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NOUS68 PAFC 171723
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THE KING SALMON WSR-88D WEATHER RADAR IS OUT OF SERVICE UNTIL 
FURTHER NOTICE. WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE DURING THIS OUTAGE.

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BEGINNING JUNE 18, THE PAKC (KING SALMON) WSR-88D RADAR OPERATED BY 
THE NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA WILL 
EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT OUTAGES DURING THE NEXT TWO WEEKS FOR THE 
REFURBISHMENT OF THE TRANSMITTER. ALTHOUGH THE FORM, FIT, AND 
FUNCTION OF THE TRANSMITTER WILL REMAIN THE SAME, OLD BREAKERS AND 
CABLES ORIGINAL TO THE RADAR WILL BE REPLACED WITH MODERN FUSES AND 
NEW CABLES.  THIS WILL HELP KEEP THE 20-YEAR-OLD RADAR OPERATING 
SMOOTHLY FOR ANOTHER 20 YEARS. 

THIS TRANSMITTER UPDATE IS THE SECOND MAJOR PROJECT OF THE NEXRAD 
SERVICE LIFE EXTENSION PROGRAM, A SERIES OF UPGRADES AND 
REPLACEMENTS THAT WILL KEEP OUR NATION'S RADARS VIABLE INTO THE 
2030S. NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, 
AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ARE INVESTING $150 MILLION 
IN THE SEVEN YEAR PROGRAM. THE FIRST PROJECT WAS THE INSTALLATION OF 
THE NEW SIGNAL PROCESSOR. THE TWO REMAINING PROJECTS ARE THE 
REFURBISHMENT OF THE PEDESTAL AND EQUIPMENT SHELTERS. THE SERVICE 
LIFE EXTENSION PROGRAM WILL COMPLETE IN 2022.

WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE LACK OF RADAR DATA DURING THE DOWNTIME.

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