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PNSWSH TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 09-01 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON D.C. 310 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009TO: SUBSCRIBERS
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAAPORT
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: JAY LAWRIMORE
CHIEF... CLIMATE ANALYSIS BRANCH
NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER
SUBJECT: ADDITION OF AWIPS IDENTIFIER TO CRN PRODUCTSAND ADDITION OF NEW HOURLY CRN PRODUCT EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 9 2009 EFFECTIVE MONDAY FEBRUARY 9 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/... THE CLIMATE REFERENCE NETWORK (CRN) WILL BEGIN USING AWIPS IDENTIFIERS IN WMO HEADER SXXX91 IN ORDER TO BEGIN TRANSMITTING NEW PRODUCTS UNDER THE SAME WMO HEADER. THIS INITIALLY IMPACTS USERS OF THE HOURLY01 UPDATE PRODUCT CURRENTLY TRANSMITTED WITHOUT THIS IDENTIFIER.
THE AWIPS IDENTIFIER FOR THE HOURLY01 PRODUCT WILL BE: CRNH01 AT THE SAME TIME CRN WILL BEGIN TRANSMITTING A NEW HOURLY PRODUCT: HOURLY02. THIS PRODUCT WILL USE THE SAME WMO HEADER AS HOURLY01... SXXX91 KWBC. THE AWIPS IDENTIFIER WILL BE: CRNH02CRNH02 IS A SUCCESSOR PRODUCT TO CRNH01. CRNH02 CONTAINS THE SAME VARIABLES AS IN CRNH01 PLUS MANY ADDITIONAL NEW HOURLY OBSERVATION FIELDS. NWS ENCOURAGES ALL CUSTOMERS TO USE THE CRNH02 PRODUCT.
USERS CAN FIND TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION ON THE HOURLY01 AND HOURLY02 FORMATS ONLINE IN THE README FILES AT /USE LOWERCASE/: FTP://FTP.NCDC.NOAA.GOV/PUB/DATA/USCRN/PRODUCTS/HOURLY01/ FTP://FTP.NCDC.NOAA.GOV/PUB/DATA/USCRN/PRODUCTS/HOURLY02/ IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK...PLEASE CONTACT: ANDREA FEY NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER 151 PATTON AVE ASHEVILLE, NC 28803 828-271-4025 NCDC.CRN@xxxxxxxx NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$
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