980622: DIFAX-Radar Summary Chart-NOUS (fwd)

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• Subject: 980622: DIFAX-Radar Summary Chart-NOUS (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 14:51:07 -0600 (MDT)

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NOUS41 KWBC 221947
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NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION MESSAGE 98-11
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
400 PM EDT MON JUNE 22 1998
 
TO:       NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEES...DIFAX SUBSCRIBERS
          AND USERS OF RADAR SUMMARY CHART NMCGPH90S... FAMILY OF
          SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
          /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS
 
FROM:     DONALD R. WERNLY... CHIEF...CUSTOMER SERVICE CORE
 
SUBJECT:  ELIMINATION OF NCEP OPERATIONS REMARKS STATUS BOX FROM
          THE NWS NATIONAL RADAR SUMMARY CHART
 
          ...THIS CHANGE DOES NOT IMPACT NWWS...
 
THIS MESSAGE IS FOR ALL NWS CUSTOMERS USING THE RADAR SUMMARY
CHARTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE ON AFOS UNDER THE PIL...NMCGPH90S...
AND ON DIFAX IN SLOTS D054 AND D164.  
 
EFFECTIVE 1435 UTC...JULY 23...1998...THE STATUS BOX CONTAINING
NCEP OPERATIONS REMARKS ON THE RADAR SUMMARY CHARTS WILL BE
ELIMINATED FROM THE GRAPHIC CHART. THESE NCEP OPERATIONS STATUS
BOXES ROUTINELY APPEAR ON 0235 UTC AND 1435 UTC NATIONAL RADAR
SUMMARY CHARTS...AND APPEAR NON-ROUTINELY AT OTHER TIMES WHEN
NCEP IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS.
 
A REMINDER MESSAGE CONCERNING THIS CHANGE WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED
IN THE STATUS BOX ON THE NATIONAL RADAR SUMMARY CHART BEGINNING
AT 0235 UTC ON JUNE 23... 1998...AND AT OTHER TIMES BEFORE JULY
23...1998.
 
RADAR ECHOES... ITS DESCRIPTIONS... MOVEMENTS...ETC... WILL
CONTINUE TO BE NOTED ON THE CHART AS BEFORE AND NOW.
  
THOSE NCEP OPERATION STATUS MESSAGES INCLUDED INSIDE THE STATUS
BOX WILL CONTINUE TO BE SENT UNDER THE FOLLOWING HEADERS...
NFDADMNFD (AFOS PIL)...AND NOUS42 KWBC (WMO HEADER).  
 
AT TIMES WHEN THE RADAR DATA BECOMES UNRELIABLE OR DEGRADED... AN
ABBREVIATED MESSAGE WILL APPEAR ON THE CHART DESCRIBING THE
CAUSE... FOR EXAMPLE... DATA DEGRADED... UNRELIABLE DATA... OR
SOME OTHER APPROPRIATE COMMENT THAT ARE RADAR DATA RELATED.  
 
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CHANGE...
PLEASE CONTACT ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
 
 
PETER HENRICHSEN...NCEP OPERATIONS....AT (301)763-8115 EXT 7109
JULIE HAYES...FOS PROGRAM MANAGER.....AT (301) 713-1741 EXT 131
GODY RIVERA...CUSTOMER SERVICE CORE....AT (301)713-0090 EXT 110
FRED BRANSKI...SENIOR DATA MANAGER....AT (301) 713-0880 EXT 146
 
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