970303: NEXRAD Commiss-NOUS (fwd)

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• Subject: 970303: NEXRAD Commiss-NOUS (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 3 Mar 1997 12:29:26 -0700 (MST)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
300 PM EST FRI  FEB 28 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:       NEXRAD COMMISSIONING NOTICE... CEDAR CITY ... UTAH ... AND
               BURLINGTON ... VERMONT ...
           
 
 
                                   ..... NOTICE .....
 
1)   ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR... 
(WSR-88D) PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON MAR 5... 1997... WHEN THE  NATIONAL 
WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) COMMISSIONS THE WSR-88D RADAR FOR  CEDAR CITY ... 
UTAH  (RADAR IDENTIFIER - ICX).  THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL OF COMMISSIONED 
NWS WSR-88D RADARS TO 116.
 
2)   ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE DOPPLER ... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR... 
(WSR-88D) PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON MAR 6... 1997 ... WHEN THE NATIONAL 
WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) COMMISSIONS THE WSR-88D RADAR FOR BURLINGTON ... 
VERMONT (RADAR IDENTIFIER - CXX).  THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL OF COMMISSIONED 
NWS WSR-88D RADARS TO 117.
 
     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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