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945 NOUS41 KWBC 301645 PNSWSH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 1200 NOON EST MAR 30 2000 ATTENTION: ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICES/ FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAAPORT USERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS SUBJECT: AWIPS COMMISSIONING NOTICE... .... NOTICE ..... ON MARCH 29... 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) REACHED A NEW MILESTONE WITH THE COMMISSIONING OF AWIPS AT: PENDLETON WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE (KPDT)... PENDLETON... OR GREAT FALLS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE (KTFX)... GREAT FALLS... MT THESE COMMISSIONINGS BRING THE TOTAL TO: 30 COMMISSIONING OF THESE SITES MEAN AWIPS NOW TRANSMITS ALL NWS PRODUCTS INSTEAD OF AFOS... TRANSMISSION OVER AFOS CEASES UPON THE COMMISSIONING OF AWIPS. THE NWS OFFICE RESPONSIBLE FOR EACH SITE... AS WELL AS THE NETWORK CONTROL FACILITY IN SILVER SPRING... MARYLAND... WILL MONITOR AWIPS PRODUCTS AND COORDINATE MAINTENANCE ACTIONS AS NEEDED. FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING FUTURE AWIPS COMMISSIONINGS... REFER TO THE AWIPS COMMISSIONING HOME PAGE... WWW.AWIPS_COMMISSIONING.NWS.NOAA.GOV END ---------- End Forwarded Message ----------
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