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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1130 AM EDT TUE APR 11 2000
ATTENTION: ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICES/
FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAAPORT USERS / NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS
SUBJECT: AWIPS COMMISSIONING NOTICE...
.... NOTICE .....
ON MARCH 31... 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) REACHED A
NEW MILESTONE WITH THE COMMISSIONING OF AWIPS AT:
SIOUX FALLS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE (KFSD)... SIOUX FALLS... SD
RAPID CITY WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE (KUNR)... RAPID CITY... SD
THESE COMMISSIONINGS BRING THE TOTAL TO: 41
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_COMMISSIONING.NWS.NOAA.GOV
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