950815: NEXRAD Commissioning Notice (fwd)

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• Subject: 950815: NEXRAD Commissioning Notice (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 06:55:22 -0600 (MDT)

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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
0900 AM EDT TUE AUG 15 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... WAKEFIELD... VA...
             


                       ***** NOTICE *****

ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE DOPPLER, WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR... (WSR-88D)
PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON AUG 17... 1995... WHEN THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) COMMISSIONS THE WSR-88D RADAR FOR WAKEFIELD...
VIRGINIA (RADAR IDENTIFIER - AKQ).  THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL OF 
COMMISSIONED NWS WSR-88D RADARS TO 67.

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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