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PNSWSH TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 06-87...AMENDED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 100 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2007TO: 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
SCIENCE PLANS BRANCH CHIEF
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY /OST/
SUBJECT: AMENDED: ADDITION OF NEW ELEMENTS TO THE
GFS-BASED GRIDDED MOS GUIDANCE: EFFECTIVE
JUNE 5 2007
REFER TO: TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE /TIN/ 06-87
TRANSMITTED ON NOVEMBER 28 2006...AMENDED TIN
06-87 TRANSMITTED ON MARCH 8 2007... SECOND AMENDED
TIN 06-87 TRANSMITTED ON MAY 10 2007 AND SECOND
AMENDED TIN 05-56 TRANSMITTED JULY 27 2006.
THIS TIN IS BEING AMENDED TO REFLECT A DELAY IN GFS-BASED GRIDDED
MOS PRODUCT DELIVERY.DURING THE PROCESS OF TESTING IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ADDITION OF THE NEW ELEMENTS TO THE GFS-BASED GRIDDED MOS GRIB2 PRODUCTS WILL RESULT IN LATER PRODUCT DELIVERY TIMES. THE DAY 1-3 PRODUCT DELIVERY WILL BE DELAYED APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES FROM THE CURRENT DELIVERY TIME AND THE DAY 4-7 PRODUCT DELIVERY BY APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES.
ATTENTION USERS OF THE MODEL OUTPUT STATISTICS /MOS/ GUIDANCE:ON TUESDAY...JUNE 5 2007...THE NWS WILL PRODUCE ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS IN THE GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEM /GFS/ -BASED GRIDDED MOS GUIDANCE. THESE PRODUCTS WILL BE DISSEMINATED ON THE SATELLITE BROADCAST NETWORK /SBN/...NOAAPORT...AND THE NWS FTP SERVER. THE PRODUCTS WILL BE IN GRIB2 FORMAT. THE COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 1 BELOW. THE GRIDDED MOS PRODUCTS WILL CONTAIN GUIDANCE ON THE 5 KM NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE /NDFD/ CONUS GRID AT PROJECTIONS OF 1 TO 7 DAYS IN ADVANCE. GRIDS WILL BE GENERATED FROM THE 0000 AND 1200 UTC MODEL RUNS.
GUIDANCE WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL
ELEMENTS:
SKY COVER
WIND GUSTS
QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION /6 AND 12 HOUR/
24-HR SNOWFALL AMOUNT
GRIB2 GRIDDED MOS GUIDANCE IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS FTP SERVER AT
/USE LOWER CASE EXCEPT FOR SL...ST...DF... DC...GT...AND AR/: FTP://TGFTP.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SL.US008001/ST.OPNL/DF.GR2/DC.NDGD/ GT.MOSGFS/AR.CONUSTABLE 1: COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THE GFS-BASED GRIDDED MOS GRIB2 PRODUCTS SCHEDULED TO BE IMPLEMENTED.
WMO HEADING ELEMENT
LAUXXX KWBQ SKY COVER
LIUXXX KWBQ 6-HR QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION
LSUXXX KWBQ 24-HR SNOWFALL AMOUNT
LVUXXX KWBQ 12-HR QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION
LWUXXX KWBQ WIND GUSTS
EACH GRIB2 PRODUCT HAS A UNIQUE WMO HEADING. LISTED BELOW ARE
REPRESENTATIONS OF THE WMO HEADINGS. A COMPLETE LIST OF GRIDDED
MOS WMO HEADINGS IS AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/GMOS/GMOSHEADERS.PDF
A WEB PAGE OUTLINING THE GRIDDED MOS GUIDANCE AND THE FTP SERVER
STRUCTURE CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/GMOS.HTML
FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE PRODUCTS OR THE MOS GUIDANCE PLEASE
CONTACT:
KATHRYN GILBERT
MDL/SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
PHONE: 301-713-0023 EXT. 130
E-MAIL: KATHRYN.GILBERT@xxxxxxxx
LINKS TO THE MOS PRODUCTS...ALONG WITH DESCRIPTIONS...CAN BE
FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP
THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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