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269 NOUS41 KWBC 191525 PNSWSH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 1130 AM EDT WED APR 19 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 APRIL 18... 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) REACHED A NEW MILESTONE WITH THE COMMISSIONING OF AWIPS AT: RIVERTON WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE (KRIW)... RIVERTON... WY LA CROSSE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE (KARX)... LA CROSSE... WI THESE COMMISSIONINGS BRING THE TOTAL TO: 61 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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