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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
300 PM EST MON FEB 10 1997
ATTENTION: ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES/
FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS/NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS/OTHER NWS PRODUCT
USERS
SUBJECT: RADAR DECOMMISSIONING NOTICE .....
SAVANNAH ... GEORGIA
..... NOTICE .....
SINCE THE JACKSONVILLE ... FLORIDA AND CHARLESTON ... SOUTH
CAROLINA 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 SAVANNAH ... GEORGIA /RADAR IDENTIFIER - SAV/ HAVE
BEEN COMPLETED. THEREFORE ... THE SAVANNAH WSR-74C RADAR WILL
BE DECOMMISSIONED OFFICIALLY ON TUESDAY ... FEBRUARY 11 ... 1997.
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 OF CALL /301/ 713-0070.
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