950714: NOUS40 (fwd)

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• Subject: 950714: NOUS40 (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 14 Jul 1995 15:15:07 -0600 (MDT)

NOUS40 KWBC 141909
FOS NOTICE NO. 710 07-14-95
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ATTENTION:   FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE
             SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS

SUBJECT:     NEXRAD COMMISSIONING NOTICES...
          PORTLAND... OR... AND EUREKA... CA


                       ***** NOTICE *****

ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR...
/WSR-88D/ PROGRAM WAS REACHED ON JULY 12... 1995.  THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ COMMISSIONED THE WSR-88D RADARS FOR PORTLAND...
OREGON /RADAR IDENTIFIER - RTX/ AND EUREKA... CALIFORNIA /RADAR
IDENTIFIER - BHX/.  THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL OF COMMISSIONED NWS
WSR-88D RADARS TO 59.

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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