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FOS NOTICE NO. 810 11-01-95
ATTENTION FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
SUBJECT NEXRAD COMMISSIONING NOTICE
MINNEAPOLIS... MN...
ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE DOPPLER WEATHER SURVEILLANCE
RADAR... /WSR-88D/ PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON
NOV 1... 1995... WHEN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/
COMMISSIONS THE WSR-88D RADAR FOR MINNEAPOLIS...
MINNESOTA /RADAR IDENTIFIER - MPX/. THIS WILL BRING THE
TOTAL OF COMMISSIONED NWS WSR-88D RADARS TO 83.
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.
HRS SUBSCRIBERS
PLEASE ADD THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS TO YOUR DATA DIRECTORIES
HTAC20/25/30/40/50/70/85 KWBC
HTAD20/25/30 KWBC
HVAC20/25 KWBC
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