950628: Radar Decomissioning-AL (fwd)

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• Subject: 950628: Radar Decomissioning-AL (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 28 Jun 1995 06:48:20 -0600 (MDT)

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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
0200 PM EDT TUE JUN 27 1995

ATTENTION:   ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICES/ 
             FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE
             SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS

SUBJECT:     RADAR DECOMMISSIONING NOTICE... 
             CENTREVILLE... ALABAMA            


                       ***** NOTICE *****

      WITH THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR... (WSR-88D)
COMMISSIONED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) FOR BIRMINGHAM...
ALABAMA... USERS NOTIFIED... AND SERVICES CONFIRMED... THE MAJOR
CRITERIA FOR DECOMMISSIONING THE WSR-57 AT CENTREVILLE... ALABAMA
(RADAR IDENTIFIER - CKL) HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.  THEREFORE... THE
WSR-57 RADAR WILL BE DECOMMISSIONED OFFICIALLY ON JUN 27... 1995.

      DECOMMISSIONING MEANS THAT THIS RADAR IS NO LONGER ISSUING
PRODUCTS... SUCH AS THE RADAR OBSERVATION (ROB) MESSAGE... IN AN
OFFICIAL CAPACITY.

      PERSONS WISHING MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING THE CURRENT RADAR
NETWORK SHOULD CONTACT THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OR
CALL (301) 713-0070.

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