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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
1100 AM EST thu NOV 2 1995
ATTENTION: ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICES/
FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS
SUBJECT: RADAR DECOMMISSIONING NOTICE... ALBANY... NEW YORK
***** NOTICE *****
WITH THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADARS... (WSR-88D)
COMMISSIONED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) FOR ALBANY...
NEW YORK... USERS NOTIFIED... AND SERVICES CONFIRMED... THE MAJOR
CRITERIA FOR DECOMMISSIONING THE WSR-74C AT ALBANY... NEW YORK
(RADAR IDENTIFIER - ALB) HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. THEREFORE... THE
WSR-74C RADAR WILL BE DECOMMISSIONED OFFICIALLY ON NOV 2... 1995.
DECOMMISSIONING MEANS THAT THIS RADAR IS 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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