20000403: AWIPS COMMISSIONING NOTICE...KOKX, KPHI, KCTP, KALY, KLWX

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• Subject: 20000403: AWIPS COMMISSIONING NOTICE...KOKX, KPHI, KCTP, KALY, KLWX
• From: Don Murray <dmurray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2000 12:44:42 -0600

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FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1638     APRIL 3... 2000

ATTENTION    FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
             NOAAPORT USERS

SUBJECT      AWIPS COMMISSIONING NOTICE...

ON MARCH 29... 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ REACHED
A NEW MILESTONE WITH THE COMMISSIONING OF AWIPS AT

NEW YORK CITY WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /KOKX/... UPTON... NY

PHILADELPHIA WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /KPHI/... MT. HOLLY... NJ

CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /KCTP/... STATE
COLLEGE... PA

ALBANY WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /KALY/... ALBANY... NY

BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /KLWX/...
STERLING... VA


THESE COMMISSIONINGS BRING THE TOTAL TO   35


COMMISSIONING OF THESE SITES MEAN AWIPS NOW TRANSMITS ALL
NWS PRODUCTS INSTEAD OF AFOS... TRANSMISSION OVER AFOS CEASES
UPON THE COMMISSIONING OF AWIPS.

THE NWS OFFICE RESPONSIBLE FOR EACH SITE... AS WELL AS THE
NETWORK CONTROL FACILITY IN SILVER SPRING... MARYLAND... WILL
MONITOR AWIPS PRODUCTS AND COORDINATE MAINTENANCE ACTIONS
AS NEEDED.

FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING FUTURE AWIPS COMMISSIONINGS...
REFER TO THE AWIPS COMMISSIONING HOME PAGE

WWW.AWIPS/UNDERSCORE/COMMISSIONING.NWS.NOAA.GOV

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