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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
642 PM EST WED FEB 1 2023

...UPCOMING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR WSR-88D (KJAX) DOWNTIME DUE
TO SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE... 

BEGINNING TUESDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2023, THE KJAX WSR-88D RADAR OPERATED  
BY NOAA'S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE, FL WILL BE 
DOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN BUSINESS DAYS (AROUND FEB 22ND) FOR 
RADOME PANEL REPLACEMENT. THIS ACTIVITY IS IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN 
THE RADOME STRUCTURE, WHICH PROTECTS THE RADAR FROM HAZARDOUS 
WEATHER.

DURING THE DOWNTIME, ADJACENT RADARS WILL BE RELIED UPON 
OPERATIONALLY,INCLUDING: KVAX (MOODY AFB VALDOSTA, GA), KMLB 
(MELBOURNE, FL), KTBW (TAMPA, FL), KJGX (WARNER ROBBINS AFB, 
MACON, GA) AND KTLH (TALLAHASSEE, FL). FOR DIRECT ACCESS TO ANY OF
THESE SURROUNDING RADAR SITES, GO TO THE FOLLOWING WEBPAGE: 
HTTPS://RADAR.WEATHER.GOV/

THE KJAX WSR-88D IS PART OF A NETWORK OF 159 OPERATIONAL RADARS. 
THE RADAR OPERATIONS CENTER IN NORMAN, OKLAHOMA PROVIDES LIFE 
CYCLE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT FOR ALL WSR-88DS.

FOR A RADAR MOSAIC LOOP OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST 
FLORIDA, PLEASE VISIT: 

HTTPS://RADAR.WEATHER.GOV/REGION/SOUTHEAST/STANDARD

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA CAN ALSO BE
REACHED VIA THE FOLLOWING: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSJACKSONVILLE AND 
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSJACKSONVILLE

PRIMARY CONTACTS:

SCOTT C. CORDERO, METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE 
SCOTT.CORDERO@NOAA.GOV, (904) 741-4370 X222

AL SANDRIK, WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST 
AL.SANDRIK@NOAA.GOV, (251) 741-4370 X223

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