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NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION MESSAGE 95-27
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
0900 AM EDT FRI JUL 28 1995
TO: USERS OF ALPHANUMERIC PRODUCTS CONTAINING THE NGM-
BASED MOS GUIDANCE FOR THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES
FROM: JOE BOCCHIERI
CHIEF SERVICES EVALUATION BRANCH
SUBJECT: IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW STATIONS FOR NGM MOS GUIDANCE
(THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY JOSEPH FOOSE OF THE
NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL CENTER)
EFFECTIVE WITH THE 1200 UTC CYCLE ON AUGUST 2... 1995... 36
ADDITIONAL STATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE ALPHANUMERIC
PRODUCTS CONTAINING THE NGM-BASED MOS GUIDANCE FOR THE CONTIGUOUS
UNITED STATES. THIS GUIDANCE WILL CONTINUE TO BE DISTRIBUTED
UNDER WMO HEADER FOUS14 KWBC AND THE FWC CATEGORY ON AFOS.
THE NGM-BASED MOS GUIDANCE IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR 529
STATIONS. THE ADDITION OF THE NEW STATIONS WILL INCREASE THE
SPATIAL COVERAGE OF AVAILABLE INFORMATION. NO CHANGES WILL OCCUR
IN THE FORMAT OF THE MESSAGE ITSELF. GUIDANCE WILL CONTINUE TO
BE AVAILABLE FOR THE 6- THROUGH 60-H PROJECTIONS. ALSO... AS IS
DONE CURRENTLY... THE MESSAGE WILL BE PREPARED TWICE DAILY AROUND
0400 UTC AND 1600 UTC AND WILL BE BASED ON THE 0000 AND 1200 UTC
FORECAST CYCLES... RESPECTIVELY... OF THE NGM.
TECHNICAL PROCEDURES BULLETIN (TPB) NO. 408 ENTITLED "NGM-BASED
MOS GUIDANCE - THE FOUS14/FWC MESSAGE" DESCRIBES THE CONTENTS OF
THE MESSAGE AND LISTS THE CURRENT 529 STATIONS FOR WHICH NGM MOS
GUIDANCE IS TRANSMITTED. A REVISED APPENDIX TO TPB NO. 408 WILL
CONTAIN THE EXPANDED LIST OF STATIONS WITH GUIDANCE. THE
FOLLOWING LIST CONTAINS THE CALL LETTERS OF THE 36 STATIONS THAT
ARE BEING ADDED
ABY AKO AMG AYS BAF BRD CAG CID COD
DXR ECG EMP FOD GCC GON HIB HLC HVN
INT IRK LAR MCK MHK MIV NXX NZW OTM
P35 RIW RWL SLN SNY SZL TEB WRI 3OI
NWS OFFICES WILL RECEIVE AN AFOS CHANGE NOTICE WHICH INCLUDES THE
LIST OF THE NEW STATIONS... AND THE AFOS IDENTIFIERS. FAMILY OF
SERVICES USERS WILL RECEIVE A GENERAL NOTIFICATION (GENOT)
MESSAGE (WMO HEADER NOFS1 KWBC) REGARDING THESE CHANGES.
USERS OF THE FOUS14 MESSAGE ARE REFERRED TO THE AFOREMENTIONED
TPB AND THE APPENDIX DATED MARCH 25... 1994... FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION ON THE MESSAGE FORMAT. COPIES OF EITHER OF THESE
DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FROM
W/OM23
NWS... SERVICES DEVELOPMENT BRANCH
1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY #13466
SILVER SPRING... MD 20910
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NEW STATIONS... CALL
PAUL DALLAVALLE AT 301-763-8151.
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