88D to be commissioned at Twin Lakes

• To: L.MILLER.UCAR(REC)
• Subject: 88D to be commissioned at Twin Lakes
• From: C.ALEX
• Date: Thu, 24 Feb 1994 13:38:01 -0700

Posted: Wed, Feb 23, 1994   4:53 PM EST              Msg: NGJE-6100-4060
Subj:   88D to be commissioned at Twin Lakes          
Originally sent under 3 different AFOS headers; they are:

WSHPNSWSH          ADMN81 KWBC
WSHPNSNMC          NOUS41 KWBC
WSHPNSFOS          NOFS11 KWBC

A copy of WSHPNSWSH follows:

WSHPNSWSH
ADMN81 KWBC 232131

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
430 PM EST WED FEB 23 1994

ATTENTION:     ALL NWS OFFICES, FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS,
               NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS,
               OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PRODUCT USERS

SUBJECT:       NEXRAD Commissioning Notice

                       ***** NOTICE *****

Another important milestone in the Doppler, Weather Surveillance
Radar, (WSR-88D) program will be reached on February 28, 1994
when the National Weather Service (NWS) commissions the first
WSR-88D radar at Twin Lakes, Oklahoma (location identifier TLX). 
The commissioning event will occur at approximately 11:30 AM
Eastern.  Commissioning means that the TLX radar will begin
issuing products, such as the Radar Coded Message, in an official
capacity.  Also, products from the TLX radar available through
the NEXRAD Information Dissemination Service will no longer have
an experimental or test message appended to them.

Persons wishing more information concerning the WSR-88D should
contact their local National Weather Service office or call
(301) 713-0070.

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