950627: Radar Decommissioning-NOUS40 (fwd)

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• Subject: 950627: Radar Decommissioning-NOUS40 (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 27 Jun 1995 11:10:21 -0600 (MDT)

NOUS40 KWBC 271616

FOS NOTICE NO. 700 06-27-95

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ATTENTION:   FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE

             SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS



SUBJECT:     RADAR DECOMMISSIONING NOTICE...

             CENTREVILLE... ALABAMA



                       ***** NOTICE *****



      WITH THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR... /WSR-88D/

COMMISSIONED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ FOR BIRMINGHAM...

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

CRITERIA FOR DECOMMISSIONING THE WSR-57 AT CENTREVILLE... ALABAMA

/RADAR IDENTIFIER - CKL/ HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.  THEREFORE... THE

WSR-57 RADAR WILL BE DECOMMISSIONED OFFICIALLY ON JUN 27... 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/ 713-0070.

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