19990226: Decomiss Radar-San Juan

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• Subject: 19990226: Decomiss Radar-San Juan
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 12:38:29 -0700 (MST)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1:00 PM EST ... FRIDAY ... FEBRUARY 26 ... 1999

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

SUBJECT:     RADAR DECOMMISSIONING NOTICE ..... 
             SAN JUAN ... PUERTO RICO


                       ..... NOTICE .....

SINCE THE SAN JUAN ... PUERTO RICO ... DOPPLER WEATHER
SURVEILLANCE RADAR (WSR-88D) HAS BEEN COMMISSIONED ... USERS
NOTIFIED AND SERVICES CONFIRMED ... THE MAJOR CRITERIA FOR
DECOMMISSIONING THE WSR-74S AT SAN JUAN (RADAR IDENTIFIER - SJU)
HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.  THEREFORE ... THE SAN JUAN WSR-74S RADAR
WILL BE DECOMMISSIONED OFFICIALLY ON FRIDAY ... FEBRUARY 26 ...
1999.

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) 713-0341.

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