950426-WSR-88D Goodland, Greatfalls, Tampa-Commissioning Notice (fwd)

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• Subject: 950426-WSR-88D Goodland, Greatfalls, Tampa-Commissioning Notice (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 26 Apr 1995 13:55:36 -0600 (MDT)

                       ***** NOTICE *****

ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE DOPPLER, WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR... (WSR-88D)
PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON APRIL 26... 1995... WHEN THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) COMMISSIONS THE WSR-88D RADARS FOR GOODLAND...
KANSAS (RADAR IDENTIFIER - GLD) AND GREAT FALLS... MONTANA (RADAR IDENTIFIER
- TFX)... AND AGAIN ON APRIL 28... 1995... WHEN THE RADAR FOR TAMPA BAY... 
FLORIDA
(RADAR IDENTIFIER - TBW) IS COMMISSIONED.  THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL OF
COMMISSIONED NWS WSR-88D RADARS TO 42.

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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