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From: Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) (jesse{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Fri Oct 31 2003 - 06:23:07 EST

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An update from the NWS...

AN ASSESSMENT OF THE WSR-88D DOPPLER RADAR HAS BEEN COMPLETED AS
WELL. THE DOPPLER RADAR APPEARS TO HAVE ESCAPED ANY SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE. HOWEVER THE DATA LINES AND
ELECTRICAL LINES TO THE SITE HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. IT IS ESTIMATED
THAT THESE LINES WILL BE RESTORED AND DATA WILL ONCE AGAIN BE
AVAILABLE FROM THE RADAR IN SIX TO EIGHT DAYS.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE AS WE WORK TO GET THESE SYSTEMS BACK
ONLINE.

At 07:42 AM 10/27/2003 -0500, Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) wrote:
>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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