950731: NOUS40 (fwd)

• To: nws-changes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
• Subject: 950731: NOUS40 (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 31 Jul 1995 07:01:17 -0600 (MDT)

NOUS40 KWBC 281511
FOS NOTICE NO. 729 07-28-95

TO         FOS SUBSCRIBERS
DRG ITEM   1789

REFERENCE  FOS NOTICE NO. 701


NTIM SUBJECT:  IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW STATIONS FOR NGM MOS
               GUIDANCE

EFFECTIVE WITH THE 1200 UTC CYCLE ON AUGUST 2... 1995... 36
ADDITIONAL STATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE ALPHANUMERIC
PRODUCTS CONTAINING THE NGM- BASED MOS GUIDANCE FOR THE
CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES.  THIS GUIDANCE WILL CONTINUE TO BE
DISTRIBUTED UNDER WMO HEADER FOUS14 KWBC AND THE FWC CATEGORY
ON AFOS.

THE NGM-BASED MOS GUIDANCE IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR 529
STATIONS.  THE ADDITION OF THE NEW STATIONS WILL INCREASE THE
SPATIAL COVERAGE OF AVAILABLE INFORMATION.  NO CHANGES WILL
OCCUR IN THE FORMAT OF THE MESSAGE ITSELF.  GUIDANCE WILL
CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE FOR THE 6- THROUGH 60-H PROJECTIONS.
ALSO... AS IS DONE CURRENTLY... THE MESSAGE WILL BE PREPARED
TWICE DAILY AROUND 0400 UTC AND 1600 UTC AND WILL BE BASED
ON THE 0000 AND 1200 UTC FORECAST CYCLES... RESPECTIVELY...
OF THE NGM.

TECHNICAL PROCEDURES BULLETIN /TPB/ NO. 408 ENTITLED "NGM-BASED
MOS GUIDANCE - THE FOUS14/FWC MESSAGE" DESCRIBES THE CONTENTS OF
THE MESSAGE AND LISTS THE CURRENT 529 STATIONS FOR WHICH NGM MOS
GUIDANCE IS TRANSMITTED.  A REVISED APPENDIX TO TPB NO. 408 WILL
CONTAIN THE EXPANDED LIST OF STATIONS WITH GUIDANCE.  THE
FOLLOWING LIST CONTAINS THE CALL LETTERS OF THE 36 STATIONS
THAT ARE BEING ADDED:

            ABY AKO AMG  AYS BAF BRD CAG CID COD
            DXR ECG EMP  FOD GCC GON HIB HLC HVN
            INT IRK LAR  MCK MHK MIV NXX NZW OTM
            P35 RIW RWL  SLN SNY SZL TEB WRI 3OI

NWS OFFICES WILL RECEIVE AN AFOS CHANGE NOTICE WHICH INCLUDES THE
LIST OF THE NEW STATIONS... AND THE AFOS IDENTIFIERS.  FAMILY OF
SERVICES USERS WILL RECEIVE A GENERAL NOTIFICATION /GENOT/
MESSAGE /WMO HEADER NOFS1 KWBC/ REGARDING THESE CHANGES.

USERS OF THE FOUS14 MESSAGE ARE REFERRED TO THE AFOREMENTIONED
TPB AND THE APPENDIX DATED MARCH 25... 1994... FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION ON THE MESSAGE FORMAT.  COPIES OF EITHER OF THESE
DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FROM:

    W/OM23
    NWS... SERVICES DEVELOPMENT BRANCH
    1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY 13466
    SILVER SPRING... MD  20910

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NEW STATIONS... CALL
PAUL DALLAVALLE
AT 301-763-8151.
END