20040920: Eta-Based MOS BUFR products-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20040920: Eta-Based MOS BUFR products-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 06:41:20 -0600

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NOUS41 KWBC 201215
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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 04-52
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
715 AM EST MON SEPTEMBER 20 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:  ADDITION OF NEW ETA-BASED MOS BUFR PRODUCTS...
 EFFECTIVE LATE JANUARY 2005

NOTE:     THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER
         WIRE SUBSCRIBERS

ATTENTION USERS OF THE MODEL OUTPUT STATISTICS /MOS/ GUIDANCE...

IN LATE JANUARY 2005... THE NWS WILL PRODUCE NEW ETA-BASED MOS BUFR PRODUCTS
CONTAINING GUIDANCE FOR 6 TO 84 HOURS IN ADVANCE FROM THE 0000 AND 1200
UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/ MODEL RUNS.  THE NEW COMMUNICATION
IDENTIFIERS FOR THESE PRODUCTS ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 1.  THE PRODUCTS WILL BE
AVAILABLE FROM THE NWS TELECOMMUNICATIONS GATEWAY...THE NWS FILE TRANSFER
PROTOCOL /FTP/ SERVER /TGFTP/...AND THE METEOROLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT LAB /MDL/
WEB PAGES. A WEBPAGE PROVIDING MORE INFORMATION REGARDING PROJECTIONS AND
ELEMENTS FOR WHICH GUIDANCE IS AVAILABLE IS REFERENCED BELOW. A FOLLOW-ON
ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE SENT WITH AN EXACT IMPLEMENTATION DATE WHEN OPERATIONAL
SCHEDULES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED.

TABLE 1: COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THE ETA-BASED MOS BUFR PRODUCTS.

    WMO HEADING         REGION

    JSML10 KWNO         PACIFIC REGION
    JSML11 KWNO         NORTHEAST CONUS
    JSML12 KWNO         SOUTHEAST CONUS
    JSML13 KWNO         NORTH CENTRAL CONUS
    JSML14 KWNO         SOUTH CENTRAL CONUS
    JSML15 KWNO         ROCKY MOUNTAIN CONUS
    JSML16 KWNO         WEST COAST CONUS
    JSML17 KWNO         ALASKA


A WEBPAGE OUTLINING THE ELEMENTS AND PROJECTIONS AVAILABLE IN THE ETA-BASED
BUFR PRODUCTS ALONG WITH THE ASSOCIATED BUFR TABLE B CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

  HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/BUFR.HTML


A LIST OF ALL SITES IN THE BUFR PRODUCTS AND A MAP OF THE GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS
CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

  HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/STADRG.HTML


IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE CHANGES TO THE MOS GUIDANCE
SYSTEM...PLEASE CONTACT:

PAUL DALLAVALLE
MDL/SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
PHONE:  301 713 0023 EXT. 135
E-MAIL: PAUL.DALLAVALLE@xxxxxxxx

LINKS TO THE MOS PRODUCTS...ALONG WITH DESCRIPTIONS...CAN BE FOUND
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

  HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/PRODUCTS.SHTML


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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