20000517: AWIPS COMMISSIONING.... (fwd)

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• Subject: 20000517: AWIPS COMMISSIONING.... (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 13:04:37 -0600

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
230 PM EDT MAY 17...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 MAY 1... 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) REACHED A NEW
MILESTONE WITH THE COMMISSIONING OF AWIPS AT:

SULLIVAN WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE (KMKX)... SULLIVAN... WI

GREEN BAY WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE (KGRB)... GREEN BAY... WI

MARQUETTE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE (KMQT)... MARQUETTE... MI

JACKSON WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE (KJKL)... JACKSON... KY

THESE COMMISSIONINGS BRING THE TOTAL TO:   101

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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