20010926: Convective Wx Fcst products-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 15:09:20 -0600

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PUBLIC INFO STATEMENT...TECH. IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 01-23 AMENDED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
500 PM EDT WED SEP 26 2001

TO:       FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
          WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER
          NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS OF AVIATION
          FORECASTS...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     MARK ANDREWS
          CHIEF...AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  SECOND AMENDMENT - IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL
          CONVECTIVE WEATHER FORECAST PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE
          SEPTEMBER 27 2001

...THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS...

...THIS SUPERCEDES TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 01-23...
ISSUED AUGUST 16 2001...AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO
TIN 01-23...ISSUED AT 1655 UTC TODAY...

EFFECTIVE THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 27 2001 AT 1300 UNIVERSAL
COORDINATED TIME /UTC/...THE NWS AVIATION WEATHER CENTER IN
KANSAS CITY MISSOURI WILL BEGIN DISSEMINATING THE NATIONAL
CONVECTIVE WEATHER FORECAST /NCWF/.  THE NCWF CONSISTS OF TWO
PARTS ...A DETECTION PRODUCT AND A ONE HOUR FORECAST.

1./  THE DETECTION PRODUCT IS A GRID OF CONVECTIVE AVIATION
HAZARDS DISTRIBUTED IN GRIB FORMAT.  THE WMO HEADING OF THE GRIB
DETECTION PRODUCT HAS CHANGED FROM ZDIZ98 KKCI TO ZDIA98 KKCI.
THE GRIB DETECTION PRODUCT IS GENERATED AT FIVE MINUTE INTERVALS
AND IT IS AVAILABLE VIA ANONYMOUS FTP ON THE NWS FTP SERVERS.
AVAILABILITY OF THE GRIB PRODUCT ON THE NOAAPORT SATELLITE
BROADCAST NETWORK /SBN/ IS PLANNED FOR OCT 22 2001.

THE WMO HEADING FOR THE GRIB DETECTION PRODUCT IS:

     WMO HEADING:  ZDIA98 KKCI
                      |
      CORRECTED FROM TIN01-23 DATED 8/16/01

2./  THE ONE HOUR FORECAST PRODUCT IS A COLLECTION OF POLYGONS
DELINEATING FORECAST POSITIONS OF CONVECTIVE AVIATION HAZARDS AND
IS DISTRIBUTED IN BUFR FORMAT.  THE BUFR FORECAST PRODUCT IS
GENERATED AT FIVE MINUTE INTERVALS AND IS AVAILABLE VIA ANONYMOUS
FTP ON THE NWS FTP SERVERS.  THE BUFR FORECAST PRODUCT IS ALSO
AVAILABLE NOW ON THE NOAAPORT SBN.  ITS WMO HEADING IS UNCHANGED
AND IS JSAT98 KKCI.

OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NCWF IS SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY
SEPTEMBER 27 2001 AT 1300 UTC.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE NEW PRODUCTS... PLEASE
CONTACT:

     MARK ANDREWS
     CHIEF...AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH
     PHONE:  301-713-1726 X 109
     MARK.ANDREWS@xxxxxxxx

THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE
AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE/:

      HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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