[20070307: NCEP global fcst system-BUFR format-sounding prodsFwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

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877 NOUS41 KWBC 071928
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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 07-17 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 230 PM EST WED MAR 7 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...NWS EMPLOYEES FROM: PAUL HIRSCHBERG CHIEF...SCIENCE PLANS BRANCH OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY /OST/ SUBJECT: NCEP GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEM BUFR FORMAT SOUNDING PRODUCTS TO BE ADDED TO NOAAPORT: EFFECTIVE JUNE 5 2007 EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JUNE 5 2007...BEGINNING WITH THE 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ RUN...THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION /NCEP/ WILL BEGIN TO DISSEMINATE ITS GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEM /GFS/ BUFR FORMAT SOUNDING PRODUCTS FOR TRANSMISSION ON NOAAPORT. THESE BUFR SOUNDING PRODUCTS WILL BE PRODUCED IN 3-HOUR FORECAST INCREMENTS FROM FORECAST HOUR 00 TO 180. THESE WILL BE DISSEMINATED FOUR TIMES PER DAY FOR EACH OF THE GFS MODEL CYCLES /00...06...12 AND 18 UTC/. WMO HEADINGS AND GEOGRAPHICAL DOMAINS FOR THESE PRODUCTS ARE LISTED IN TABLE 1. TABLE 1: GEOGRAPHICAL DOMAINS WMO HEADING GEOGRAPHICAL DOMAIN. JUSA41 KWBC SOUTHEAST CONUS AND PUERTO RICO JUSA42 KWBC NORTHEAST CONUS AND SE CANADA JUSB43 KWBC SOUTH CENTRAL CONUS AND NORTHEAST MEXICO JUSB44 KWBC NORTH CENTRAL CONUS AND SOUTH CENTRAL CANADA JUSB45 KWBC SOUTHWEST CONUS AND NORTHWEST MEXICO JUSB46 KWBC NORTHWEST CONUS AND SOUTHWEST CANADA JUSX47 KWBC HAWAII REGION JUSX48 KWBC WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN INCLUDING GUAM JUSX49 KWBC ALASKA, NORTHWEST CANADA, AND EAST RUSSIA THE AVERAGE SIZE OF THESE PRODUCTS PER MODEL CYCLE...BROKEN OUT BY WMO HEADING...ARE LISTED IN TABLE 2. TABLE 2: AVERAGE SIZE PER MODEL CYCLE. WMO HEADING AVERAGE SIZE PER MODEL CYCLE JUSA41 KWBC 9 MEGABYTES JUSA42 KWBC 12 MEGABYTES JUSB43 KWBC 7 MEGABYTES JUSB44 KWBC 8 MEGABYTES JUSB45 KWBC 6 MEGABYTES JUSB46 KWBC 5 MEGABYTES JUSX47 KWBC 0.5 MEGABYTES JUSX48 KWBC 0.5 MEGABYTES JUSX49 KWBC 5 MEGABYTES A DESCRIPTION OF THE PARAMETERS CONTAINED WITHIN THESE FILES CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NCO.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PMB/CHANGES/BUFR_GFS3_CLASS1.TBL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NOAAPORT ACTIVATION OF THESE PRODUCTS...PLEASE CONTACT: BRIAN GOCKEL OST/SYSTEMS ENGINEERING CENTER SILVER SPRING MARYLAND PHONE: 301 713 0304 X158 EMAIL: BRIAN.GOCKEL@xxxxxxxx IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE TECHNICAL DETAILS OF THE PRODUCT OR ITS GENERATION...PLEASE CONTACT: BRENT GORDON NCEP...PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT BRANCH CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND PHONE: 301 763 8000 X7193 EMAIL: BRENT.GORDON@xxxxxxxx THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM $$


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