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http://www.nws.noaa.gov/datamgmt/notices.shtml NOXX10KWBC 201254 DM 04-04.12 TO AWIPS/NOAAPORT USERS... FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS... EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS... WAFS USERS... GTS USERS... NWS FAX CHART USERS FROM RTH WASHINGTON DATA MANAGEMENT SUBJECT: REMINDER...CHANGES TO THE PRODUCT DELIVERY SCHEDULE FOR THE NCEP ETA MODEL FORECASTS... EFFECTIVE: 1200 UTC APRIL 20 2004THIS IS A REMINDER THAT THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO THE PRODUCT DELIVERY TIME OF THE NATIONAL CENTERS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION /NCEP/ ETA MODEL WILL OCCUR AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ ON TUESDAY APRIL 20 2004. ON THIS DATE THE ETA MODEL FORECASTS WILL BE RUN IN A NEW CONFIGURATION THAT WILL ALLOW FOR 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
CONTRARY TO WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY ADVERTISED...THE FORECAST LENGTH OF THE ETA BUFR
SOUNDINGS WILL NOT BE INCREASED FROM 60 HOURS TO 84 HOURS. THIS CHANGE WILL BE
ADVERTISED AT A LATER DATE.
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 PHONE: 301 763 8000 X 7185 E-MAIL: JOHN.WARD@xxxxxxxx OR GEOFF DIMEGO PHONE: 301 763 8000 X 7221 E-MAIL: GEOFF.DIMEGO@xxxxxxxx DATA MANAGEMENT TELECOMMUNICATION OPERATIONS CENTER RTH WASHINGTON SENDS
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