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NWS Data Management Change Notices web page at the following URL. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/datamgmt/notices.shtml 2004/07/27 DM 06-04.09 Add GOES 3.9um BUFR High Density Winds Products to the SBN NOXX10 KWBC 221335 DATA MGT MESSAGE 06-04.09 TO AWIPS/NOAAPORT USERS.. FAMILY OF SERVICES/FOS/SUBSCRIBERS... EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS... WAFS USERS... GTS USERS... FROM RTH WASHINGTON DATA MANAGEMENT AWIPS CHANGE NOTICE NO AC031 IMPLEMENTATION DATE JULY 27 2004[AC031] ON THE ABOVE DATE THE FOLLOWING GOES 3.9UM BUFR HIGH DENSITY WINDS PRODUCTS WILL BE ADDED TO THE AWIPS/SBN DATASTREAM. REFER TO RC AB117 FOR INFORMATION ON THE PRE-EXISTING HIGH DENSITY WINDS PRODUCTS.
BRIAN GOCKEL [301] 713-0304 EXTENSION 158 OR JAMES HEIL [301] 713-1792 EXTENSION 140 IS THE COGNIZANT TECHNICAL INDIVIDUAL. ANTHONY ROBINSON [301] 713-1373 EXTENSION 165 IS THE DRG FOCAL POINT FOR THIS ITEM.
THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS WILL BE ADDED TO THE AWIPS/SBN DATASTREAM: WMO HEADER ------------ JQCXi1i2 KNES JRCXi1i2 KNESNOTES: THE WMO HEADER ASSIGNMENT NOTES BELOW REFER TO THE GENERIC HEADER TEMPLETE: T1T2A1A2ii.
1. THE SECOND CHARACTER IN THE WMO HEADER IS ACCOCIATED WITH THE SPACECRAFT WHOSE IMAGER WAS THE BASIS FOR THE PRODUCT. ?Q? CORRESPONDS TO GOES EAST; ?R? CORRESPONDS TO GOES WEST.
THE ii FIELD IS ASSIGNED AS FOLLOWS:A. i1= 1(GEOGRAPHICAL AREA 1), 2(AREA 2), 3 (AREA 3), ..., 9 (AREA 9). THE DOMAINS OF THE TEN GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS ARE DESCRIBED IN PART A, BOX 15, ABOVE.
B. i2=0-9, WHERE A VALUE OF 1 CORRESPONDS TO THE FIRST MESSAGE, 2 TO THE SECOND MESSAGE, ETC, AS NEEDED WHEN MULTIPLE MESSAGES ARE SENT FOR THE SAME TIME PERIOD.
THE THIRD FIELD OF THE WMO HEADER (I.E., THE YYGGg1g2 FIELD, WHICH IS NOT SHOWN ABOVE) INCLUDES THE DAY-OF-MONTH, HOUR, AND MINUTE OF PRODUCT GENERATION.
WHEN NUMEROUS MESSAGES FROM THE SAME SATELLITE, GEOGRAPHICAL REGION AND TIME PERIOD OCCUR, THEY MIHGT BE DISSEMINATED AS A SERIES OF BUNDLES, WITH EACH BUNDLE HAVING THE SAME TTAAii CCCC YYGGgg WMO HEADER BUT A UNIQUE B3 ASSIGNMENT IN THE WMO B1B2B3 FIELD (NOT SHOWN ABOVE). THIS B1B2B3 FIELD IS OPTIONAL AND, WHEN IT IS USED, IT FOLLOWS THE YYGGgg PORTION OF THE WMO HEADER. WHEN SUCH SEQUENCING IS USED, THE FOLLOWING CONVENTION IS EMPLOYED:
MESSAGE 1 - NO BBB FIELD
MESSAGE 2 - B1B2B3 = RRA
MESSAGE 3 - B1B2B3 = RRB
... ... ...
Message 25 - B1B2B3 = RRX
ONLY AS MANY MESSAGES AS NEEDED (<=25) WILL BE USED.
2. THIS PRODUCT WILL BE AVAILABLE ALL YEAR HOWEVER IT WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE DURING
THE LATE-EVENING NIGHT AND EARLY-MORNING HOURS.
3. FREQUENCIES ARE APPROXIMATE, AND CAN VERY SOMEWHAT FROM NIGHT TO NIGHT AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
FOR FOS/NOAAPORT AND NON-AWIPS CUSTOMERS - IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING ROUTING OR WOULD LIKE TO ADD THESE PRODUCTS TO YOUR DATASTREAM PLEASE CONTACT. Data Management EMail nws.dm@xxxxxxxx THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO POSTED ON THE NWS DATA MANAGEMENT CHANGE NOTICES WEB PAGE. THE URL IS LISTED BELOW. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/datamgmt/index.html DATA MANAGEMENT TELECOMMUNICATION OPERATIONS CENTER RTH WASHINGTON SENDS -- For assistance use the following online trouble ticketing reporting system http://help.nws.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/doit.cgi?201~-506,,,,1:467:1 -- Regards, Richard Robinson W/CIO11 5326 Data Manager Work: (301) 713-0880 ext. 179 Cell: (240) 393-3337 Fax: (301) 713-1409 Email: Richard.Robinson@xxxxxxxx
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