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FOS NOTICE NO. 710 07-14-95
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ATTENTION: FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS
SUBJECT: NEXRAD COMMISSIONING NOTICES...
PORTLAND... OR... AND EUREKA... CA
***** NOTICE *****
ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR...
/WSR-88D/ PROGRAM WAS REACHED ON JULY 12... 1995. THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ COMMISSIONED THE WSR-88D RADARS FOR PORTLAND...
OREGON /RADAR IDENTIFIER - RTX/ AND EUREKA... CALIFORNIA /RADAR
IDENTIFIER - BHX/. THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL OF COMMISSIONED NWS
WSR-88D RADARS TO 59.
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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