NOCN01 CWAO 291740

GENOT TLTP. NO. 073

ACTION - CHANGE IN OPERATION / CHANGEMENT D'OPERATION

STATION - FORT MCMURRAY, AB

IDENTIFIER / INDICATIF - CASFM

INDEX NUMBER / INDICATIF INTERNATIONAL - N/A

TYPE - WSR

LATITUDE - 56 22 N

LONGITUDE - 111 12 W

ELEVATION - 750 M

CIRCUIT HEADER / EN-TETE TLTP - N/A

PROGRAM / PROGRAMME N/A

OPERATION - DAILY / TOUS LES JOURS 0000 - 2359 UTC / TU

PARAMETERS / PARAMETRES DOPPLER DUAL POLARIZATION AND REFLECTIVITY
DATA / DONNEES DE DOPPLER A POLARISATION DOUBLE ET DE REFLECTIVITE

REMARKS / REMARQUES -
EFFECTIVE FROM MAY 2, 2024, THE METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE OF CANADA, 
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE CANADA, HAS BEGUN A PHASED 
DEPLOYMENT OF HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE UPGRADES THROUGHOUT ITS 
OPERATIONAL WEATHER RADAR NETWORK. THESE UPGRADES ARE CRUCIAL FOR 
ENHANCING THE SUSTAINABILITY AND FUNCTIONALITY OF KEY SYSTEMS. 
ADDITIONALLY, THESE UPGRADES INCLUDE THE ROLLOUT OF RF INTERFERENCE 
HARDWARE MITIGATIONS AT SELECTED RADAR SITES THAT AIM AT IMPROVING 
DATA QUALITY.

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE UPGRADES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED AT THE FORT 
MCMURRAY RADAR SITE (CASFM) DURING THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 4TH. THE 
FORT MCMURRAY RADAR WILL ALSO BE RECEIVING RF INTERFERENCE 
MITIGATION AT THE SAME TIME.

REMARQUES:
A PARTIR DU 2 MAI 2024, LE SERVICE METEOROLOGIQUE DU CANADA, 
ENVIRONNEMENT ET CHANGEMENT CLIMATIQUE CANADA, A COMMENCE UN 
DEPLOIEMENT PHASE DE MISES A NIVEAU MATERIELLES ET LOGICIELLES A 
TRAVERS DE SON RESEAU RADAR OPERATIONNEL. CES MISES A NIVEAU SONT 
CRUCIALES POUR AMELIORER LA DURABILITE ET LA FONCTIONNALITE DES 
SYSTEMES CLES. DE PLUS, CES MISES A NIVEAU INCLUENT LE DEPLOIEMENT 
DE MITIGATIONS MATERIELLES CONTRE LES INTERFERENCES RF SUR DES 
SITES RADAR SELECTIONNES, VISANT A AMELIORER LA QUALITE DES DONNEES.

DES MISES A NIVEAU DU MATERIEL ET DU LOGICIEL SERONT MISES EN 
EOUVRE SUR LE SITE RADAR DE FORT MCMURRAY (CASFM) PENDANT LA 
SEMAINE DU 4 NOVEMBRE. LE RADAR DE FORT MCMURRAY RECEVRA EGALEMENT 
UNE ATTENUATION DES INTERFERENCES RF EN MEME TEMPS.

EFFECTIVE / EN VIGUEUR - NOVEMBER 4 2024 / 4 NOVEMBRE 2024 0000 UTC 
/ TU

SIEWE ADM-MSC / SMA-SMC OTTAWA