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548 NOUS40 KWBC 011550 FOS NOTICE NO. 830 12-01-95 ATTENTION FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS SUBJECT RADAR DECOMMISSIONING NOTICE... VOLENS... VIRGINIA WITH THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADARS... /WSR-88D/ COMMISSIONED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ FOR RALEIGH/DURHAM... NORTH CAROLINA... WAKEFIELD... AND ROANOKE... VIRGINIA USERS NOTIFIED... AND SERVICES CONFIRMED... THE MAJOR CRITERIA FOR DECOMMISSIONING THE WSR-74S AT VOLENS... VIRGINIA /RADAR IDENTIFIER - VQN/ HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. THEREFORE... THE WSR-74S RADAR WILL BE DECOMMISSIONED OFFICIALLY ON DEC 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. END NNNN
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