950322-Binghamton, NY NEXRAD, NOUS40 (fwd)

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• Subject: 950322-Binghamton, NY NEXRAD, NOUS40 (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 22 Mar 1995 09:23:10 -0700 (MST)

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NOUS40 KWBC 161959
FOS NOTICE NO 621 03-16-95
**************************NOTICE******************************

ATTENTION:   FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS

SUBJECT:     NEXRAD COMMISSIONING NOTICE... BINGHAMTON ... NY


                       ***** NOTICE *****

ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE DOPPLER  WEATHER SURVEILLANCE
RADAR... (WSR-88D) PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON
MARCH 16... 1995... WHEN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
COMMISSIONS THE WSR-88D RADAR FOR BINGHAMTON... NEW YORK
/RADAR IDENTIFIER - BGM/.  THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL OF
COMMISSIONED NWS WSR-88D RADARS TO 34.

COMMISSIONING MEANS THAT THESE RADARS ARE NOW ISSUING
PRODUCTS... SUCHAS 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.