980903: DeComiss of Ft Wayne WSR-74C

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• Subject: 980903: DeComiss of Ft Wayne WSR-74C
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1998 06:45:29 -0600 (MDT)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
3:00 PM EDT ... THURSDAY ... SEPTEMBER 3 ... 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 ..... 
             FORT WAYNE ... INDIANA


                       ..... NOTICE .....

SINCE THE NORTHERN ... INDIANA ... 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 FORT WAYNE ...
INDIANA ... (RADAR IDENTIFIER - FWA) HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. 
THEREFORE ... THE FORT WAYNE WSR-74C RADAR WAS DECOMMISSIONED
OFFICIALLY ON WEDNESDAY ... JULY 8 ... 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.

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