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Celia, You can monitor the radar free text messages (pil is /pFTMFTG, wmo header is NOUS65 KBOU) for status messages on the radar. Steve Chiswell ------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOUS65 KBOU 021512 FTMFTG Message Date: Jan 02 2003 15:12:52 WSR-88D WILL BE DOWN DUE TO MAINTENANCE FROM 021600Z. ADJACENT RADARS: KCYS...K PUX...KGJX...KGLD. NOUS65 KBOU 021658 FTMFTG Message Date: Jan 02 2003 16:58:29 KFTG WSR-88D WILL BE DOWN DUE TO MAINTENACE FROM 021630Z TIL 022100Z. ADJACENT RADARS: KCYS...KPUX..KGJX...KGLD. NOUS65 KBOU 030645 FTMFTG Message Date: Jan 03 2003 06:45:18 THE KFTG WSR-88D RADAR IS DOWN DUE TO A MECHANICAL FAILURE. TIME OF RETURN TO SERVICE IS UNKNOWN. ADJACENT RADARS: KCYS...KPUX...KGLD...KGJX...KLNX. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >From: Celia Chen <address@hidden> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata >Keywords: 200301032203.h03M3Ot18051 >Dear Support, > >One of our nids data users noticed some data gaps in >the data coming in from FTG site. Has anybody else >noticed the same problem? Do you know if something >is going on at FTG radar site today? We checked a few >other sites and the data seem to be coming in okay. > >Thanks. > >Celia > >-- >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~ >~ Celia Chen Research Applications Program (RAP) > ~ >~ Email: address@hidden National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) > ~ >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~ > >