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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1030 AM EST TUE DEC 24 1996
ATTENTION: ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICES/
FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS/NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS/OTHER NWS PRODUCT
USERS
FROM: DONALD R. WERNLY... CHIEF... CUSTOMER SERVICE
SUBJECT: RADAR DECOMMISSIONING NOTICE FOR MERIDIAN...
MISSISSIPPI AND WICHITA FALLS TEXAS
..... NOTICE .....
A. SINCE THE JACKSON ... MISSISSIPPI AND MOBILE AND BIRMINGHAM
... ALABAMA DOPPLER WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADARS (WSR-88D) HAVE
BEEN COMMISSIONED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ... USERS
NOTIFIED AND SERVICES CONFIRMED ... THE MAJOR CRITERIA FOR
DECOMMISSIONING THE WSR-74C AT MERIDIAN ... MISSISSIPPI (RADAR
IDENTIFIER - MEI) HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. THEREFORE ... THE
MERIDIAN WSR-74C RADAR WILL BE DECOMMISSIONED OFFICIALLY ON
THURSDAY ... DECEMBER 26 ... 1996.
B. SINCE THE FREDERICK ... OKLAHOMA DOPPLER WEATHER
SURVEILLANCE RADAR (WSR-88D) HAS BEEN COMMISSIONED ... USERS
NOTIFIED AND SERVICES CONFIRMED ... THE MAJOR CRITERIA FOR
DECOMMISSIONING THE WSR-74C AT WICHITA FALLS ... TEXAS (RADAR
IDENTIFIER -SPS) HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. THEREFORE ... THE WICHITA
FALLS WSR-74C RADAR WILL BE DECOMMISSIONED OFFICIALLY ON THURSDAY
... DECEMBER 26 ... 1996.
DECOMMISSIONING MEANS THAT THESE RADARS ARE NO LONGER
ISSUING 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 OF CALL (301) 713-0070.
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NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE FOR NWWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1045 AM EST TUE DEC 24 1996
NWWS CHANGE NOTICE NO. 264
EFFECTIVE DATE: 01/08/97
(DRG2051) EFFECTIVE ON THE ABOVE DATE, THE FOLLOWING WESTERN
REGION RIVER STATEMENT (RVS) PRODUCTS WILL BE ADDED TO THE NWWS
NETWORK.
PRODUCT TITLE STATE ISSUE TIME
CIRCUIT (UTC)
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GTFRVSGGW RIVER STATEMENT GLASGOW MT AS NEEDED
LAXRVSLAX RIVER STATEMENT LOS ANGELES CA AS NEEDED
LAXRVSSAN RIVER STATEMENT SAN DIEGO CA AS NEEDED
PDXRVSMFR RIVER STATEMENT MEDFORD OR AS NEEDED
PDXRVSPDT RIVER STATEMENT PENDLETON OR AS NEEDED
PHXRVSFLG RIVER STATEMENT FLAGSTAFF AZ AS NEEDED
PHXRVSTUS RIVER STATEMENT TUCSON AZ AS NEEDED
A. PLATT
NWWS PROGRAM LEADER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
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