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NOUS40 KWBC 251645
FOS NOTICE NO. 716 07-25-95
ATTENTION: FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS
SUBJECT: NEXRAD COMMISSIONING NOTICE... OMAHA... NE...
AND GREEN BAY... WI...
ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE DOPPLER... WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR...
/WSR-88D/ PROGRAM WAS REACHED ON JUL 19... 1995. THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ COMMISSIONED THE WSR-88D RADAR FOR OMAHA...
NEBRASKA /RADAR IDENTIFIER - OAX/. ON JUL 26... 1995 THE NWS
COMMISSIONED THE WSR-88D RADAR FOR GREEN BAY... WISCONSIN /RADAR
IDENTIFIER - GRB/. THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL OF COMMISSIONED NWS
WSR-88D RADARS TO 61.
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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