20000216: AWIPS commiss-N.D.-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20000216: AWIPS commiss-N.D.-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 10:24:52 -0700

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NOUS41 KWBC 141702
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 
1145 AM EST MON FEBRUARY 14  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 FEBRUARY 10... 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) REACHED A
NEW MILESTONE WITH THE COMMISSIONING OF AWIPS AT:
  
NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE (KFGF)...AND
  
NORTHEASTERN RIVER BASIN RIVER FORECAST CENTER (KTAR) TAUTON... MA
  
THIS COMMISSIONING BRING THE TOTAL TO:   9   
  
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 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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