Request for Posting By:  Joseph Facundo
     
    Date:                    06/23/00 11:04AM
     
    Distributed to all NWS Employees
     
    *************************  ANNOUNCEMENT  *****************************
     
     
     ON JUNE 22... 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) REACHED A NEW 
     MILESTONE WITH THE COMMISSIONING OF AWIPS AT:
     
     ALBUQUERQUE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE (KABQ)... ALBUQUERQUE... NM
     
     THIS COMMISSIONING BRINGS THE TOTAL TO:   109  
     
     COMMISSIONING OF THIS SITE MEANS 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