950523: Radar Decommissiong - Galveston, TX

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• Subject: 950523: Radar Decommissiong - Galveston, TX
• From: Don Murray <dmurray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 23 May 1995 09:59:35 -0600

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FOS NOTICE NO 682 05-23-95
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ATTENTION:   FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS/NOAA WEATHER WIRE
             SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS

SUBJECT:     RADAR DECOMMISSIONING NOTICE...
             GALVESTON... TEXAS

                       ***** NOTICE *****

      WITH THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR... /WSR-88D/
COMMISSIONED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ FOR HOUSTON...
TEXAS... USERS NOTIFIED... AND SERVICES CONFIRMED... THE MAJOR
CRITERIA FOR DECOMMISSIONING THE WSR-57 AT GALVESTON... TEXAS
/RADAR IDENTIFIER - GLS/ HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.  THE
WSR-57 RADAR WAS DECOMMISSIONED OFFICIALLY ON MAY 22... 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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