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950530: NEXRAD commissionings

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FOS NOTICE NO. 687 05-30-95
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ATTENTION: FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE
           SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS

SUBJECT:   NEXRAD COMMISSIONING NOTICES... COLUMBIA... SC...
           DES MOINES... IA... SALT LAKE CITY... UT...
           MISSOULA... MT... AND CINCINNATI... OH.

                       ***** NOTICE *****

ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR...
/WSR-88D/PROGRAM WILL BE REACHED ON JUNE 1... 1995... WHEN
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ COMMISSIONS THE WSR-88D
RADARS FOR COLUMBIA... SOUTH CAROLINA /RADAR IDENTIFIER -
CAE/... DES MOINES... IOWA /RADAR IDENTIFIER - DMX/... SALT LAKE
CITY... UTAH /RADAR IDENTIFIER - MTX/... MISSOULA... MONTANA
/RADAR IDENTIFIER - MSX/... AND CINCINNATI... OHIO /RADAR
IDENTIFIER - ILN/... ARE COMMISSIONED.  THIS WILL BRING THE
TOTAL OF COMMISSIONED NWS WSR-88D RADARS TO 52.

COMMISSIONING MEANS THAT THESE RADARS ARE NOW ISSUING PRODUCTS...
SUCH AS THE RADAR OBSERVATION /ROB/ MESSAGE... IN AN OFFICIAL
CAPACITY.  ALSO... PRODUCTS FROM 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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