970407: reductions in hydro products

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• Subject: 970407: reductions in hydro products
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 7 May 1997 13:26:42 -0600 (MDT)

NATIONAL TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION MESSAGE 97-21
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 
230 PM EDT WED MAY 7 1997
 
TO:       NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ EMPLOYEES...NOAA
          WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...FAMILY OF
          SERVICE /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NWS CUSTOMERS
 
FROM:     DR. ELBERT W. "JOE" FRIDAY JR.
          DIRECTOR...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
 
SUBJECT:  REDUCTIONS IN PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FROM THE NWS
          HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER...EFFECTIVE
          JULY 1 1997
 
...DUE TO BUDGET CUTS AND PERSONNEL REDUCTIONS...THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE'S HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER /HPC/ IN
CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND WILL REDUCE CERTAIN PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
EFFECTIVE JULY 1 1997.  ON THAT DATE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES WILL
TAKE PLACE:
 
NORTH AMERICAN SURFACE ANALYSES:
 
THE MANUALLY-PREPARED NORTH AMERICAN SURFACE ANALYSES WITH FRONTS
OF 0900 AND 2100 UTC DATA WILL BE REPLACED BY AUTOMATED ANALYSES
WITHOUT FRONTS. THE MANUALLY-PREPARED SURFACE ANALYSES AT
0000...0300...0600...1200...1500...AND 1800 UTC WILL CONTINUE TO 
BE PREPARED AND TRANSMITTED.  THE FACSIMILE SLOT NUMBERS FOR THE
2 CHARTS BEING AUTOMATED ARE SHOWN BELOW:
 
ANALYSIS       DIFAX        ALASKA     
 TIME          SLOT #     FAX SLOT #    
 
0900 UTC        118          021      
2100 UTC        259          025        
 
NOTE ALSO THAT AFOS PIL NMCGPH90F, WHICH CONTAINS A GRAPHICAL
DEPICTION OF THE FRONTAL POSITIONS FROM THE SURFACE ANALYSES,
WILL NOT BE UPDATED WITH THE 0900 UTC AND 2100 UTC FRONTAL
INFORMATION.
 
IN ADDITION, THE TEXT PRODUCT CONTAINING THE POINT LOCATIONS OF
THE FRONTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTH AMERICAN SURFACE ANALYSES
WILL NOT BE UPDATED AT 0900 AND 2100 UTC, ALTHOUGH THE PRODUCT
WILL CONTINUE TO BE UPDATED AT THE OTHER ANALYSIS TIMES.  THE
AFOS IDENTIFIER OF THAT PRODUCT IS NMCCODSUS;  THE WMO HEADER OF
THAT TEXT PRODUCT IS ASUS1 KWBC.
 
PACIFIC OCEAN SURFACE ANALYSES:
 
THE MANUALLY-PREPARED PACIFIC OCEAN SURFACE ANALYSES WITH FRONTS
OF 0600 AND 1800 UTC DATA WILL BE REPLACED BY AUTOMATED ANALYSES
WITHOUT FRONTS. MANUALLY-PREPARED PACIFIC OCEAN SURFACE ANALYSES
AT 0000 AND 1200 UTC WILL CONTINUE TO BE PREPARED AND
TRANSMITTED.
 
ANALYSIS       DIFAX        ALASKA           HAWAII
 TIME          SLOT #     FAX SLOT #        FAX SLOT #
 
0600 UTC        098          080               034
1800 UTC        237          179               079
 
STORM SUMMARY UPDATES:
 
STORM SUMMARY UPDATES ARE NON-ROUTINE PRODUCTS WHICH ARE
CURRENTLY PREPARED 4 TIMES PER DAY ONLY DURING SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER EVENTS...INCLUDING LAND-FALLING HURRICANES AND MAJOR
WINTER STORMS.  EFFECTIVE JULY 1 1997...STORM SUMMARY
UPDATES...WHEN REQUIRED...WILL BE PREPARED TWICE A DAY AT 
0500 UTC AND 1700 UTC.  THE ISSUANCES AT 1100 UTC AND 2300 UTC
WILL BE TERMINATED.  THE PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FOR THE STORM
SUMMARY UPDATE ARE:

AFOS/NWWS IDENTIFIER             WMO HEADER
NFDHOLNMC                        ABUS4 KWBC
 
IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS RELATED TO THE TERMINATION AND REDUCTION
OF THESE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES...PLEASE CONTACT:
 
NAME:      ACTING CHIEF, FORECAST OPERATIONS BRANCH
ADDRESS:   W/NP31, ROOM 410 WORLD WEATHER BUILDING
           WASHINGTON, DC 20233
PHONE:     (301) 763-8000 EXTENSION 7317 OR 7300
 
THIS AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE ON
THE NWS OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY'S HOME PAGE...IN THE NOTIFICATION
SECTION.  THE ADDRESS OF THE NOTIFICATION SECTION IS:
 
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
 
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