365
NOUS40 KWBC 301319
FOS NOTICE NO. 687 05-30-95
*****************************************************************
ATTENTION: FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS
SUBJECT: NEXRAD COMMISSIONING NOTICES... COLUMBIA... SC...
DES MOINES... IA... SALT LAKE CITY... UT...
MISSOULA... MT... AND CINCINNATI... OH.
***** NOTICE *****
ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR...
/WSR-88D/PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON JUNE 1... 1995... WHEN
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ COMMISSIONS THE WSR-88D
RADARS FOR COLUMBIA... SOUTH CAROLINA /RADAR IDENTIFIER -
CAE/... DES MOINES... IOWA /RADAR IDENTIFIER - DMX/... SALT LAKE
CITY... UTAH /RADAR IDENTIFIER - MTX/... MISSOULA... MONTANA
/RADAR IDENTIFIER - MSX/... AND CINCINNATI... OHIO /RADAR
IDENTIFIER - ILN/... ARE COMMISSIONED. THIS WILL BRING THE
TOTAL OF COMMISSIONED NWS WSR-88D RADARS TO 52.
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.
END