950705: NEXRAD Comm-NOUS40 (fwd)

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• Subject: 950705: NEXRAD Comm-NOUS40 (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 5 Jul 1995 08:49:02 -0600 (MDT)

NOUS40 KWBC 031539
FOS NOTICE NO. 708 07-03-95
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ATTENTION:   FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS/NOAA WEATHER WIRE
             SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS

SUBJECT:     NEXRAD COMMISSIONING NOTICES... NASHVILLE... TN...
             WILMINGTON... NC... AND RALEIGH... NC

                        NOTICE

ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR...
/WSR-88D/ PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON JULY 6... 1995... WHEN THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ COMMISSIONS THE WSR-88D RADARS FOR
NASHVILLE...TENNESSEE /RADAR IDENTIFIER - OHX/... WILMINGTON...
NORTH CAROLINA /RADAR IDENTIFIER - LTX/... AND RALEIGH... NORTH
CAROLINA /RADAR IDENTIFIER - RAX/.  THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL OF
COMMISSIONED NWS WSR-88D RADARS TO 57.

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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