Part Time Radar Availability

Part-time Windfinding Radars have routine periods when weather watch coverage is not available. This normally occurs, up to 4 times a day, for approximately 1.5 hours as shown in the table below. During these periods these radars will be engaged in tracking of high-level balloons for the measurement of winds in the upper atmosphere.

UTC/GMT 05:15 - 06:45 11:15 - 12:45 17:15* - 18:45 23:15 - 00:45
         
Eastern Daylight Time 04:15 - 05:45pm 10:15 - 11:45pm 04:15 - 05:45am 10:15 - 11:45am
Eastern Standard Time 03:15 - 04:45pm 09:15 - 10:45pm 03:15 - 04:45am 09:15 - 10:45am
         
Central Daylight Time 03:45 - 05:15pm 09:45 - 11:15pm 03:45 - 05:15am 09:45 - 11:15am
Central Standard Time 02:45 - 04:15pm 08:45 - 10:15pm 02:45 - 04:15am 08:45 - 10:15am
         
Western Standard Time 01:15 - 02:45pm 07:15 - 08:45pm *12:15 - 01:45am 07:15 - 08:45am
* Note that the 17:15UTC flight is performed one hour earlier in WA