NOXX10 KWBC 261808
DATA MGT MESSAGE 06-02.16
ATTN USERS OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES
FROM THE NWS TELECOMMUNICATION GATEWAY OR RTH
WASHINGTON
SUBJECT UPGRADE OF THE MODEL USED IN THE HI-RES WINDOW RUNS
FROM HYDROSTATIC MESO ETA TO NON-HYDROSTATIC MESO MODEL
/NMM/ AND INCREASE RESOLUTION FROM 10 KM TO 8 KM AND
RELOCATE TO A TEST/NON-OPERATIONAL DIRECTORY
THE HI-RES WINDOW RUNS PROVIDE HIGHER RESOLUTION RUNS AT
LEAST ONCE EACH DAY /WHEN THERE ARE NO TROPICAL CYCLONES/
FOR ALL OF THE US THAT ALLOWS USERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PREVIEW UPCOMING CHANGES TO THIS MODEL AND ITS
RESOLUTION. THIS CHANGE INCREASES THE HORIZONTAL
RESOLUTION FOR ALL HI-RES WINDOW DOMAINS 10 KM TO 8 KM
EXCEPT FOR ALASKA WHICH WILL INCREASE FROM 12 KM TO 10 KM.
WITH RESOLUTIONS BECOMING FINER THAN 10 KM THERE IS A NEED
TO GO BEYOND SIMPLE HYDROSTATIC MODEL DYNAMICS. THE
NON HYDROSTATIC MESO MODEL /NMM/ DOES THIS IN A VERY
EFFICIENT WAY WHILE MAINTAINING NEARLY IDENTICAL PHYSICS
CODE WITH THE OPERATIONAL 12 KM MESO ETA MODEL.
DATA FOR THE WESTERN NEST IS CURRENTLY UNDER THE
FOLLOWING LOCATION
/SL.US008001/ST.OPNL/MT.ETAO/UNDERSCORE/CY.06/RD.YYYYMMDD/
PT.GRID/UNDERSCORE/DF.GR1/UNDERSCORE/AR.WEST10
EFFECTIVE JULY 8... 2002... THIS DATA WILL BE RELOCATED TO THE
FOLLOWING TEST LOCATION
/SL.US008001/ST.OPNT/MT.MESO/UNDERSCORE/CY.06/RD.YYYYMMDD/
PT.GRID/UNDERSCORE/DF.GR1/UNDERSCORE/AR.WEST8
THE OTHER HI-RES WINDOW RUNS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM
/SL.US008001/ST.OPNT/MT.MESO/UNDERSCORE/CY.00/RD.YYYYMMDD/
PT.GRID/UNDERSCORE/DF.GR1/UNDERSCORE/AR.ALASKA10
/SL.US008001/ST.OPNT/MT.MESO/UNDERSCORE/CY.12/RD.YYYYMMDD/
PT.GRID/UNDERSCORE/DF.GR1/UNDERSCORE/AR.CENTRAL8
/SL.US008001/ST.OPNT/MT.MESO/UNDERSCORE/CY.18/RD.YYYYMMDD/
PT.GRID/UNDERSCORE/DF.GR1/UNDERSCORE/AR.EAST8
/SL.US008001/ST.OPNT/MT.MESO/UNDERSCORE/CY.00/RD.YYYYMMDD/
PT.GRID/UNDERSCORE/DF.GR1/UNDERSCORE/AR.HAWAII8
/SL.US008001/ST.OPNT/MT.MESO/UNDERSCORE/CY.06/RD.YYYYMMDD/
PT.GRID/UNDERSCORE/DF.GR1/UNDERSCORE/AR.PUERTORICO8
/SL.US008001/ST.OPNT/MT.MESO/UNDERSCORE/CY.12/RD.YYYYMMDD/
PT.GRID/UNDERSCORE/DF.GR1/UNDERSCORE/AR.HAWAII8
/SL.US008001/ST.OPNT/MT.MESO/UNDERSCORE/CY.18/RD.YYYYMMDD/
PT.GRID/UNDERSCORE/DF.GR1/UNDERSCORE/AR.PUERTORICO8
ALSO ON THE ABOVE EFFECTIVE DATE... THE FOLLOWING ETA
OLYMPIC FILES WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE NWS FTP SERVERS.
ETA OLYMPIC GRIB/FILE NAMES
SL.US008001/ST.OPNL/MT.ETAO/UNDERSCORE/CY.HH/RD.YYYYMMDD/PT.GRID/U
NDERSCORE/DF.GR1/UNDERSCORE/AR.SLC
WHERE HH = 00... 06... 12... AND 18
FH.HHHH/UNDERSCORE/TL.PRESS/UNDERSCORE/GR.AWPREG
FH.HHHH/UNDERSCORE/TL.PRESS/UNDERSCORE/GR.AWPREGI
WHERE HHHH = 0000... 0003... 0006... 0048 /EVERY
THREE HOURS/
/SL.US008001/ST.OPNL/MT.ETAO/UNDERSCORE/CY.06/RD.YYYYMMDD/
PT.GRID/UNDERSCORE/DF.GR1/UNDERSCORE/AR.WEST10
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