ATTENTION: FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
SUBJECT: NEXRAD COMMISSIONING NOTICE... DETROIT
... MI
ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE DOPPLER WEATHER SURVEILLANCE
RADAR... /WSR-88D/ PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON MARCH 23
... 1995... WHEN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/
COMMISSIONS THE WSR-88D RADAR FOR DETROIT...MICHIGAN
/RADAR IDENTIFIER - DTX/. THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL OF
COMMISSIONED NWS WSR-88D RADARS TO 35.
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.