950731: NOUS41 (fwd)

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• Subject: 950731: NOUS41 (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 31 Jul 1995 13:47:36 -0600 (MDT)

NOUS41 KWBC 311936
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:     NEXRAD COMMISSIONING NOTICE... JACKSONVILLE... FL... 
                   AND TALLAHASSEE... FL
              


                       ***** NOTICE *****

ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE DOPPLER, WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR... (WSR-88D)
PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON AUG 1... 1995... WHEN THE NATIONAL WEATHER 
SERVICE (NWS) COMMISSIONS THE WSR-88D RADARS FOR JACKSONVILLE...
FLORIDA (RADAR IDENTIFIER - JAX) AND TALLAHASSEE... FLORIDA (RADAR 
IDENTIFIER - TLH).  THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL OF COMMISSIONED NWS WSR-88D 
RADARS TO 63.

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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