951201: Radar Decom-Volens-NOUS (fwd)

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• Subject: 951201: Radar Decom-Volens-NOUS (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 1 Dec 1995 09:55:15 -0700 (MST)

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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.
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