950419-NEXRAD-Miami-ADMN81 (fwd)

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• Subject: 950419-NEXRAD-Miami-ADMN81 (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 19 Apr 1995 13:40:52 -0600 (MDT)

ADMN81 KWBC 191908

PNSWSH



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

0200 PM EDT WED APR 19 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... MIAMI... FL...

             





                       ***** NOTICE *****



ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE DOPPLER, WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR... (WSR-88D)

PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON APRIL 20... 1995... WHEN THE NATIONAL

WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) COMMISSIONS THE WSR-88D RADAR FOR MIAMI...

FLORIDA (RADAR IDENTIFIER - AMX).  THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL OF 

COMMISSIONED NWS WSR-88D RADARS TO 39.



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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