20000308: AWIPS Commiss-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20000308: AWIPS Commiss-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2000 11:29:25 -0700

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 
110 PM EST WED MARCH 8... 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 MARCH 7... 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) REACHED A
NEW MILESTONE WITH THE COMMISSIONING OF AWIPS AT:
  
DODGE CITY WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE (KDDC)... DODGE CITY... KS
  
WICHITA WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE (KICT)... WICHITA... KS
  
SPOKANE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE (KOTX)... SPOKANE... WA
  
  
THIS COMMISSIONING BRINGS THE TOTAL TO:   20  
  
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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