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From: Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) (jesse{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Mon Oct 27 2003 - 07:42:36 EST

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The following radar outage message was issued by the NWS in San Diego
yesterday.

NOUS66 KSGX 261754
FTMNKX
Message Date: Oct 26 2003 17:54:05
NKX RDA WILL BE UNAVAILABLE UFN BECAUSE OF A WILDFIRE.
http://www.weathermatrix.net/archive/FTM/2093.html

Then they issued a Civil Emergency Message with more information:

CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO
200 PM PST SUN OCT 26 2003

...FIRE EMERGENCY ACROSS NORTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY...

A SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING FIRE SITUATION CONTINUES
ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE SAN DIEGO METRO AREA
THIS AFTERNOON.

...

THE WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN SAN DIEGO MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED
IN THESE FIRES AS WELL AS THE SAN DIEGO UPPER AIR WEATHER
OBSERVATION STATION. BOTH OF THESE FACILITIES ARE LOCATED IN THE
MIRAMAR AREA. UNTIL THE FIRES SUBSIDE AND DAMAGE CAN BE ASSESSED
THESE FACILITIES WILL BE OUT OF SERVICE.

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