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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
440 PM EST MON JAN 9 2006

...TALLAHASSEE RADAR DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE THIS WEEK...

RADAR TECHNICIANS WILL BE PERFORMING A MAJOR UPGRADE...OPEN RDA
INSTALLATION...TO THE TALLAHASSEE RADAR THIS WEEK. THIS UPGRADE WILL 
PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PERFORMANCE AND PRODUCTS 
GENERATED BY THE RADAR. IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE NECESSARY HARDWARE 
CHANGES...THE RADAR WAS TAKEN OFF-LINE TODAY...MONDAY JANUARY 9...
AND WILL REMAIN DOWN UNTIL FRIDAY JANUARY 13. UNFORTUNATELY...THE
STAFF AT WFO TALLAHASSEE WILL NOT HAVE THE OPTION TO BRING THE
RADAR BACK ON-LINE IN THE EVENT OF INCLEMENT WEATHER.

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MAJ