970117: Decomiss-Alliance, Neb

• To: nws-changes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
• Subject: 970117: Decomiss-Alliance, Neb
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 06:40:27 -0700 (MST)

ZCZC WSHPNSWSH ALL
TTAA00 KWSH DDHHMM
 
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
215 PM EST THU JAN 16 1997
 
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:       RADAR DECOMMISSIONING NOTICE ...ALLIANCE...
               NEBRASKA
 
 
                       ..... NOTICE .....
 
     SINCE THE CHEYENNE ... WYOMING ... NORTH PLATTE ... NEBRASKA
AND RAPID CITY ... SOUTH DAKOTA DOPPLER WEATHER SURVEILLANCE
RADARS (WSR-88D) HAVE BEEN COMMISSIONED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE ... USERS NOTIFIED AND SERVICES CONFIRMED ... THE MAJOR
CRITERIA FOR DECOMMISSIONING THE WSR-74S AT ALLIANCE ... NEBRASKA
(RADAR IDENTIFIER - AIA) HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.  THEREFORE ... THE
ALLIANCE WSR-74S RADAR WILL BE DECOMMISSIONED OFFICIALLY ON
FRIDAY ... JANUARY 17 ... 1997.
 
     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 OF CALL (301) 713-0070.

END