20070126: NDFD products-[Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 07-05
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
845 AM EST FRI JAN 26 2007
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS... EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: GLENN AUSTIN NWS DIGITAL SERVICES TRANSITION MANAGER 
         OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES
SUBJECT: NINE EXPERIMENTAL CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK HAZARD PROBABILITY ELEMENTS TO BE ADDED TO THE NATIONAL 
         DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE /NDFD/ ON FEBRUARY 27 2007
         AT 1400 UTC
EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 27 2007 AT 1400 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...NINE CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK HAZARD PROBABILITY ELEMENTS WILL BE ADDED TO THE NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE /NDFD/ ON AN EXPERIMENTAL BASIS. THESE ELEMENTS ARE GENERATED BY THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA.
THE NINE CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK HAZARD PROBABILITY ELEMENTS SHOWN BELOW WILL BE ADDED TO NDFD FOR THE CONTIGUOUS U.S. AND FOR THE 16 PRE-DEFINED NDFD CONUS SUBSECTORS. 

CONVECTIVE HAZARD OUTLOOK - DAY 1...DAY 2 AND DAY 3
PROBABILITY OF TORNADOES - DAY 1
PROBABILITY OF HAIL - DAY 1
PROBABILITY OF DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS - DAY 1
PROBABILITY OF EXTREME TORNADOES - DAY 1
PROBABILITY OF EXTREME HAIL - DAY 1
PROBABILITY OF EXTREME THUNDERSTORM WINDS - DAY 1
TOTAL PROBABILITY OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS - DAY 2 AND DAY 3
TOTAL PROBABILITY OF EXTREME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DAY 2 AND DAY 3
MORE DETAILS REGARDING THESE ELEMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED IN A PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT /PDD/ WHICH WILL BE ADDED TO THE ONLINE CATALOG OF EXPERIMENTAL NWS PRODUCTS AND SERVICES BEFORE THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE. REFER TO /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: 

    HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV/VIEWLISTE.PHP
DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THESE PRODUCTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER WEB SITE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: 

    HTTP://WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/OUTLOOK/PROBINFO.HTML
THESE FORECASTS ARE ALREADY AVAILABLE AS GRAPHICS ON THE SPC WEB SITE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: 

    HTTP://WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/OUTLOOK/
WITH THIS IMPLEMENTATION...THESE SAME FORECASTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM NDFD IN THE STANDARD METHODS: 

    - GRIDDED BINARY /GRIB2/ FILES VIA FILE TRANSFER
    PROTOCOL /FTP/
- IN EXTENSIBLE MARKUP LANGUAGE VIA WEB SERVICE 

    - ONLINE GRAPHICS YOU CAN ZOOM IN ON
USERS WHO PULL NDFD ELEMENTS IN GRIDDED BINARY /GRIB2/ FORMAT FROM THE NWS ANONYMOUS FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL /FTP/ SERVER... EITHER VIA THE INTERNET OR VIA THE FAMILY OF SERVICES SERVER ACCESS SERVICE...MAY NEED TO UPDATE THEIR PROCEDURES AND/OR SCRIPTS IN ORDER TO ACCESS THESE NEW ELEMENTS. FOR CUSTOMERS WHO KEY ON THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ SUPER HEADING TO ACCESS NDFD ELEMENTS...THE LIST OF SUPER HEADINGS FOR THE EXPERIMENTAL CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK HAZARD PROBABILITY ELEMENTS IS ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: 

    HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DATAMGMT/DOC/SPC.HTML
CUSTOMERS WHO USE THE NDFD IN XML VIA WEB SERVICE OR THE ONLINE GRAPHICAL NDFD FORECASTS CAN USE THE SAME METHODS THEY CURRENTLY USE TO ACQUIRE THESE NEW EXPERIMENTAL ELEMENTS. THE CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK HAZARD PROBABILITY NDFD GRAPHICS WILL BE LABELED EXPERIMENTAL.
MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT ACCESSING THESE NEW ELEMENTS USING ALL OF THE STANDARD NDFD ACCESS METHODS IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: 

    HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NDFD/OPER_IMPLEM_9SPC.HTM
GENERAL INFORMATION ON ACCESSING AND USING NDFD ELEMENTS IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USER LOWER CASE LETTERS/: 

    HTTP://NDFD.WEATHER.GOV/TECHNICAL.HTM
IF FEBRUARY 27 2006 IS A CRITICAL WEATHER DAY...THIS IMPLEMENTATION MAY BE POSTPONED. IN THAT CASE USERS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THAT DECISION VIA TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE AS FAR IN ADVANCE AS POSSIBLE.
COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK ON THE EXPERIMENTAL CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK HAZARD PROBABILITY ELEMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH JUNE 29 2007. LINKS TO ONLINE SURVEYS FOR NDFD CUSTOMERS ARE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
GRIB2 USERS: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=NDFD-GRIDS 

   USERS OF XML SOAP SERVICE:
   HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=XMLSOAP

   NDFD ONLINE GRAPHICS:
   HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=GFP
THESE NEW CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK HAZARD PROBABILITY ELEMENTS WILL REMAIN EXPERIMENTAL UNTIL ALL FEEDBACK IS ASSESSED AND A TECHNICAL ANALYSIS IS COMPLETED. AT THAT TIME...THE NWS WILL DETERMINE WHETHER TO TRANSITION THESE EXPERIMENTAL ELEMENTS TO OPERATIONAL STATUS... DISCONTINUE THEM...OR REVISE AND RETAIN THEM AS EXPERIMENTAL ELEMENTS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE PRODUCTS... PLEASE CONTACT: 

DR. RUSSELL SCHNEIDER              GREGORY GROSSHANS
CHIEF SCIENCE SUPPORT BRANCH       METEOROLOGIST
STORM PREDICTION CENTER            STORM PREDICTION CENTER
NORMAN OKLAHOMA                    NORMAN OKLAHOMA
PHONE: 405-325-2066                PHONE: 405-325-2462
RUSSELL.SCHNEIDER@xxxxxxxx         GREGORY.GROSSHANS@xxxxxxxx

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE...PLEASE CONTACT:

    JOHN FERREE
    OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES
    SEVERE STORMS SERVICE LEADER
    NORMAN OKLAHOMA
    EMAIL:  JOHN.T.FERREE@xxxxxxxx
IF YOU HAVE TECHNICAL QUESTIONS REGARDING THE NDFD DATA...PLEASE CONTACT: 

    DAVID RUTH
    CHIEF...MESOSCALE PREDICTION BRANCH
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
    OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
    EMAIL:  DAVID.RUTH@xxxxxxxx
TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE NDFD ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: 

    HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NDFD/TINS.HTM
ALL NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE POSTED AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: 

    HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

$$
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