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PNSWSH TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 08-94 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 135 PM EST THU NOV 13 2008 TO: SUBSCRIBERS:- FAMILY OF SERVICES - NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE - EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK - NOAAPORT - OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: RICHARD J. VOGT
DIRECTOR...WSR-88D RADAR OPERATIONS CENTER
SUBJECT: DELETION OF WSR-88D SEVERE WEATHER PROBABILITY
PRODUCT: EFFECTIVE MAY 18 2009
EFFECTIVE MAY 18 2009...WITH THE RELEASE OF WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR 1988 DOPPLER /WSR-88D/ SOFTWARE BUILD 11...THE SEVEREWEATHER PROBABIILTY PRODUCT /PRODUCT NUMBER 47/ WILL BE DELETED FROM THE WSR-88D BASELINE AND THE RADAR PRODUCT CENTRAL COLLECTION DISSEMINATION SERVICE /RPCCDS/. STARTING MARCH 16 2009 NWS WILL STOP PRODUCING AND DISSEMINATING PRODUCT 47 AT THE BUILD 11 BETA TEST SITES. THE LOCATIONS OF THE ESTIMATED SIX BETA SITES AND TEST START DATES WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN ADVANCE. NWS IS REMOVING THE SEVERE WEATHER PROBABILITY ALGORITHM AND ASSOCIATED PRODUCT BASED ON NEXRAD USER SURVEYS THAT INDICATED VERY FEW USERS OF THIS PRODUCT. ANNOUNCEMENT OF THIS DELETION WAS MADE AT THE JUNE 2008 FAMILY OF SERVICES MEETING.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT: TIM CRUM WSR-88D RADAR OPERATIONS CENTER
1200 WESTHEIMER DRIVENORMAN OK 73069 TIM.D.CRUM@xxxxxxxx
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