[nws-changes] 20090116: DM01-09.03 DISCONTINUATION OF HIGH LEVEL AND MEDIUM LEVEL T4, FORMATTED CHARTS: EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 3 2008.]

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• Subject: [nws-changes] 20090116: DM01-09.03 DISCONTINUATION OF HIGH LEVEL AND MEDIUM LEVEL T4, FORMATTED CHARTS: EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 3 2008.]
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:16:06 -0700

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NOXX10 KWBC 131349
DATA MGT MESSAGE 01-09.03

TO  AWIPS/NOAAPORT USERS.. FAMILY OF SERVICES/FOS/SUBSCRIBERS...
   EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/
   NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS... WAFS USERS...
   GTS USERS... NWS FAX CHART USERS

FROM  RTH WASHINGTON DATA MANAGEMENT
NOUS41/KWBC/171735
PNSWSH

TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 08-51
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
135 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2008

TO:       NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES
         FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION USERS
         FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
         OTHER USERS OF NWS AVIATION FORECASTS

FROM:     KEVIN L JOHNSTON
         AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH CHIEF

SUBJECT:  DISCONTINUATION OF HIGH LEVEL AND MEDIUM LEVEL T4
         FORMATTED CHARTS: EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 3 2008

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

EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 3 2008...AT 1200 COORDINATED
UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE NWS AVIATION WEATHER CENTER /AWC/ IN
KANSAS CITY MISSOURI WILL DISCONTINUE BOTH THE HIGH LEVEL
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER /SWH/ AND THE MEDIUM LEVEL SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER /SWM/ T4 FORMATTED PRODUCTS. THE TECHNOLOGY FOR THE T4
FORMAT IS OBSOLETE AND HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH THE BUFR AND .PNG
FORMATS.

THE FOLLOWING SWH CHART WMO HEADINGS WILL NO LONGER BE
AVAILABLE:

SWH T4 DATA           WMO HEADINGS
-----------           ------------
ICAO AREA A           PGEE07 KKCI
ICAO AREA B1          PGIE07 KKCI
ICAO AREA F           PGGE07 KKCI
ICAO AREA H           PGAE07 KKCI
ICAO AREA I           PGBE07 KKCI
ICAO AREA J           PGJE07 KKCI
ICAO AREA M           PGDE30 KKCI

THE FOLLOWING SWM CHART WMO HEADINGS WILL NO LONGER BE
AVAILABLE:

SWM T4 DATA           WMO HEADINGS
-----------           ------------
NAT                   PGNE15 KKCI

THE AWC WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE AVAILABLE THE SWH AND SWM CHARTS
IN BINARY UNIVERSAL FORMAT /BUFR/ AND PORTABLE NETWORK GRAPHICS
/PNG/ FORMAT.

THE WMO HEADINGS FOR THE SWH BUFR FORMATTED CHARTS ARE:

SWH BUFR DATA                         WMO HEADINGS
-------------                         ------------
SWH CUMULONIMBUS CLOUD                JUBE99 KKCI
SWH CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE              JUCE00 KKCI
SWH TROPOPAUSE HEIGHT                 JUTE97 KKCI
SWH TROP CYC AND VOL ERUPTION         JUVE00 KKCI
SWH JETSTREAM                         JUWE96 KKCI

THE WMO HEADINGS FOR THE SWM BUFR FORMATTED CHARTS ARE:

SWM BUFR DATA                         WMO HEADINGS
-------------                         ------------
SWM CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE              JUME00 KKCI
SWM IN-CLOUD ICING/TURBULENCE         JUNE00 KKCI
SWM TROPOPAUSE HEIGHT                 JUOE00 KKCI
SWM JETSTREAM                         JUTE00 KKCI

THE WMO HEADINGS FOR THE SWH PNG FORMATTED CHARTS ARE:

SWH PNG CHARTS           WMO HEADINGS
--------------           ------------

ICAO AREA A              PGEE05 KKCI
ICAO AREA B1             PGIE05 KKCI
ICAO AREA F              PGGE05 KKCI
ICAO AREA H              PGAE05 KKCI
ICAO AREA I              PGBE05 KKCI
ICAO AREA J              PGJE05 KKCI
ICAO AREA M              PGDE29 KKCI

THE WMO HEADINGS FOR THE SWM PNG FORMATTED CHARTS ARE:

SWM PNG CHART            WMO HEADINGS
-------------            ------------
NAT                      PGNE14 KKCI

THE SWH CHARTS MAY BE VIEWED AT /USE LOWER CASE/:

 HTTP://AVIATIONWEATHER.GOV/PRODUCTS/SWH

THE SWM CHARTS MAY BE VIEWED AT /USE LOWER CASE/:

 HTTP://AVIATIONWEATHER.GOV/PRODUCTS/SWM


THE SWH AND SWM PRODUCTS ARE AVAILABLE IN BUFR AND PNG FORMAT ON
THE SATELLITE BRODACAST NETWORK /SBN/ NOAAPORT CHANNEL.

THE SWH PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE AT /USE
LOWER CASE EXCEPT PDD/WAFS_SWH.PDF/:

 HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV/PDD/WAFS_SWH.PDF

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT...CONTACT:

 LARRY BURCH
 DEPUTY DIRECTOR
 AVIATION WEATHER CENTER
 7220 NW 101ST TERRACE ROOM 101
 KANSAS CITY MO 64153
 PHONE: 816-584-7203
 E-MAIL: LARRY.BURCH@xxxxxxxx

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON NWS AVIATION PRODUCT DISSEMINATION IS
AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASES/:

 HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/OM/DISEMSYS.SHTML

TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:

 HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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

THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO POSTED ON THE NWS DATA MANAGEMENT
CHANGE NOTICES WEB PAGE. THE URL IS LISTED BELOW.

HTTP /COLON/ //WEATHER.GOV/DATAMGMT/INDEX.HTML

DATA MANAGEMENT
TELECOMMUNICATION OPERATIONS CENTER
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