970303: Santa Ana NEXRAD-NOUS (fwd)

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• Subject: 970303: Santa Ana NEXRAD-NOUS (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 3 Mar 1997 13:28:04 -0700 (MST)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
315 PM EST WED FEB 26 1997
 
ATTENTION:     ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICES/ 
               FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE
               SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS
 
FROM:          DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF...CUSTOMER SERVICE
 
SUBJECT:  NEXRAD COMMISSIONING NOTICE... SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS ... CALIFORNIA
           
 
 
                                   ..... NOTICE .....
 
ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR... 
(WSR-88D) PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON FEB 26... 1997... WHEN THE 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) COMMISSIONS THE WSR-88D RADAR FOR 
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS ... CALIFORNIA  (RADAR IDENTIFIER - SOX).  THIS WILL BRING
THE
TOTAL OF COMMISSIONED NWS WSR-88D RADARS TO 115.
 
COMMISSIONING MEANS THAT THESE RADARS ARE NOW ISSUING PRODUCTS... SUCH
AS THE RADAR OBSERVATION (ROB) MESSAGE... IN AN OFFICIAL CAPACITY.  ALSO...
PRODUCTS FROM THE NEXRAD INFORMATION DISSEMINATION SERVICE WILL NO
LONGER HAVE AN EXPERIMENTAL OR TEST MESSAGE APPENDED TO THEM.  
 
PERSONS WISHING MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING THE WSR-88D SHOULD
CONTACT THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OR  CALL  JOSEPH (JOE)
FACUNDO AT (301)  713--0070 .
 
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