950404-Radar Decommissioning-ADMN81 (fwd)

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• Subject: 950404-Radar Decommissioning-ADMN81 (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 4 Apr 1995 07:37:37 -0600 (MDT)

ADMN81 KWBC 041308

PNSWSH



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

0900 AM EDT TUE APR 04 1995



ATTENTION:   ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICES/ 

             FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE

             SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS



SUBJECT:     RADAR DECOMMISSIONING NOTICE... 

             WSR-74C AT TULSA, OKLAHOMA            





                       ***** NOTICE *****



    WITH THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR... (WSR-88D)

COMMISSIONED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AT TULSA...

OKLAHOMA... USERS NOTIFIED... AND SERVICES CONFIRMED... THE MAJOR

CRITERIA FOR DECOMMISSIONING THE WSR-74C AT TULSA... OKLAHOMA

(RADAR IDENTIFIER - TUL) HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.  THEREFORE... THIS

RADAR WILL BE DECOMMISSIONED OFFICIALLY ON APRIL 5... 1995.



    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 OR CALL (301) 713-0700.





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