20000524: AWIPS Commiss-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS40 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20000524: AWIPS Commiss-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS40 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 08:45:55 -0600

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NOUS40 KWBC 221404
FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1697     MAY 22... 2000

ATTENTION  FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS/NOAAPORT USERS

SUBJECT  AWIPS COMMISSIONING NOTICE...

ON MAY 18... 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ REACHED
A NEW MILESTONE WITH THE COMMISSIONING OF AWIPS AT

     RENO WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /KREV/... RENO... NV

     THESE COMMISSIONINGS BRING THE TOTAL TO    102

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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