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FOS NOTICE NO. 769 09-12-95
ATTENTION FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
SUBJECT NEXRAD COMMISSIONING NOTICES...
PADUCAH... KY... AND LAS VEGAS... NV
ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE
RADAR... /WSR-88D/ PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON
SEPTEMBER 13... 1995... WHEN THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE /NWS/ COMMISSIONS THE WSR-88D RADARS FOR
PADUCAH... KENTUCKY /RADAR IDENTIFIER - PAH/ AND LAS
VEGAS... NEVADA /RADAR IDENTIFIER - ESX/. THIS WILL
BRING THE TOTAL OF COMMISSIONED NWS WSR-88D RADARS TO 72.
SUBJECT NEXRAD COMMISSIONING NOTICES...
LUBBOCK... TX... AND SPRINGFIELD... MO
ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE
RADAR... /WSR-88D/ PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON
SEPTEMBER 14... 1995... WHEN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
/NWS/ COMMISSIONS THE WSR-88D RADARS FOR LUBBOCK...
TEXAS /RADAR IDENTIFIER - LBB/ AND SPRINGFIELD... MISSOURI
/RADAR IDENTIFIER - SGF/. THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL OF
COMMISSIONED NWS WSR-88D RADARS TO 74.
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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