Does anyone know if GEMPAK can be used to decode and display this data?
Thanks,
Robert Mullenax
CSBF Meteorology
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From: owner-nws-changes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Linda Miller
Sent: Wed 3/7/2007 4:59 PM
To: nws-changes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [20070307: NCEP global fcst system-BUFR format-sounding
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NOUS41 KWBC 071928
PNSWSH
TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 07-17
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
230 PM EST WED MAR 7 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/ CUSTOMERS
AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: PAUL HIRSCHBERG
CHIEF...SCIENCE PLANS BRANCH
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY /OST/
SUBJECT: NCEP GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEM BUFR FORMAT SOUNDING
PRODUCTS TO BE ADDED TO NOAAPORT: EFFECTIVE
JUNE 5 2007
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JUNE 5 2007...BEGINNING WITH THE 1200
COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ RUN...THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION /NCEP/ WILL BEGIN TO DISSEMINATE ITS
GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEM /GFS/ BUFR FORMAT SOUNDING PRODUCTS FOR
TRANSMISSION ON NOAAPORT. THESE BUFR SOUNDING PRODUCTS WILL BE
PRODUCED IN 3-HOUR FORECAST INCREMENTS FROM FORECAST HOUR 00 TO
180. THESE WILL BE DISSEMINATED FOUR TIMES PER DAY FOR EACH OF
THE GFS MODEL CYCLES /00...06...12 AND 18 UTC/. WMO HEADINGS AND
GEOGRAPHICAL DOMAINS FOR THESE PRODUCTS ARE LISTED IN TABLE 1.
TABLE 1: GEOGRAPHICAL DOMAINS
WMO HEADING GEOGRAPHICAL DOMAIN.
JUSA41 KWBC SOUTHEAST CONUS AND PUERTO RICO
JUSA42 KWBC NORTHEAST CONUS AND SE CANADA
JUSB43 KWBC SOUTH CENTRAL CONUS AND NORTHEAST MEXICO
JUSB44 KWBC NORTH CENTRAL CONUS AND SOUTH CENTRAL CANADA
JUSB45 KWBC SOUTHWEST CONUS AND NORTHWEST MEXICO
JUSB46 KWBC NORTHWEST CONUS AND SOUTHWEST CANADA
JUSX47 KWBC HAWAII REGION
JUSX48 KWBC WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN INCLUDING GUAM
JUSX49 KWBC ALASKA, NORTHWEST CANADA, AND EAST RUSSIA
THE AVERAGE SIZE OF THESE PRODUCTS PER MODEL CYCLE...BROKEN OUT
BY WMO HEADING...ARE LISTED IN TABLE 2.
TABLE 2: AVERAGE SIZE PER MODEL CYCLE.
WMO HEADING AVERAGE SIZE PER MODEL CYCLE
JUSA41 KWBC 9 MEGABYTES
JUSA42 KWBC 12 MEGABYTES
JUSB43 KWBC 7 MEGABYTES
JUSB44 KWBC 8 MEGABYTES
JUSB45 KWBC 6 MEGABYTES
JUSB46 KWBC 5 MEGABYTES
JUSX47 KWBC 0.5 MEGABYTES
JUSX48 KWBC 0.5 MEGABYTES
JUSX49 KWBC 5 MEGABYTES
A DESCRIPTION OF THE PARAMETERS CONTAINED WITHIN THESE FILES CAN
BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NCO.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PMB/CHANGES/BUFR_GFS3_CLASS1.TBL
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NOAAPORT ACTIVATION OF
THESE PRODUCTS...PLEASE CONTACT:
BRIAN GOCKEL
OST/SYSTEMS ENGINEERING CENTER
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
PHONE: 301 713 0304 X158
EMAIL: BRIAN.GOCKEL@xxxxxxxx
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE TECHNICAL DETAILS OF THE
PRODUCT OR ITS GENERATION...PLEASE CONTACT:
BRENT GORDON
NCEP...PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT BRANCH
CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND
PHONE: 301 763 8000 X7193
EMAIL: BRENT.GORDON@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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