[nws-changes] 20130126:Western Region WRF Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC

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• Subject: [nws-changes] 20130126:Western Region WRF Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:37:45 -0700

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Service Change Notice 13-7
National Weather Service Headquarters Washington DC
245 PM EST Fri Jan 25 2013

          -Family of Services
          -NOAA Weather Wire Service
          -Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
          -NOAAPORT
          Other NWS Partners and NWS Employees

          Meteorology Program Manager
          Western Region Headquarters

Subject:  Western Region WFO use of Weather Research and
          Forecasting (WRF) Model Output will become Operational
          Effective February 26, 2013

(UTC), Weather Forecast Office (WFO) Weather Research and
Forecasting (WRF) model output will become an operational
product in the NWS Western Region. The WRF Model Output has been
available as an operational product at WFO Sacramento (STO), CA,
since 2009 and in experimental status at several other Western
Region WFOs since 2011. The decision to make it an operational
product available for use at all Western Region WFOs is based
upon favorable comments received during the period of public
comment and review.

The WRF Model Output is currently available on the following
webpages:

Monterey (MTR), CA:   http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mtr/mtrwrf.php
Phoenix (PSR), AZ:    http://wrh.noaa.gov/psr/wrf
Pocatello (PIH), ID:  http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pih/wrf/
Sacramento (STO), CA: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/sto/sacwrf.php
Salt Lake City (SLC), UT:
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/slc/projects/wrf/wrf.html
San Diego (SGX), CA:  http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/sgx/wrf

Other WR WFOs may choose to run and display WRF model output in
the future.

The WRF is run locally at a WFO. The WRF ARW or WRF NMM
generates hourly to 3-hourly output from 24 to 120 hours,
depending on element. The high resolution model is used for
operational forecasting and research at the local WFO. Model
output graphics are posted on a WFO Webpage. Some of the fields
include: temperature, dew point, relative humidity, wind,
precipitation amount and type and sea level pressure.

For more information, please contact:

Claudia Bell
NWS Western Region Headquarters
Salt Lake City, UT 84138
(801) 524-5137
Claudia.bell@xxxxxxxx

National Service Change Notices are online at:

http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm

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