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074 NOUS41 KWBC 181806 
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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 07-71
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
206 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 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/ PARTNERS AND USERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     ROBERT LIVEZEY
         CHIEF...CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION
         OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES
SUBJECT: TWELVE EXPERIMENTAL CLIMATE OUTLOOK HAZARD PROBABILITY ELEMENTS TO BE ADDED TO THE NATIONAL 
         DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE /NDFD/ ON OCTOBER 18 2007
         AT 1400 UTC
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 18 2007 AT 1400 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...NWS WILL ADD 12 CLIMATE OUTLOOK PROBABILITY ELEMENTS TO NDFD ON AN EXPERIMENTAL BASIS. THESE ELEMENTS ARE GENERATED BY THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER /CPC/ IN CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND.
THE 12 CLIMATE OUTLOOK PROBABILITY ELEMENTS BELOW WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM NDFD FOR THE CONTIGUOUS U.S. /CONUS/...THE 16 PRE-DEFINED NDFD CONUS SUBSECTORS AND FOR ALASKA. 

 8- TO 14-DAY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ABOVE NORMAL
 8- TO 14-DAY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE BELOW NORMAL
 8- TO 14-DAY TOTAL PRECIPITATION ABOVE MEDIAN
 8- TO 14-DAY TOTAL PRECIPITATION BELOW MEDIAN
 ONE-MONTH AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ABOVE NORMAL
 ONE-MONTH AVERAGE TEMPERATURE BELOW NORMAL
 ONE-MONTH TOTAL PRECIPITATION ABOVE MEDIAN
 ONE-MONTH TOTAL PRECIPITATION BELOW MEDIAN
 THREE-MONTH AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ABOVE NORMAL*
 THREE-MONTH AVERAGE TEMPERATURE BELOW NORMAL*
 THREE-MONTH TOTAL PRECIPITATION ABOVE MEDIAN*
 THREE-MONTH TOTAL PRECIPITATION BELOW MEDIAN*
*THIRTEEN ISSUANCES: FOR MONTHS 1 THROUGH 3...MONTHS 2 THROUGH 4...MONTHS 3 THROUGH 5...UP TO MONTHS 13 THROUGH 15.
USERS WHO PULL NDFD ELEMENTS IN GRIB2 FORMAT VIA HTTP OR ANONYMOUS FTP SERVER...EITHER VIA THE INTERNET OR VIA THE FAMILY OF SERVICES SERVER ACCESS SERVICE...MAY NEED TO UPDATE THEIR PROCEDURES AND/OR SCRIPTS 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 CLIMATE OUTLOOK PROBABILITY ELEMENTS IS ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NDFD/RESOURCES/CLIM_OUTLK_WMO_NDFD.PDF CUSTOMERS WHO USE NDFD IN XML VIA WEB SERVICE SHOULD USE THE SAME METHODS THEY CURRENTLY USE TO ACQUIRE THESE NEW EXPERIMENTAL ELEMENTS. THESE OUTLOOKS ARE ALREADY AVAILABLE AS NON NDFD GRAPHICS OVER THE INTERNET ON THE CPC WEB SITE LISTED ABOVE.
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/CLIM_OUTLK_EXPER_IMPLEM.HTM
MORE DETAILS REGARDING THESE ELEMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED IN A PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT /PDD/ WHICH WILL BE ADDED TO THE ONLINE CATALOG THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 24. REFER TO /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: 

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

 HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/
GENERAL INFORMATION ON ACCESSING AND USING NDFD ELEMENTS IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USER LOWER CASE LETTERS/: 

 HTTP://NDFD.WEATHER.GOV/TECHNICAL.HTM
IF OCTOBER 18 2007 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 CLIMATE OUTLOOK PROBABILITY ELEMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH FEBRUARY 18 2008. 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

IN LINK BELOW USE LOWERCASE EXCEPT OGC

   GML USERS VIA WEB FEATURE SERVICE:
   HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FORECASTS/XML/OGC_SERVICES
THESE NEW CLIMATE OUTLOOK PROBABILITY ELEMENTS WILL REMAIN EXPERIMENTAL UNTIL ALL FEEDBACK RECEIVED BY THE CLOSE OF THE COMMENT PERIOD HAS BEEN ASSESSED AND A TECHNICAL ANALYSIS IS COMPLETED. AT THAT TIME NWS WILL DETERMINE WHETHER TO TRANSITION THESE EXPERIMENTAL ELEMENTS TO OPERATIONAL STATUS... DISCONTINUE THEM...OR REVISE AND RETAIN THEM AS EXPERIMENTAL ELEMENTS. 

FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE PRODUCTS... PLEASE CONTACT:

MARK ARMSTRONG                     MICHAEL S HALPERT
NWS CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER NWS CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER 5200 AUTH RD 5200 AUTH RD 
CAMP SPRINGS MD 20746-4304         CAMP SPRINGS MD 20746-4304
PH: /301/763-8000 X7520 PH: /301/763-8000 X7535 E-MAIL: MARK.ARMSTRONG@xxxxxxxx E-MAIL: MIKE.HALPERT@xxxxxxxx 

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

    RON BERGER
    OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES
    CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION
    1325 EAST-WEST HWY
    SILVER SPRING MD 20910
    PH. 301-713-1970 X178
    EMAIL: MYRON.BERGER@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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