS. THESE INCLUDE DOVER AIR FORCE BASE (KDOX), WAKEFIELD, VIRGINIA (KAKQ), STERLING, VIRGINIA (KLWX), STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA (KCCX), BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK (KBGM), AND UPTON, NEW YORK (KOKX), AS WELL AS PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (TPHL), BALTIMORE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (TBWI), ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE (TADW), AND NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (TEWR). FOR MORE INFORMATION ON DUAL-POLARIZATION, PLEASE VISIT THE WARNING DECISION TRAINING BRANCH AT... WWW.WDTB.NOAA.GOV/COURSES/DUALPOL/OUTREACH YOU CAN VIEW THE TRAINING FOR EITHER NON-NWS METEOROLOGISTS OR FOR NON-METEOROLOGISTS. ALSO, YOU CAN SPEAK TO A METEOROLOGIST DURING THE HOURS OF 8 AM AND 4 PM BY CALLING 609-261-6615, OR SEND AN EMAIL TO [email protected] IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. $$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uofmiami Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 So after the OKX radar gets upgraded, DIX gets upgraded. Good stuff for the Mid-Atlantic & S New England folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Excellent, can't wait for this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocoAko Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Can't wait!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Analog96 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 So after the OKX radar gets upgraded, DIX gets upgraded. Good stuff for the Mid-Atlantic & S New England folks. And what Mike wrote is exactly why they can't do them all at the same time. If they did, all the radars would be OTS for 10 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickD2011 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 So expect the biggest snowstorm of the winter between January 30 and February 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGorse Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 A quick update as some pre-dual pol maintenance being done today. I was told that the team is actually ahead of schedule a little bit (finishing up at the Upton, NY radar). FTMDIX Message Date: Jan 18 2012 14:56:57 kdix will be down for a majority of the day for pre-dual pol MAINTENANCE. the radar should return to service by late this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uofmiami Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 NOUS61 KPHI 221340 FTMDIX Message Date: Jan 22 2012 13:40:18 THE DUAL POL UPGRADE IS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE AND THE KDIX RADAR WILL BE OUT OF SERV ICE STARTING TODAY, SUNDAY JANUARY 22, UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE TO BEGIN THE INSTALL ATION PROCESS. THE OUTAGE MAY LAST UP TO A WEEK TO TEN DAYS. ANOTHER MESSAGE WIL L BE SENT WHEN THE RADAR IS BACK IN SERVICE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGorse Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 FYI... FTMDIX Message Date: Jan 31 2012 21:07:46 THE DUAL POLARIZATION UPGRADE FOR THE WSR-88D LOCATED AT FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY IS COMPLETE. THE RADAR IS BACK ON LINE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uofmiami Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Nice, weathertap just added some dual-pol products so now I can check it out from DIX & OKX! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaoPos Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Radar scope app has the upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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