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NOUS41 KWBC 131817 PNSWSHPUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT REQUEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
217 PM EDT MON AUG 13 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: DAVID RUTH METEOROLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
SUBJECT: COMMENT REQUEST: PLANNED TERMINATION OF THE NESTED GRID MODEL /NGM/- BASED LOCAL AWIPS MOS SYSTEM /LAMP/ PRODUCTS
THE NWS IS SEEKING USER COMMENTS ON THE PLANNED TERMINATION OF THE NGM-LAMP SYSTEM.
THE NGM-BASED LAMP SYSTEM ACTS AS AN UPDATE TO THE NGM MODEL OUTPUT STATISTICS /MOS/ GUIDANCE. THE LAMP SYSTEM IS BEING REDEVELOPED TO UPDATE THE GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEM /GFS/ MOS INSTEAD OF THE NGM MOS. THE NEW SYSTEM HAS BEEN RENAMED THE LOCALIZED AVIATION MOS PROGRAM. CURRENTLY THE NEW GFS-BASED LAMP SYSTEM IS RUNNING OPERATIONALLY WITH THE SAME NUMBER OF CYCLES AS THE NGM- BASED LAMP SYSTEM AND WILL EVENTUALLY PROVIDE UPDATED GUIDANCE EVERY HOUR OF THE DAY. IN ADDITION THE NUMBER OF STATIONS FOR WHICH FORECASTS ARE GENERATED IN THE NEW GFS-LAMP SYSTEM HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED FROM ITS PREDECESSOR...THE NGM-LAMP SYSTEM. IT IS NOW ON THE ORDER OF THE STATION-BASED GFS MOS SYSTEM. THE NWS IS PLANNING TO TERMINATE THE NGM-LAMP SYSTEM. IF A DECISION IS MADE TO TERMINATE THE NGM-LAMP...WE ANTICIPATE ITS TERMINATION TO BE EFFECTIVE IN JANUARY 2008. EFFECTS OF THIS PROPOSED PRODUCT TERMINATION INCLUDE THE REMOVAL OF ALL NGM-LAMP PRODUCTS WHICH ARE AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/LAMP/NGMLAMP.SHTML AND THE REMOVAL OF ALL NGM-LAMP GUIDANCE AVAILABLE ON THE NWS FTP SERVER AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
TGFTP.NWS.NOAA.GOV ADDITIONAL DETAILS CONCERNING THE PROPOSED TERMINATION OF THE NGM-LAMP SYSTEM AND THE KEY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NGM-LAMP SYSTEM AND THE NEW GFS-LAMP SYSTEM ARE SUMMARIZED AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MDL/GFSLAMP/DOCS/PLAN_NGMLAMP_REMOVAL.SHTML FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE NEW GFS-LAMP SYSTEM, PLEASE SEE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MDL/LAMP/PLEASE SEND ANY COMMENTS ON THIS PROPOSED TERMINATION BY SEPTEMBER 14 2007 TO NGMLAMP.COMMENTS@xxxxxxxx. PLEASE USE THE SUBJECT: NGM-LAMP COMMENT
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT: JUDY GHIRARDELLI NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY PHONE: 301-713-0056 EXT. 194 E-MAIL: JUDY.GHIRARDELLI@xxxxxxxxTHIS AND OTHER NWS PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN
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