960807: Nexrad Commissioning at Gaylord (APX) (fwd)

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• Subject: 960807: Nexrad Commissioning at Gaylord (APX) (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 7 Aug 1996 16:39:42 -0600 (MDT)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
230 PM EDT WED AUG 7 1996

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

FROM:        DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF...CUSTOMER SERVICE

SUBJECT:     NEXRAD COMMISSIONING NOTICE... GAYLORD ... MICHIGAN
              


                       ..... NOTICE .....

ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR... 
(WSR-88D) PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON AUG 7... 1996... WHEN THE 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) COMMISSIONS THE WSR-88D RADAR FOR 
GAYLORD ... MICHIGAN (RADAR IDENTIFIER - APX).  THIS WILL BRING THE 
TOTAL OF COMMISSIONED NWS WSR-88D RADARS TO 107.

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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