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FOS NOTICE NO 672 05-01-95
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ATTENTION: FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
SUBJECT: NEXRAD COMMISSIONING NOTICES... MONTEREY...
CA... MOREHEAD CITY... NC... AND
PORTLAND... ME
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ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE DOPPLER WEATHER SURVEILLANCE
RADAR...WSR-88D/ PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON MAY 3...
1995... WHEN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/
COMMISSIONS THE WSR-88D RADAR FOR MONTEREY...CALIFORNIA
/RADAR IDENTIFIER - MUX/... AND AGAIN ON MAY 4...
1995... WHEN THE RADARS FOR MOREHEAD CITY... NORTH
CAROLINA/ RADAR IDENTIFIER - MHX/ AND PORTLAND...
MAINE /RADAR IDENTIFIER - GYX/... ARE COMMISSIONED.
THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL OF COMMISSIONED NWS WSR-88D
RADARS TO 45.
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.
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