20000223: AWIPS Commiss-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20000223: AWIPS Commiss-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 10:36:35 -0700

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1200 NOON EST WED FEBRUARY 23... 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 18... 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) 
  
REACHED A NEW MILESTONE WITH THE COMMISSIONING OF AWIPS AT:
  
MORRISTOWN WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE (KMRX)... MORRISTOWN... TN
  
HOUSTON WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE (KHGX)... HOUSTON... TX
  
GOODLAND WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE (KGLD)... GOODLAND... KS
  
THESE COMMISSIONINGS BRING THE TOTAL TO:   15  
  
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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