20040420: correction-BUFR soundings-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20040420: correction-BUFR soundings-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 11:29:44 -0600

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NOUS41 KWBC 201523
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TECHNICAL INFORMATION NOTICE 04-07...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1115 AM EDT TUE APR 20 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

NOTE:     THE ORIGINAL TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 04-07...
         WAS TRANSMITTED ON FEBRUARY 5 2004.  WE ARE
         RETRANSMITTING THIS NOTICE TO CORRECT THE INFORMATION
         REGARDING BUFR SOUNDINGS AND TO REMIND USERS OF THE ETA
         SCHEDULE CHANGE.

CORRECTED...THE FORECAST LENGTH OF THE ETA BUFR SOUNDINGS WILL
NOT BE CHANGED

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 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

CORRECTED...THE FORECAST LENGTH OF THE ETA BUFR SOUNDINGS WILL
NOT BE INCREASED FROM 60 HOURS TO 84 HOURS AS WAS PREVIOUSLY
ADVERTISED. 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
 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/:

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

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