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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1100 AM EDT TUE APR 7 2026
..KMLB WSR-88D RADAR DOWNTIME FOR RADOME REPLACEMENT
BEGINNING MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2026, THE KMLB WSR-88D RADAR OPERATED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE, FL WILL BE OUT OF SERVICE
FOR APPROXIMATELY 16 TO 18 DAYS FOR RADOME PANEL REPLACEMENT. THIS
MAINTENANCE IS IMPORTANT FOR THE INTEGRITY OF THE RADOME STRUCTURE,
WHICH PROTECTS THE RADAR FROM HAZARDOUS WEATHER.
DURING THE DOWNTIME, SURROUNDING RADARS WILL PROVIDE BACKUP
COVERAGE, INCLUDING: KTBW (TAMPA), KJAX (JACKSONVILLE), KAMX
(MIAMI), TDWR TMCO (ORLANDO), AND TDWR TPBI (WEST PALM BEACH). USERS
CAN ACCESS THESE AND OTHER RADAR DATA AT:
HTTPS://RADAR.WEATHER.GOV/.
THE KMLB WSR-88D IS PART OF A NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF 159 OPERATIONAL
RADARS. THE RADAR OPERATIONS CENTER IN NORMAN, OKLAHOMA PROVIDES
LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT FOR ALL WSR-88DS.
FOR THE LATEST FORECAST INFORMATION, VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MLB OR FOLLOW THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
MELBOURNE ON FACEBOOK AND X.
CONTACT INFORMATION: WILL ULRICH, WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
WILLIAM.ULRICH@NOAA.GOV, (321) 255-0212 EXT. 223
ULRICH
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