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NOXX10 KWBC 091358
DATA MGT MESSAGE 08-00.02
ATTN ANY USERS OF RUC MODEL OUTPUT GRID 236 PRODUCTS
CHANGE TO WMO HEADING FOR RUC GRID 236 PRODUCTS
BEGINNING WITH THE 12Z RUN ON SEPTEMBER 6 THE WMO HEADINGS ON ALL
RAPID UPDATE CYCLE /RUC/ PRODUCTS AVAILABLE ON GRID 236 /40 KM
HORIZONTAL RESOLUTION/ WILL CONFORM TO THE USE DESCRIBED IN TABLE
C10 AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING URL ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE WEB PAGES. NOTE THE URLS SHOULD BE ENTERED IN LOWER
CASE.
HTTP TO //WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OSO/TABLEC10.HTML
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WMO ABBREVIATED HEADINGS CAN BE FOUND AT
HTTP TO //WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OSO/TABLE.SHTML
THE NWS ALSO RECOMMENDS THAT THE PRODUCT DEFINITION SECTION OF
GRIB ENCODED PRODUCTS BE USED TO FULLY IDENTIFY FIELDS IN GRIB
FILES OR MESSAGES. THE ABBREVIATED WMO HEADING IS DESIGNED FOR
SWITCHING PURPOSES AND SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON TO FULLY
IDENTIFY THE FIELDS.
THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO POSTED ON THE NWS SYSTEMS OPERATIONS
CENTER CHANGE NOTICES WEB PAGE. THE URL IS LISTED BELOW.
NOTE THE URL SHOULD BE ALL LOWER CASE.
HTTP TO //WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OSO/NOTICES/NOTICES.SHTML
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE CHANGES PLEASE CONTACT
DATA MANAGEMENT AT THE NUMBERS INCLUDED BELOW.
FRED BRANSKI
TEAM LEADER DATA MANAGEMENT
PHONE 301-713-0864 EXTENSION 146
EMAIL FRED.BRANSKI/AT SYMBOL/NOAA.GOV
WALTER SMITH
SENIOR DATA MANAGER
PHONE 301-713-0864 EXTENSION 139
EMAIL WALTER.SMITH/AT SYMBOL/NOAA.GOV
RICHARD ROBINSON
DATA MANAGER
PHONE 301-713-0864 EXTENSION 179
EMAIL RICHARD.ROBINSON/AT SYMBOL/NOAA.GOV
LLOYD IRVIN CHIEF
SYSTEMS MONITORING AND ANALYSIS BRANCH
SYSTEMS OPERATIONS CENTER
RTH WASHINGTON SENDS
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