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FOS NOTICE NO. 830 12-01-95
ATTENTION FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS
SUBJECT RADAR DECOMMISSIONING NOTICE... VOLENS... VIRGINIA
WITH THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADARS... /WSR-88D/
COMMISSIONED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ FOR
RALEIGH/DURHAM... NORTH CAROLINA... WAKEFIELD... AND ROANOKE...
VIRGINIA USERS NOTIFIED... AND SERVICES CONFIRMED... THE MAJOR
CRITERIA FOR DECOMMISSIONING THE WSR-74S AT VOLENS... VIRGINIA
/RADAR IDENTIFIER - VQN/ HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. THEREFORE... THE
WSR-74S RADAR WILL BE DECOMMISSIONED OFFICIALLY ON DEC 1 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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