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Miami radar down

#1 Postby x-y-no » Wed Jul 12, 2006 3:17 pm

Here we go again ... how many times did this happen last year?

Just noticed my GRW88Level3 hadn't updated for an hour and a half, and sure enough, Miami Radar is "down for maintenance."

Seems to me like there's no other site that has even one tenth the problems ... :cry:
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#2 Postby WxGuy1 » Wed Jul 12, 2006 3:24 pm

Doesn't appear to be a problem with the actual radar... From the Miami NWSFO:

Free Text Message for AMX wrote:NOUS62 KMFL 122003
FTMAMX
Message Date: Jul 12 2006 20:03:37

THE MIAMI WSR 88D IS UNAVAILABLE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH T
HE T1 WIDEBAND LINE AND THE PROVIDER...MCI...HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND A TROUBLE TIC
KET WAS OPENED.
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#3 Postby jusforsean » Wed Jul 12, 2006 3:27 pm

Yeah I was just checking in with the radar and sure enough no good!!
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#4 Postby BigO » Wed Jul 12, 2006 3:31 pm

Atlanta's has been down most of the day too.
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#5 Postby Aquawind » Wed Jul 12, 2006 5:10 pm

That thing is always down for some reason!!! :roll: :roll:
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#6 Postby caribepr » Wed Jul 12, 2006 5:13 pm

Interesting...the San Juan radar has been down for hours also...it went from saying, Down for maintenence to Radar not available. But of course I thought it was just us. Wonder what is going on?
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Re: Miami radar down

#7 Postby vacanechaser » Wed Jul 12, 2006 6:39 pm

x-y-no wrote:Here we go again ... how many times did this happen last year?

Just noticed my GRW88Level3 hadn't updated for an hour and a half, and sure enough, Miami Radar is "down for maintenance."

Seems to me like there's no other site that has even one tenth the problems ... :cry:


that would be incorrect... lol.. wakefield radar here in virginia is horrible... it seems that everytime i get ready to chase thunderstorms here it goes down.. . one of the mets there that is a friend of mine said that the NWS uses used parts to fix the problems... not new parts... so, when it comes time to turn things up due to storms, they add to much pressure to the radar breaking different parts, or the ones that are replaced with used, repaired parts... thats great huh!!?? gov't at work



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#8 Postby brunota2003 » Wed Jul 12, 2006 6:42 pm

I must be lucky...our radar here in Morehead is hardly ever down, and when it is, its usually down for a day or so...
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Re: Miami radar down

#9 Postby SouthFloridawx » Wed Jul 12, 2006 6:54 pm

vacanechaser wrote:
x-y-no wrote:Here we go again ... how many times did this happen last year?

Just noticed my GRW88Level3 hadn't updated for an hour and a half, and sure enough, Miami Radar is "down for maintenance."

Seems to me like there's no other site that has even one tenth the problems ... :cry:


that would be incorrect... lol.. wakefield radar here in virginia is horrible... it seems that everytime i get ready to chase thunderstorms here it goes down.. . one of the mets there that is a friend of mine said that the NWS uses used parts to fix the problems... not new parts... so, when it comes time to turn things up due to storms, they add to much pressure to the radar breaking different parts, or the ones that are replaced with used, repaired parts... thats great huh!!?? gov't at work



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Probably due to budget/funding reasons.
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Re: Miami radar down

#10 Postby StormScanWx » Wed Jul 12, 2006 9:19 pm

x-y-no wrote:Here we go again ... how many times did this happen last year?

Just noticed my GRW88Level3 hadn't updated for an hour and a half, and sure enough, Miami Radar is "down for maintenance."

Seems to me like there's no other site that has even one tenth the problems ... :cry:


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#11 Postby jusforsean » Thu Jul 13, 2006 6:26 am

So, if the mia radar is down there is no where else for us to go correct??
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#12 Postby skysummit » Thu Jul 13, 2006 6:36 am

jusforsean wrote:So, if the mia radar is down there is no where else for us to go correct??


You can try using the Melbourne or Key West 248nm radar, but it won't be as accurate as the Miami. I guess it's better than having nothing at all though.
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#13 Postby HomesteadHoney » Thu Jul 13, 2006 7:10 am

I use the Key West radar all the time since I live basically under the Miami radar (okay actually a mile or two away). The ground intereference makes it hard to pinpoint what is happening near me so I use Key West for a clearer picture. The only drawback is a lack of Bahamas coverage; however, it has excellent coverage for storms going through the straits.
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#14 Postby Nimbus » Thu Jul 13, 2006 7:19 am

Not much coming through the straits this morning. The most likely area of the wave to develop (looking at morning visibles) is still close to the Cuban coastline.

Perhaps as this area moves away from land into the gulf we will see some slow development. NHC still saying development unlikely at 8AM though.
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