[BNAWX] Public Information Statement

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
330 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012

...DUAL POLARIZATION UPGRADE WILL NOW BEGIN TOMORROW AT NASHVILLE...

DUE TO AN EARLY COMPLETION OF THE HUNTSVILLE DUAL POLARIZATION
UPGRADE...AND CONSIDERING A MOSTLY DRY WEATHER FORECAST THIS
WEEKEND...AN EARLY START IS PLANNED FOR THE OLD HICKORY /KOHX/
WSR-88D DUAL POLARIZATION UPGRADE.  THE RADAR WILL BE TAKEN OFFLINE
DURING THE MORNING HOURS OF FRIDAY JANUARY 13TH.

THE UPGRADE CREW PLANS TO WORK THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND WILL
HAVE THE RADAR RETURNED TO SERVICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...NO LATER
THAN JANUARY 25TH.

DURING THIS OUTAGE...RADARS AT SURROUNDING SITES...SUCH AS MEMPHIS
TN...HYTOP AL...AND FORT CAMPBELL KY CAN BE USED FOR COVERAGE.

THE DUAL POL CAPABILITIES WILL INCLUDE MORE ACCURATE ESTIMATION OF
RAINFALL TOTALS...BETTER DELINEATION BETWEEN RAIN...SNOW...AND
HAIL...AS WELL IMPROVED DIAGNOSTICS FOR SEVERE STORM INTERROGATION.

FOR MORE ON DUAL POLARIZATION RADAR...BROWSE TO THE WARNING DECISION
TRAINING BRANCH WEB SITE AT...

...ALL IN LOWER CASE...
HTTP://WWW.WDTB.NOAA.GOV/COURSES/DUALPOL/OUTREACH

$$
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT...

TOM JOHNSTONE EMAIL THOMAS.JOHNSTONE at NOAA.GOV PHONE...615.754.8500
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