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 07:36:43 -0600 (MDT)

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ADMN81 KWBC 041307

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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... 

             WORCESTER AND CHATHAM MASSACHUSETTS            





                       ***** NOTICE *****



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

COMMISSIONED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AT BOSTON

(TAUNTON)...MASSACHUSETTS... USERS NOTIFIED... AND SERVICES

CONFIRMED... THE MAJOR CRITERIA FOR DECOMMISSIONING THE WSR-74C

AT WORCESTER... MASSACHUSETTS (RADAR IDENTIFIER - ORH) AND THE

WSR-74S AT CHATHAM.. MASSACHUSETTS (RADAR IDENTIFIER - CHH) HAVE

BEEN COMPLETED.  THEREFORE, THESE RADARS 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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