ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC

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• Subject: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2004 06:31:54 -0700

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TECHNICAL INFORMATION NOTICE 04-07...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
245 PM EST THU FEB 5 2004

TO:       NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES
         FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
         OTHER CUSTOMERS OF NCEP ETA MODEL FORECASTS

FROM:     PAUL HIRSCHBERG
         CHIEF...SCIENCE PLANS BRANCH
         OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY /OST/

SUBJECT:  CORRECTED...CHANGES TO THE PRODUCT DELIVERY
 SCHEDULE FOR THE NCEP ETA MODEL FORECASTS...
 EFFECTIVE 1200 UTC APRIL 20 2004

CORRECTED URL FOR TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES AT THE VERY END

ON TUESDAY APRIL 20 2004 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
/UTC/...THE NATIONAL CENTERS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION /NCEP/
WILL CHANGE THE PRODUCT DELIVERY SCHEDULE FOR THE ETA MODEL
FORECASTS.  ON THIS DATE THE ETA MODEL FORECASTS WILL BE RUN IN A
NEW CONFIGURATION THAT WILL ALLOW THE 0-84 HOUR FORECAST SEGMENT
TO BE RUN IN THE CURRENT 0-60 HOUR TIME SLOT.  THIS CHANGE WILL
BE PERMANENT AND IS EXPECTED TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING IMPACT ON
PRODUCT DELIVERY TIMES:

    24 HOUR PRODUCTS:  5-10 MINUTES EARLIER
    36 HOUR PRODUCTS: 10-15 MINUTES EARLIER
    48 HOUR PRODUCTS: 15-20 MINUTES EARLIER
    60 HOUR PRODUCTS: 20-25 MINUTES EARLIER
    84 HOUR PRODUCTS: 35-40 MINUTES EARLIER

MORE PRECISE DELIVERY TIMES WILL BE ANNOUNCE IN ANOTHER STATEMENT
ONCE TESTING OF THIS CHANGE HAS COMPLETED.

WITH THIS CHANGE...THE FORECAST PERIOD OF THE ETA BUFR SOUNDING
DATA WILL ALSO BE INCREASED FROM 60 HOURS TO 84 HOURS.  EXAMPLE
DATA WITH THESE EXTENDED FORECAST HOURS CAN BE FOUND AT THE
FOLLOWING WEB SITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

    FTP://FTPPRD.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PUB/EMC/MMB/MMBPLL/BUFR

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS CONCERNING EITHER THE
CHANGE IN PRODUCT DELIVERY SCHEDULE OR THE CHANGE TO THE ETA BUFR
SOUNDINGS...PLEASE CONTACT:

    JOHN WARD
    NCEP...PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT BRANCH
    CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND
    PHONE: 301 763 8000 X 7185
    E-MAIL: JOHN.WARD@xxxxxxxx
              OR

    GEOFF DIMEGO
    NCEP...MESOSCALE MODELING BRANCH
    CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND
    PHONE:  301 763 8000 X 7221
    E-MAIL: GEOFF.DIMEGO@xxxxxxxx

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

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

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