[nws-changes] 20100923: Suspension of AVSET testing-Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC

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• Subject: [nws-changes] 20100923: Suspension of AVSET testing-Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 09:36:31 -0600

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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Headquarters Washington DC
1115 AM Thu Sep 23 2010

To:         Subscribers
            -Family of Services
            -NOAA Weather Wire Service
            -Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
            -NOAAPORT
            -Other NWS Partners and Employees

From:       Richard J. Vogt
            Director, WSR-88D Radar Operations Center

Subject:    Suspension of Operational Field Test of AVSET
            Controlled WSR-88D Volume Scanning

Reference:  Public Information Statement: Soliciting Comments:
            Effective March 15, 2010

NWS has suspended the operational field test of the Weather
Surveillance Radar-1988, Doppler (WSR-88D) Automated Volume Scan
Evaluation and Termination (AVSET) algorithm at 10 sites.  During
the test, it was discovered that some of the precipitation
accumulation products were not updating properly when operating
the AVSET algorithm. The WSR-88D Radar Operations Center is
working to diagnose and fix the problem.  The fix and resumption
of the AVSET field test will be no earlier than the release of
RPG Build 12.1, currently scheduled for November 2010.

We regret any inconvenience that this has caused. We will issue a
Public Information Statement when we have a date to resume the
operational field test.

If you have questions or comments, please contact:

  Tim Crum
  WSR-88D Radar Operations Center
  1200 Westheimer Drive
  Norman, OK 73069
  Tim.D.Crum@xxxxxxxx
or
  Joe Chrisman
  WSR-88D Radar Operations Center
  1200 Westheimer Drive
  Norman, OK 73069
   Joe.N.Chrisman@xxxxxxxx

National Public Information Statements are online at:

  http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm

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