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ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
200 PM EST THU DEC 29 1994
TO: ALL NWS OFFICES AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: JAMES P. TRAVERS, CHIEF, OPERATIONS DIVISION, OFFICE OF
METEOROLOGY
SUBJECT: PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FOR NEW CLIMATE OUTLOOKS
This is an advanced ("heads up") notice of new AFOS product
identifiers for the new Climate Outlook program. The Office of
Systems Operations (OSO) will make the official announcement in the
first week of Jnauary (using SMCADADRG), but since we have the
information, we are providing it to you now to allow extra time to
configure your AFOS data bases.
...PLEASE ADD THE FOLLOWING OUTLOOK PRODUCTS...
(These outlook products will be sent once a month, around mid month,
beginning Jan. 17, 1995. Issue time is around 3 p.m.)
NMCPMDHCO - Hawaiian Outlook/Climatological Bulletin
NMCGPHSST - Graph of time series of observations and the outlook of
the Seasonal Mean Tropical Pacific Sea Surface temperature
SEASONAL OUTLOOK GRAPHICS FOR THE CONUS AND ALASKA - These use the
North American map background (B02).
Lead time AFOS Graphics Lead time AFOS Graphics
(months) temp. precip. (months) temp. precip.
0.5 NMCGPHLTA NMCGPHLPA 7.5 NMCGPHLTH NMCGPHLPH
1.5 NMCGPHLTB NMCGPHLPB 8.5 NMCGPHLTI NMCGPHLPI
2.5 NMCGPHLTC NMCGPHLPC 9.5 NMCGPHLTJ NMCGPHLPJ
3.5 NMCGPHLTD NMCGPHLPD 10.5 NMCGPHLTK NMCGPHLPK
4.5 NMCGPHLTE NMCGPHLPE 11.5 NMCGPHLTL NMCGPHLPL
5.5 NMCGPHLTF NMCGPHLPF 12.5 NMCGPHLTM NMCGPHLPM
6.5 NMCGPHLTG NMCGPHLPG
...PLEASE ADD THESE CLIMATOLOGICAL REFERENCE PRODUCTS ALSO...
These climatological reference products will be sent once a month,
about one week BEFORE the outlook products are sent. NOTE: only one
version of each climatological reference product is needed. For
systemic reasons, ALL climatological reference products have to be
resent once a month.
MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGICAL REFERENCE MATERIAL (ALPHANUMERIC BULLETINS):
MONTH AFOS ID MONTH AFOS ID
January NMCREFMNA July NMCREFMNG
February NMCREFMNB August NMCREFMNH
March NMCREFMNC September NMCGPHMNI
April NMCREFMND October NMCGPHMNJ
May NMCREFMNE November NMCREFMNK
June NMCREFMNF December NMCGPHMNL
NOTE: OSO is still in the process of assigning WMO headers to these
alphanumeric bulletins for the Family of Services users. We will
provide the WMO headers to those users when they become available.
SEASONAL CLIMATIC REFERENCE MATERIAL:
AFOS GRAPHIC SEASONAL CLIMATE REFERENCE INFORMATION
(Use North American map background, B02).
90-Day Temperature Seasonal precipitation amounts such
seasonal (Mean and Standard that the climatological percentage
period Deviation) of seasonal totals are below:
33% 50% (median) 67%
Jan.-Mar. NMCGPHMTA NMCGPH33A NMCGPHMPA NMCGPH67A
Feb.-Apr. NMCGPHMTB NMCGPH33B NMCGPHMPB NMCGPH67B
Mar.-May NMCGPHMTC NMCGPH33C NMCGPHMPC NMCGPH67C
Apr.-Jun. NMCGPHMTD NMCGPH33D NMCGPHMPD NMCGPH67D
May -Jul. NMCGPHMTE NMCGPH33E NMCGPHMPE NMCGPH67E
Jun.-Aug. NMCGPHMTF NMCGPH33F NMCGPHMPF NMCGPH67F
Jul.-Sep. NMCGPHMTG NMCGPH33G NMCGPHMPG NMCGPH67G
Aug.-Oct. NMCGPHMTH NMCGPH33H NMCGPHMPH NMCGPH67H
Sep.-Nov. NMCGPHMTI NMCGPH33I NMCGPHMPI NMCGPH67I
Oct.-Dec. NMCGPHMTJ NMCGPH33J NMCGPHMPJ NMCGPH67J
Nov.-Jan. NMCGPHMTK NMCGPH33K NMCGPHMPK NMCGPH67K
Dec.-Feb. NMCGPHMTL NMCGPH33L NMCGPHMPL NMCGPH67L
TABULAR SEASONAL CLIMATE INFORMATION (ALPHANUMERIC BULLETINS)
Period AFOS ID Period AFOS ID
Jan.-Mar. NMCREFSNA Jul.-Sep. NMCGPHSNG
Feb.-Apr. NMCREFSNB Aug.-Oct. NMCGPHSNH
Mar.-May NMCREFSNC Sep.-Nov. NMCGPHSNI
Apr.-Jun. NMCREFSND Oct.-Dec. NMCGPHSNJ
May.-Jul. NMCREFSNE Nov.-Jan. NMCGPHSNK
Jun.-Aug. NMCGPHSNF Dec.-Feb. NMCGPHSNL
NOTE: OSO is still in the process of assigning WMO headers to these
alphanumeric bulletins for the Family of Services users. We will
provide the WMO headers to those users when they become available.
...PLEASE DELETE THESE PRODUCTS...
NMC30NNA NMC90NUS NMCGPH99T NMCGPH99P
...OTHER INFORMATION IN CASE YOU GET QUESTIONS FROM DIFAX USERS...
We have been given more DIFAX slots (slots D292 through D298). This
will allow us to send all 28 outlook graphics (monthly and seasonal)
on DIFAX the same day. Each slot will have a 4-panel display. These
will also be placed in Alaska Facsimile (AKFAX).
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