950725: NOUS40 (fwd)

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• Subject: 950725: NOUS40 (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 25 Jul 1995 12:59:28 -0600 (MDT)

NOUS40 KWBC 251645
FOS NOTICE NO. 716 07-25-95

ATTENTION:   FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE
             SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS

SUBJECT:     NEXRAD COMMISSIONING NOTICE... OMAHA... NE...
             AND GREEN BAY... WI...

ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR...
/WSR-88D/ PROGRAM WAS REACHED ON JUL 19... 1995.  THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ COMMISSIONED THE WSR-88D RADAR FOR OMAHA...
NEBRASKA /RADAR IDENTIFIER - OAX/.  ON JUL 26... 1995 THE NWS
COMMISSIONED THE WSR-88D RADAR FOR GREEN BAY... WISCONSIN /RADAR
IDENTIFIER - GRB/.  THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL OF COMMISSIONED NWS
WSR-88D RADARS TO 61.

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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