20000526: AWIPS Commiss-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20000526: AWIPS Commiss-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 09:35:18 -0600

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1100 AM EDT FRI MAY 26...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 MAY 8... 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) REACHED A NEW
MILESTONE WITH THE COMMISSIONING OF AWIPS AT:

BIRMINGHAM WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE (KBMX)... BIRMINGHAM... AL

NEW ORLEANS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE (KLIX)... NEW ORLEANS... LA

OLD HICKORY WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE (KOHX)... OLD HICKORY... TN

JACKSON WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE (KJAN)... JACKSON... MS

THESE COMMISSIONINGS BRING THE TOTAL TO:   106

COMMISSIONING OF THESE SITES MEAN AWIPS NOW TRANSMITS ALL NWS
PRODUCTS INSTEAD OF AFOS... TRANSMISSION OVER AFOS CEASES UPON
THE COMMISSIONING OF AWIPS.

THE NWS OFFICE RESPONSIBLE FOR EACH SITE... 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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