950913: Paducah, LasVegas NEXRAD-NOUS40 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 950913: Paducah, LasVegas NEXRAD-NOUS40 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 13 Sep 1995 07:15:36 -0600 (MDT)

NOUS40 KWBC 121836
FOS NOTICE NO. 769     09-12-95

ATTENTION   FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS

SUBJECT     NEXRAD COMMISSIONING NOTICES...
            PADUCAH... KY... AND LAS VEGAS... NV

ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE
RADAR... /WSR-88D/ PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON
SEPTEMBER 13... 1995... WHEN THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE /NWS/ COMMISSIONS THE WSR-88D RADARS FOR
PADUCAH... KENTUCKY /RADAR IDENTIFIER - PAH/ AND LAS
VEGAS... NEVADA /RADAR IDENTIFIER - ESX/.  THIS WILL
BRING THE TOTAL OF COMMISSIONED NWS WSR-88D RADARS TO 72.


SUBJECT      NEXRAD COMMISSIONING NOTICES...
             LUBBOCK... TX... AND SPRINGFIELD... MO

ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE
RADAR... /WSR-88D/ PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON
SEPTEMBER 14... 1995... WHEN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
/NWS/ COMMISSIONS THE WSR-88D RADARS FOR LUBBOCK...
TEXAS /RADAR IDENTIFIER - LBB/ AND SPRINGFIELD... MISSOURI
/RADAR IDENTIFIER - SGF/.  THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL OF
COMMISSIONED NWS WSR-88D RADARS TO 74.

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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