Cool technology - Pacific Northwest Weather Radar
From
Cliff Mass:
The Big Day Arrives. The Washington Coastal Radar is Operational!
Today I received a wonderful email from Brad Colman, head of the Seattle National Weather Service Forecast Office: the new coastal radar, located just north of Hoquiam, is now fully operational and the data is flowing to the outside world.
This radar, on top of Langley Hill, has been updated to include dual-polarization, which will allow a whole new collection of valuable products.
Cliff posted a couple of images from the new radar compared to the views from the existing system in Seattle -- amazing what more can be seen. The majority of the Pacific Ocean is in a shadow from the Olympic Mountain range and invisible to the older Seattle system.
Posted by DaveH at September 22, 2011 8:24 AM