20000216: AWIPS Commiss-Missoula, Pocatella, Charlieston

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• Subject: 20000216: AWIPS Commiss-Missoula, Pocatella, Charlieston
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 13:22:21 -0700

   
      
      
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 
1245 PM EST WED  FEBRUARY 16... 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 15... 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) REACHED A
NEW MILESTONE WITH THE COMMISSIONING OF AWIPS AT:

MISSOULA WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE (KMSO)... MISSOULA... MT

POCATELLA WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE (KPIH)... POCATELLA... ID

CHARLESTON WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE (KMSO)... CHARLESTON... WV

THIS COMMISSIONING BRINGS THE TOTAL TO:   12   

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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