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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 08-90
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1020 AM EST THU NOV 6 2008
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
-NOAAPORT
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: JASON TUELL
CHIEF...SCIENCE PLANS BRANCH
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
SUBJECT: TERMINATION OF THE NGM AND NGM-BASED PRODUCTS:
EFFECTIVE MARCH 3 2009
REFER TO: PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...REQUEST FOR COMMENTS... RELEASED JULY 1 2008.
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY MARCH 3 2009 WITH THE 1200 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/ CYCLE RUN...THE NWS WILL TERMINATE THE NESTED GRID MODEL /NGM/...DIRECT MODEL OUTPUT GRIB/BUFR/TEXT PRODUCTS AND NGM-BASED PRODUCTS. NGM-BASED PRODUCTS INCLUDE NGM MODEL OUTPUT STATISTICS /MOS/...NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION /NCEP/- BASED PRODUCTS AND A TRAJECTORY MODEL PROVIDED BY THE METEOROLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY /MDL/. A PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT WAS ISSUED ON JULY 1 2008 REQUESTING COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED TERMINATION OF THE NGM AND NGM-BASED PRODUCTS. PLEASE SEE /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/OLD/PNS08_NGM_REMOVAL.TXTBASED ON THE RESPONSES RECEIVED...THE DECISION WAS MADE TO TERMINATE. FOR DETAILS ABOUT THIS DECISION PLEASE SEE /USE LOWER CASE/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/INFOSERVICECHANGES/TERMNGMDECISION.PDF
EFFECTS OF THIS TERMINATION INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 1. REMOVAL OF NGM MODEL PRODUCTS AVAILABLE ALONG WITH THE REPLACEMENT/ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NCO.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PMB/NWPROD/ANALYSIS/
2. REMOVAL OF NGM-MOS PRODUCTS WHICH ARE AVAILABLE ALONG WITH
REPLACEMENT/ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/PRODUCTS.PHP
3. REMOVAL OF ALL NGM-BASED GUIDANCE WHICH IS AVAILABLE ON THE
NWS FTP SERVER AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
FTP://TGFTP.NWS.NOAA.GOV
4. REMOVAL OF THE TRAJECTORY MODEL WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT /USE
LOWER CASE EXCEPT FOR SL...DF...AND DC/:
FTP://TGFTP.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SL.US008001/DF.GR1/DC.TRAJ/ A LIST OF NGM-BASED PRODUCTS FROM MDL ALONG WITH REPLACEMENT/ ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS IS AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/CHANGES/NGMREMOVE_MDL.PHPA LIST OF NGM DIRECT MODEL PRODUCTS FROM NCEP ALONG WITH REPLACEMENT/ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS IS AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NCO.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PMB/PRODUCTS/NGM/
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NGM TERMINATION...PLEASE CONTACT:
DOUGLAS HILDERBRAND
OST/SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
301-713-3557 EXT. 179
DOUGLAS.HILDERBRAND@xxxxxxxx
TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$
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