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PNSWSHPUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT REQUEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1045 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2009
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
-NOAAPORT
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: ELI JACKS
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: SOLICITING COMMENTS UNTIL DECEMBER 31 2009
REGARDING USE OF THE CODED CITIES FORECAST
THE NWS IS CONSIDERING DISCONTINUING OR MAKING OPTIONAL THE
CODED CITIES FORECAST /CCF/ PRODUCT.
COMMENTS REGARDING USE OF THE CCF...INCLUDING WHETHER IT SHOULD BE CONTINUED...DISCONTINUED OR ISSUED OPTIONALLY BASED UPON LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ REQUIREMENTS...SHOULD BE SENT BY DECEMBER 31 2009 TO:
NWS.CODEDCITIESFORECAST@xxxxxxxxTWO NEW EXTENSIBLE MARKUP LANGUAGE /XML/ PRODUCTS...RXUS30 KWBN - XF03DY AND RXUS30 KWBN - XF07DY...ARE ISSUED HOURLY AT AROUND 50 MINUTES PAST THE HOUR AND CONTAIN BOTH NIGHTTIME AND DAYTIME XML-CODED FORECASTS FOR 3 DAYS AND 7 DAYS RESPECTIVELY. THEY PROVIDE MORE FORECAST DATA THAN THE CCF AND ARE UPDATED MORE FREQUENTLY.
TABLE 1: XML PRODUCTS WMO HEADER AWIPS ID RXUS30 KWBN XF03DY RXUS30 KWBN XF07DYIN ADDITION THE POINT FORECAST MATRICES /PFM/ PRODUCT DISPLAYS VARIOUS FORECASTED WEATHER ELEMENTS FOR VERIFICATION POINTS... SIGNIFICANT CITIES AND OTHER PREDEFINED POINTS WITHIN A WFO/S GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. USERS OF THE CCF ARE ASKED TO EVALUATE THE XML AND PFM PRODUCTS TO DETERMINE IF THESE PRODUCTS MEET THE NEED CURRENTLY SATISFIED BY THE CCF.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE XML PRODUCTS IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/XML/TPEX/ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE PFM PRODUCT IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01005003CURR.PDFTHE NWS HAS REMOVED THE DEPENDENCY OF THE SELECTED CITIES SUMMARY /SCS/ PRODUCTS AND TRAVELERS FORECAST /TAV/ PRODUCTS ON THE CCF. THE CURRENT OPERATIONAL SCS PRODUCTS ARE DERIVED DIRECTLY FROM THE NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE /NDFD/. THE TAV HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.
THE CODED CITIES FORECAST IS: TABLE 2: CODED CITIES FORECAST WMO ID AWIPS ID FPUS4I K/P/XXX CCFXXXWHERE I IS THE SECOND I OF THE II GROUP FOUND AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DATAMGMT/X_REF/XR06_II_VS_STATE_X_REF.HTML AND XXX IS THE THREE LETTER WFO IDENTIFIER.IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...PLEASE CONTACT:
ANDY HORVITZ NWS FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH 1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910 ANDY.HORVITZ@xxxxxxxx 301-713-1858 X166NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$
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