20060331: RUC

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• Subject: 20060331: RUC
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 18:38:16 -0700

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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 06-01...AMENDED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1240 AM EST FRI MAR 31 2006

TO:       FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
         WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAAPORT
         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:  AMENDED: ADDITION OF RAPID UPDATE CYCLE /RUC/ 13 KM
         RESOLUTION MODEL GUIDANCE ON NOAAPORT POSTPONED UNTIL
         JUNE 20 2006

REFER TO: TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE /TIN/ 06-01
          TRANSMITTED ON JANUARY 19 2006

AMENDED TO DELAY THE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE ADDITION OF THE RUC
13 KM RESOLUTION MODEL GUIDANCE ON NOAAPORT ADVERTISED IN
TIN 06-01 FROM APRIL 04 2006 UNTIL JUNE 20 2006. THE
IMPLEMENTATION DELAY IS NEEDED FOR FINAL SYSTEM CHANGES TO OCCUR
AT THE NWS TELECOMMUNICATION OPERATIONS CENTER AS A PART OF THEIR
SYSTEM REPLACEMENT AND FOR FINAL VALIDATION OF THE REQUIREMENT OF
THESE PRODUCTS.

THE ORIGINAL NOTICE...WITH REVISED DATES...IS GIVEN BELOW:

EFFECTIVE JUNE 20 2006...BEGINNING WITH THE 1200 COORDINATED
UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ RUN...THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
PREDICTION /NCEP/ WILL BEGIN THE DISSEMINATION OF 13 KM
HORIZONTAL RESOLUTION RAPID UPDATE CYCLE /RUC/ MODEL GUIDANCE TO
NOAAPORT.

THESE DATA WILL BE DISSEMINATED IN HOURLY INCREMENTS OUT TO A
PROJECTION TIME OF 9 HOURS FOR NON-SYNOPTIC CYCLES
/01...02...04...05...07...08...10...11...13...14...16...17...19..
.20...22...23 UTC/ AND OUT TO A PROJECTION TIME OF 12 HOURS FOR
SYNOPTIC CYCLES /00...03...06...09...12...15...18...21 UTC/.

THE PER CYCLE DATA VOLUMES FOR THESE DATA WILL BE APPROXIMATELY
160 MEGABYTES /MB/ FOR NON-SYNOPTIC CYCLES AND APPROXIMATELY 210
MB FOR SYNOPTIC CYCLES.  THIS WILL GIVE A DAILY VOLUME OF 4.3
GIGABYTES.

FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS CHANGE...INCLUDING THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE CHANGE REQUEST AND A LIST OF WMO HEADERS...CAN BE
OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

        HTTP://WWW.NCO.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PMB/CHANGES

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THESE CHANGES...PLEASE
CONTACT:

        BRENT GORDON
        NCEP...PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT BRANCH
        CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND
        PHONE: 301 763 8000 X7193
        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

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