960513: decommissioning of Baton Rouge, LA (fwd)

• To: nws-changes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
• Subject: 960513: decommissioning of Baton Rouge, LA (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 13 May 1996 12:54:50 -0600 (MDT)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1000 AM EDT MON MAY 13 1996

ATTENTION:   ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICES/ 
             FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER
             WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / NWS CUSTOMERS AND
             OTHER NWS USERS

FROM:        DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF...CUSTOMER SERVICE

SUBJECT:     RADAR DECOMMISSIONING NOTICE... BATON ROUGH...
             LOUISIANA


                       ..... NOTICE .....

      WITH THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADARS...
(WSR-88D) COMMISSIONED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
FOR JACKSON... MISSISSIPPI... NEW ORLEANS AND LAKE
CHARLES... LOUISIANA... USERS NOTIFIED... AND SERVICES
CONFIRMED... THE MAJOR CRITERIA FOR DECOMMISSIONING THE
WSR-74C AT BATON ROUGE... LOUISIANA (RADAR IDENTIFIER - BTR)
HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.  THEREFORE... THE WSR-74C RADAR WILL BE
DECOMMISSIONED OFFICIALLY ON MAY 14... 1996.

      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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