950510-St. Charles ADMN81 (fwd)

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• Subject: 950510-St. Charles ADMN81 (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 10 May 1995 10:39:17 -0600 (MDT)

ADMN81 KWBC 081724

PNSWSH



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

0115 PM EDT MON MAY 8 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... LAKE CHARLES... LA...

             





                       ***** NOTICE *****



      ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE DOPPLER, WEATHER SURVEILLANCE 

RADAR... (WSR-88D) PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON MAY 11... 1995

... WHEN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) COMMISSIONS THE

WSR-88D RADAR FOR LAKE CHARLES... LOUISIANA (RADAR IDENTIFIER

 - LCH).  THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL OF COMMISSIONED NWS

WSR-88D RADARS TO 46.



      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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