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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 SEVERE
WEATHER 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 DRIVE
 NORMAN OK 73069 
 TIM.D.CRUM@NOAA.GOV

NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/: 

  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM

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