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NOUS41 KWBC 181423 PNSWSH TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 05-14 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 905 AM EST FRI FEB 18 2005 TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ 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: MEDIUM RANGE GUIDANCE FROM HPC IN EXPERIMENTAL TEXT FORMAT: EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION /NCEP/ HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER /HPC/ IS SENDING DAYS 4-7 GUIDANCE IN A NEW FORMAT. THESE PRODUCTS ARE EXPERIMENTAL FOR 1 YEAR AND WILL SUPPLEMENT THE OPERATIONAL TEXT AND GRIDDED PRODUCTS ALREADY AVAILABLE FROM HPC. THESE PRODUCTS ARE AVAILABLE ON AWIPS/NOAAPORT. THE COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS ARE: NODE ID AWIPS ID WMO HEADING ------- -------- ---------- WNH PMDET4 FXUS14 KWNH WNH PMDET5 FXUS15 KWNH WNH PMDET6 FXUS16 KWNH WNH PMDET7 FXUS17 KWNH WNH PMDET8 FXUS18 KWNH EACH NEW PRODUCT IS A TEXT FILE CONTAINING THE FOLLOWING WEATHER PARAMETERS FOR A 24-HOUR PERIOD FOR 380 LOCATIONS IN THE CONTIGUOUS U.S. /CONUS/: MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 12-HOUR POP /TWO PER DAY/ DEW POINT /AT 6 HOUR INTERVALS/ CLOUD COVER /AT 6 HOUR INTERVALS/ WIND DIRECTION /AT 6 HOUR INTERVALS/ WIND SPEED /AT 6 HOUR INTERVALS/ PRECIPITATION TYPE /AT 6 HOUR INTERVALS/ THESE NEW PRODUCTS ARE PRODUCED TWICE PER DAY AROUND 1500 AND 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/. AN EXPLANATION OF HOW THE PRODUCTS ARE GENERATED CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE /USE LOWER CASE/: HTTP://WWW.HPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/5KM_GRIDS/MEDR_5KM_METHODOLOGY.PDF EXAMPLES OF THESE PRODUCTS CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE /USE LOWER CASE/: HTTP://WWW.HPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/MEDR/DAY4.TXT HTTP://WWW.HPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/MEDR/DAY5.TXT HTTP://WWW.HPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/MEDR/DAY6.TXT HTTP://WWW.HPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/MEDR/DAY7.TXT HTTP://WWW.HPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/MEDR/DAY8.TXT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THESE PRODUCTS...PLEASE CONTACT: EDWIN DANAHER HPC DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING BRANCH CHIEF CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND PHONE: 301 763 8000 EXT. 7354 EMAIL: EDWIN.DANAHER@xxxxxxxx OR BRENT GORDON NCEP...PRODUCTION SUPPORT CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND PHONE: 301 763 8000 EXT. 7193 EMAIL: BRENT.GORDON@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
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