JULIEC NWSB
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FOS NOTICE NO. 816 11-15-95
ATTENTION FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
SUBJECT RADAR DECOMMISSIONING NOTICE...
KANSAS CITY... MISSOURI
WITH THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADARS... /WSR-88D/
COMMISSIONED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ FOR KANSAS
CITY... MISSOURI... USERS NOTIFIED... AND SERVICES CONFIRMED...
THE MAJOR CRITERIA FOR DECOMMISSIONING THE WSR-57 AT KANSAS
CITY... MISSOURI /RADAR IDENTIFIER - MCI/ HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.
THE WSR-57 RADAR WAS DECOMMISSIONED OFFICIALLY ON
NOV 9... 1995.
SUBJECT RADAR DECOMMISSIONING NOTICE...
DETROIT... MICHIGAN
WITH THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADARS... /WSR-88D/
COMMISSIONED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ FOR DETROIT...
MICHIGAN... USERS NOTIFIED... AND SERVICES CONFIRMED... THE MAJOR
CRITERIA FOR DECOMMISSIONING THE WSR-74S AT DETROIT... MICHIGAN
/RADAR IDENTIFIER - DTW/ HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. THE
WSR-74S RADAR WAS DECOMMISSIONED OFFICIALLY ON NOV 9... 1995.
SUBJECT RADAR DECOMMISSIONING NOTICE...
CONCORDIA... KANSAS
WITH THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADARS... /WSR-88D/
COMMISSIONED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ FOR WICHITA
KANSAS... HASTINGS... NEBRASKA... AND TOPEKA... KANSAS... USERS
NOTIFIED... AND SERVICES CONFIRMED... THE MAJOR CRITERIA FOR
DECOMMISSIONING THE WSR-74C AT CONCORDIA... KANSAS
/RADAR IDENTIFIER - CNK/ HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. THE
WSR-74C RADAR WAS DECOMMISSIONED OFFICIALLY ON NOV 9... 1995.
SUBJECT RADAR DECOMMISSIONING NOTICE... TAMPA... FLORIDA
WITH THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADARS... /WSR-88D/
COMMISSIONED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ FOR TAMPA BAY
FLORIDA... USERS NOTIFIED... AND SERVICES CONFIRMED... THE MAJOR
CRITERIA FOR DECOMMISSIONING THE WSR-57 AT TAMPA FLORIDA /RADAR
IDENTIFIER - TBW/ HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. THE WSR-57 RADAR
WAS DECOMMISSIONED OFFICIALLY ON NOV 9... 1995.
SUBJECT RADAR DECOMMISSIONING NOTICE...
WICHITA... KANSAS
WITH THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADARS... /WSR-88D/
COMMISSIONED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ FOR WICHITA
KANSAS... USERS NOTIFIED... AND SERVICES CONFIRMED... THE MAJOR
CRITERIA FOR DECOMMISSIONING THE WSR-57 AT WICHITA... KANSAS
/RADAR IDENTIFIER - ICT/ HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. THEREFORE...
THE WSR-57 RADAR WILL BE DECOMMISSIONED OFFICIALLY ON
NOV 9... 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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