951011: Mobile Radar Decom.-NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 951011: Mobile Radar Decom.-NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 11 Oct 1995 14:30:51 -0600 (MDT)

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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
0800 AM EDT WED OCT 11 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... MOBILE... ALABAMA         


                       ***** NOTICE *****

      WITH THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR... (WSR-88D)
COMMISSIONED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) FOR MOBILE...
ALABAMA... USERS NOTIFIED... AND SERVICES CONFIRMED... THE MAJOR
CRITERIA FOR DECOMMISSIONING THE WSR-74C AT MOBILE... ALABAMA
(RADAR IDENTIFIER - MOB) HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.  THEREFORE... THE
WSR-74C RADAR WILL BE DECOMMISSIONED OFFICIALLY ON OCT 12... 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.

END