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211 NOUS41 KWBC 212051 PNSWSH TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 04-31 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 530 PM EST MON JUNE 21 2004 TO:FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES FROM:PAUL HIRSCHBERG CHIEF...SCIENCE PLANS BRANCH OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY /OST/ SUBJECT:CHANGE TO NGM MOS BUFR PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE AUGUST 31 2004 ON TUESDAY AUGUST 31 2004... WITH THE 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ MODEL CYCLE...THE NWS WILL CHANGE THE STRUCTURE OF THE NESTED GRID MODEL /NGM/ MODEL OUTPUT STATISTICS /MOS/ BUFR PRODUCTS. THE COMMUNICATION HEADERS FOR THESE PRODUCTS ARE JSMT41 - 49 KWBC. THE NGM MOS BUFR PRODUCTS WILL NO LONGER BE SEGMENTED INTO GROUPS OF STATIONS WITHIN EACH WMO HEADER. EACH BUFR PRODUCT WILL NOW CONSIST OF ONE GROUP CONTAINING ALL STATIONS FOR THAT HEADER. FOR AWIPS USERS...THE OB3.2 MAINTENANCE RELEASE MUST BE INSTALLED PRIOR TO 1200 UTC AUGUST 31 2004 FOR THE LOCAL AWIPS MOS PROGRAM /LAMP/ SOFTWARE AND THE NGM MOS DEPICTABLES TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. A TEST FILE WITH THE NEW STRUCTURE CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/TIN/NGMBUFR.TEST LINKS TO THESE PRODUCTS...ALONG WITH DESCRIPTIONS...CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/PRODUCTS.SHTML IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS CONCERNING THIS CHANGE... PLEASE CONTACT: REBECCA COSGROVE MDL/SILVER SPRING MARYLAND PHONE: 301-713-0023 EXT. 124 E-MAIL: REBECCA.COSGROVE@xxxxxxxx THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN ---------- End Forwarded Message ----------
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