120196-Radar Decommiss-Fargo-NOUS (fwd)

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• Subject: 120196-Radar Decommiss-Fargo-NOUS (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Sun, 1 Dec 1996 12:16:49 -0700 (MST)

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NOUS40 KWBC 272107
FOS NOTICE NO.  1002            11-27-96


ATTENTION    FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS/NOAA
               WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS

SUBJECT      RADAR DECOMMISSIONING NOTICE .....
             FARGO ... NORTH DAKOTA

SINCE THE GRAND FORKS ... NORTH DAKOTA ... ABREDEEN ...
SOUTH DAKOTA ... AND MINNEAPOLIS ... MINNESOTA ... DOPPLER
WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADARS /WSR-88D/ HAVE BEEN COMMISSIONED
BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ... USERS NOTIFIED AND
SERVICES CONFIRMED ... THE MAJOR CRITERIA FOR DECOMMISSIONING
THE WSR-74S AT FARGO ... NORTH DAKOTA /RADAR IDENTIFIER -FAR/
HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.  THEREFORE ... THE FARGO WSR-74S RADAR
WILL BE DECOMMISSIONED OFFICIALLY ON WEDNESDAY ...
NOVEMBER 27 ... 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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