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PNSWSHSERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 09-38 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
312 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2009 TO SUBSCRIBERS: -FAMILY OF SERVICES -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK-NOAAPORT OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES
FROM ROBERT BUNGE
INTERNET DISSEMINATION OFFICE
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
SUBJECT: NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE /NDFD/ USER DEFINED
GRIB2 FILES TO BE OFFICIAL EFFECTIVE JULY 1 2009
NDFD USER DEFINED GRIB2 ENCODED DATA FILES WILL BE OFFICIAL
EFFECTIVE JULY 1 2009. THIS SERVICE ALLOWS USERS OF NDFD GRIB2
DATA SETS TO DEFINE A CUSTOM AREA FOR WHICH TO RECEIVE NDFD DATA
AS A GRIB2 MESSAGE. THE REQUEST IS MADE IN THE FORM OF A HTTP
REQUEST OVER THE INTERNET THAT CONTAINS THE INFORMATION USED TO
CONSTRUCT THE GRIB2 MESSAGE.
A SAMPLE REQUEST CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWERCASE EXCEPT
NDFD_GRIB2D/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/NDFD_GRIB2DECODER/CUSTMGRD.PHP#INTROINFORMATION ON HOW TO DECODE AND SAMPLE COMPUTER CODE FOR ACCESSING GRIB2 DATA IS AVIALABLE INCLUDING GRIB2 DECODER PACKAGES /USE LOWERCASE EXCEPT NDFD_GRIB2D/
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/NDFD_GRIB2DECODER/IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:
ROBERT BUNGE INTERNET DISSEMINATION OFFICER SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 301-713-1381 EXT 140 ROBERT.BUNGE@xxxxxxxx NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$
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