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FOS NOTICE NO. 828 12-01-95
ATTENTION FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS
SUBJECT RADAR DECOMMISSIONING NOTICE...
MIAMI... FLORIDA
WITH THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR... /WSR-88D/
COMMISSIONED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ FOR MIAMI...
FLORIDA... USERS NOTIFIED... AND SERVICES CONFIRMED... THE MAJOR
CRITERIA FOR DECOMMISSIONING THE WSR-57 AT MIAMI... FLORIDA
/RADAR IDENTIFIER - MIAF1/ HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. THEREFORE... THE
WSR-57 RADAR WILL BE DECOMMISSIONED OFFICIALLY ON DEC 1... 1995.
SUBJECT RADAR DECOMMISSIONING NOTICE... DAYTONA BEACH...
FLORIDA
WITH THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADARS... /WSR-88D/
COMMISSIONED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ FOR
MELBOURNE... AND JACKSONVILLE... FLORIDA... USERS NOTIFIED... AND
SERVICES CONFIRMED... THE MAJOR CRITERIA FOR DECOMMISSIONING THE
WSR-57 AT DAYTONA BEACH... FLORIDA /RADAR IDENTIFIER - DAB/ HAVE
BEEN COMPLETED. THEREFORE... THE WSR-57 RADAR WILL BE
DECOMMISSIONED OFFICIALLY ON DEC 1... 1995.
SUBJECT RADAR DECOMMISSIONING NOTICE... COLUMBUS... OHIO
WITH THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADARS... /WSR-88D/
COMMISSIONED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ FOR
PITTSBURGH... PENNSYLVANIA... CLEVELAND... AND WILMINGTON... OHIO
USERS NOTIFIED... AND SERVICES CONFIRMED... THE MAJOR CRITERIA
FOR DECOMMISSIONING THE WSR-74S AT COLUMBUS... OHIO /RADAR
IDENTIFIER - CMH/ HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. THEREFORE... THE WSR-74S
RADAR WILL BE DECOMMISSIONED OFFICIALLY ON DEC 1... 1995.
DECOMMISSIONING MEANS THAT THESE RADARS ARE 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.
SUBJECT NEXRAD COMMISSIONING NOTICE... TUCSON... ARIZONA...
ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE DOPPLER WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR...
/WSR-88D/ PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON DEC 6... 1995... WHEN THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ COMMISSIONS THE WSR-88D RADAR FOR
TUCSON... ARIZONA /RADAR IDENTIFIER - SRX/. THIS WILL BRING THE
TOTAL OF COMMISSIONED NWS WSR-88D RADARS TO 84.
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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