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NOUS40 KWBC 011327

FOS NOTICE NO 672 05-01-95

**************************NOTICE******************************



ATTENTION:     FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS



SUBJECT:       NEXRAD COMMISSIONING NOTICES... MONTEREY...

               CA... MOREHEAD CITY... NC... AND

               PORTLAND... ME





                       ***** NOTICE *****



ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE DOPPLER WEATHER SURVEILLANCE

RADAR...WSR-88D/ PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON MAY 3...

1995... WHEN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/

COMMISSIONS THE WSR-88D RADAR FOR MONTEREY...CALIFORNIA

/RADAR IDENTIFIER - MUX/... AND AGAIN ON MAY 4...

1995... WHEN THE RADARS FOR MOREHEAD CITY... NORTH

CAROLINA/ RADAR IDENTIFIER - MHX/ AND PORTLAND...

MAINE /RADAR IDENTIFIER - GYX/... ARE COMMISSIONED.

THIS WILL BRING THE  TOTAL OF COMMISSIONED NWS WSR-88D

RADARS TO 45.



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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