19980318: NEXRAD-Northern Indiana-NOUS (fwd)

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• Subject: 19980318: NEXRAD-Northern Indiana-NOUS (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 18 Mar 1998 13:48:03 -0700 (MST)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
230 PM EST TUE MAR 18 1998
 
ATTENTION:     ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICES/        
               FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE
               SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS
 
SUBJECT:       NEXRAD COMMISSIONING NOTICE... NORTHERN INDIANA
           
 
 
                       ..... NOTICE .....
 
ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR...
(WSR-88D) PROGRAM WAS REACHED ON MAR 17... 1998... WHEN THE 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) COMMISSIONED THE WSR-88D RADAR FOR
NORTHERN INDIANA  (RADAR IDENTIFIER - IWX).  THIS BRINGS THE
TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED NWS WSR-88D RADARS TO 120.
 
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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