Announcement Of Commissioning of WSR-88D at New Orleans, LA (fwd)

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• Subject: Announcement Of Commissioning of WSR-88D at New Orleans, LA (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 14 Feb 1995 06:55:02 -0700 (MST)

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
20O PM EST MON FEB 13 1995

ATTENTION:   ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICES/ 
             FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE
             SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS

SUBJECT:     NEXRAD COMMISSIONING NOTICE... NEW ORLEANS... LA            


                       ***** NOTICE *****

ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE DOPPLER, WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR... (WSR-88D)
PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON FEBRUARY 14... 1995... WHEN THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) COMMISSIONS THE WSR-88D RADAR FOR NEW ORLEANS...
LOUISIANA (CALL LETTERS LIX).  THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL OF COMMISSIONED
NWS WSR-88D RADARS TO 31.

COMMISSIONING MEANS THAT THESE RADARS ARE NOW ISSUING PRODUCTS... SUCH
AS
THE RADAR OBSERVATION (ROB) MESSAGE... IN AN OFFICIAL CAPACITY.  ALSO...
PRODUCTS FROM THE NEXRAD INFORMATION DISSEMINATION SERVICE WILL NO
LONGER
HAVE AN EXPERIMENTAL OR TEST MESSAGE APPENDED TO THEM.  

PERSONS WISHING MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING THE WSR-88D SHOULD
CONTACT THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OR CALL 
301 713-0070.

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