950731: NOUS41 (fwd)

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• Subject: 950731: NOUS41 (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 31 Jul 1995 13:47:02 -0600 (MDT)

XNOUS41 KWBC 311935
PNSWSH

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
330 PM EDT MON JUL 31 1995

ATTENTION:   ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICES/ 
             FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE
             SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS

SUBJECT:     RADAR DECOMMISSIONING NOTICE... 
             STEPHENVILLE... TEXAS           


                       ***** NOTICE *****

      WITH THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADARS... (WSR-88D)
COMMISSIONED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) FOR DALLAS/FT. WORTH...
TEXAS AND AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TEXAS... USERS NOTIFIED... AND SERVICES
CONFIRMED... THE MAJOR CRITERIA FOR DECOMMISSIONING THE WSR-57 AT 
STEPHENVILLE... TEXAS (RADAR IDENTIFIER - SEP) HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. 
THEREFORE... THE WSR-57 RADAR WILL BE DECOMMISSIONED OFFICIALLY 
ON AUG 1... 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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