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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
1205 PM EST TUEN FEB 7 1995
ATTENTION: ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICES/
FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS
SUBJECT: NEXRAD COMMISSIONING NOTICE... CLEVELAND... OH/
PHILADELPHIA...PA/ AND SEATTLE...WASHINGTON
***** NOTICE *****
ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR...
(WSR-88D) PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON FEBRUARY 9, 1995... AND AGAIN
ON FEBRUARY 10... 1995... WHEN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
COMMISSIONS THE WSR/88D RADARS FOR CLEVELAND... OHIO (CALL LETTERS
CLE) AND FOR PHILADELPHIA... PENNSYLVANIA (CALL LETTERS DIX) ON
FEBRUARY 9... AND SEATTLE... WASHINGTON (CALL LETTERS ATX) ON
FEBRUARY 10... 1995. THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL OF COMMISSIONED NWS
WSR/88D RADARS TO 30.
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
(301) 713-0070.
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