20000127: AWIPS Commiss Pleasant Hill, Bismarck, Corpus Christi-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20000127: AWIPS Commiss Pleasant Hill, Bismarck, Corpus Christi-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 12:19:01 -0700

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 
1115 AM EST THU  JANUARY 27 2000
  
ATTENTION:     ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICES/ FAMILY OF
                SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAAPORT USERS / NOAA WEATHER
                WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS
  
SUBJECT:       AWIPS COMMISSIONING NOTICE... 
  
                ..... NOTICE .....
  
ON JANUARY 21... 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) REACHED A
NEW MILESTONE WITH THE COMMISSIONING OF AWIPS AT:
  
PLEASANT HILL WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE  (KEAX) 
PLEASANT HILL... MO
  
CORPUS CHRISTI WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE  (KCRP) 
CORPUS CHRISTI... TX
  
BISMARCK WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE  (KBIS)
BISMARCK... ND
  
THESE COMMISSIONINGS BRING THE TOTAL TO:     3   
  
COMMISSIONING OF THESE SITES MEANS AWIPS NOW TRANSMITS ALL NWS
PRODUCTS INSTEAD OF AFOS... TRANSMISSION OVER AFOS CEASES UPON THE
COMMISSIONING OF AWIPS. 
  
THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE SITES... AS WELL AS THE
NETWORK CONTROL FACILITY IN SILVER SPRING... MARYLAND... WILL MONITOR
AWIPS PRODUCTS AND COORDINATE MAINTENANCE ACTIONS AS NEEDED.  
  
FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING FUTURE AWIPS COMMISSIONINGS... REFER TO
THE AWIPS COMMISSIONING HOME PAGE...
WWW.AWIPS_COMMISSIONING.NWS.NOAA.GOV
  
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