20000426: AWIPS Commiss-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS40 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20000426: AWIPS Commiss-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS40 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 10:32:43 -0600

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NOUS40 KWBC 261613
FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1672     APRIL 26... 2000

ATTENTION    FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
             NOAAPORT USERS

SUBJECT      AWIPS COMMISSIONING NOTICE...

ON APRIL 21... 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ REACHED
A NEW MILESTONE WITH THE COMMISSIONING OF AWIPS AT

     MOBILE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /KMOB/... MOBILE... AL

     PEACHTREE CITY WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /KFFC/...
     PEACHTREE CITY... GA

     SOUTHEAST RIVER FORECAST CENTER /KALR/... PEACHTREE
     CITY... GA

     THESE COMMISSIONINGS BRING THE TOTAL TO   67

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/UNDERSCORE/COMMISSIONING.NWS.NOAA.GOV
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