950626: Tri Cities NOUS40 (fwd)

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• Subject: 950626: Tri Cities NOUS40 (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 26 Jun 1995 08:58:22 -0600 (MDT)

NOUS40 KWBC 232045

FOS NOTICE NO. 696 06-23-95 CORRECTION DATA TRUNCATED

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ATTENTION:   FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS/NOAA WEATHER WIRE

             SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS



SUBJECT:     NEXRAD COMMISSIONING NOTICE...

             KNOXVILLE/TRI-CITIES... TN...



ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE

RADAR... /WSR-88D/ PROGRAM WAS REACHED ON JUN 22... 1995...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ COMMISSIONED THE WSR-88D

RADAR FOR KNOXVILLE/TRI-CITIES... TENNESSEE /RADAR

IDENTIFIER - MRX/.  THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL OF COMMISSIONED

NWS WSR-88D RADARS TO 54.



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.



SUBJECT:     RADAR DECOMMISSIONING NOTICE...

             JACKSON...MISSISSIPPI



WITH THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR... /WSR-88D/

COMMISSIONED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ FOR JACKSON...

MISSISSIPPI... USERS NOTIFIED... AND SERVICES CONFIRMED... THE

MAJOR CRITERIA FOR DECOMMISSIONING THE WSR-57 AT JACKSON...

MISSISSIPPI /RADAR IDENTIFIER - JAN/ HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.  THE

WSR-57 RADAR WAS DECOMMISSIONED OFFICIALLY ON JUN 21... 1995.





SUBJECT:     RADAR DECOMMISSIONING NOTICE...

             MEMPHIS... TENNESSEE



WITH THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR... /WSR-88D/

COMMISSIONED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ FOR MEMPHIS...

TENNESSEE... USERS NOTIFIED... AND SERVICES CONFIRMED... THE

MAJOR CRITERIA FOR DECOMMISSIONING THE WSR-74S AT MEMPHIS...

TENNESSEE /RADAR IDENTIFIER - MEG/ HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

THEREFORE... THE WSR-74S RADAR WAS DECOMMISSIONED OFFICIALLY ON

JUN 21... 1995.



DECOMMISSIONING MEANS THAT THESE RADARS ARE 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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