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FOS NOTICE NO. 696 06-23-95 CORRECTION DATA TRUNCATED
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ATTENTION: FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS/NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS
SUBJECT: NEXRAD COMMISSIONING NOTICE...
KNOXVILLE/TRI-CITIES... TN...
ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE
RADAR... /WSR-88D/ PROGRAM WAS REACHED ON JUN 22... 1995...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ COMMISSIONED THE WSR-88D
RADAR FOR KNOXVILLE/TRI-CITIES... TENNESSEE /RADAR
IDENTIFIER - MRX/. THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL OF COMMISSIONED
NWS WSR-88D RADARS TO 54.
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.
SUBJECT: RADAR DECOMMISSIONING NOTICE...
JACKSON...MISSISSIPPI
WITH THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR... /WSR-88D/
COMMISSIONED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ FOR JACKSON...
MISSISSIPPI... USERS NOTIFIED... AND SERVICES CONFIRMED... THE
MAJOR CRITERIA FOR DECOMMISSIONING THE WSR-57 AT JACKSON...
MISSISSIPPI /RADAR IDENTIFIER - JAN/ HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. THE
WSR-57 RADAR WAS DECOMMISSIONED OFFICIALLY ON JUN 21... 1995.
SUBJECT: RADAR DECOMMISSIONING NOTICE...
MEMPHIS... TENNESSEE
WITH THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR... /WSR-88D/
COMMISSIONED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ FOR MEMPHIS...
TENNESSEE... USERS NOTIFIED... AND SERVICES CONFIRMED... THE
MAJOR CRITERIA FOR DECOMMISSIONING THE WSR-74S AT MEMPHIS...
TENNESSEE /RADAR IDENTIFIER - MEG/ HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.
THEREFORE... THE WSR-74S RADAR WAS DECOMMISSIONED OFFICIALLY ON
JUN 21... 1995.
DECOMMISSIONING MEANS THAT THESE RADARS ARE NO LONGER ISSUING
PRODUCTS... SUCH AS THE RADAR OBSERVATION /ROB/ MESSAGE... IN AN
OFFICIAL CAPACITY.
PERSONS WISHING MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING THE CURRENT RADAR
NETWORK SHOULD CONTACT THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE OR CALL /301/ 713-0070.
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