960810: Re: DECOMMISSIONING OF THE MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN, WSR-74C (fwd)

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• Subject: 960810: Re: DECOMMISSIONING OF THE MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN, WSR-74C (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1996 14:34:37 -0600 (MDT)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1100 AM EDT MON AUG 12 1996

ATTENTION:     ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES/ 
               FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS/NOAA WEATHER  
               WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS/OTHER NWS CUSTOMERS 
               
SUBJECT:     RADAR DECOMMISSIONING NOTICE ..... 
             MUSKEGON ... MICHIGAN


                       ..... NOTICE .....

SINCE THE GRAND RAPIDS ... MICHIGAN DOPPLER WEATHER
SURVEILLANCE RADAR /WSR-88D/ HAS BEEN COMMISSIONED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ... USERS NOTIFIED AND SERVICES
CONFIRMED ... THE MAJOR CRITERIA FOR DECOMMISSIONING WSR-74C
AT MUSKEGON ... MICHIIGAN /RADAR IDENTIFIER - MKG/ HAVE BEEN
COMPLETED.  THEREFORE ... THE MUSKEGON WSR-74C RADAR WILL BE
DECOMMISSIONED OFFICIALLY ON TUESDAY ... AUGUST 13 ... 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 OF CALL /301/ 713-0070.

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