980129: decomiss, Bulington, VA-NOUS (fwd)

• To: nws-changes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
• Subject: 980129: decomiss, Bulington, VA-NOUS (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 14:52:32 -0700 (MST)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
345 PM EST WED JAN 28 1998
 
ATTENTION:   ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICES/ 
             FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS/NOAA WEATHER
             WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS/OTHER NWS PRODUCT
             USERS
 
SUBJECT:     RADAR DECOMMISSIONING NOTICE ..... 
             BURLINGTON ... VERMONT
 
 
                       ..... NOTICE .....
 
SINCE THE BURLINGTON ... VERMONT ... DOPPLER WEATHER SURVEILLANCE
RADAR (WSR-88D) HAS BEEN COMMISSIONED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE ... USERS NOTIFIED AND SERVICES CONFIRMED ... THE MAJOR
CRITERIA FOR DECOMMISSIONING THE WSR-74C AT BURLINGTON (RADAR
IDENTIFIER - BTV) HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.  THEREFORE ... THE
BURLINGTON WSR-74C RADAR WILL BE DECOMMISSIONED OFFICIALLY ON
THURSDAY ... JANUARY 29 ... 1998.
 
DECOMMISSIONING MEANS THAT THIS RADAR IS NO LONGER ISSUING
PRODUCTS ... SUCH AS THE RADAR OBSERVATION (ROB) MESSAGE ... IN
AN OFFICIAL CAPACITY.
 
PERSONS WISHING MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING THE CURRENT RADAR
NETWORK SHOULD CONTACT THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE OF CALL (301) 713-0070.
 
END