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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 04-52
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
715 AM EST MON SEPTEMBER 20 2004
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
/NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: PAUL HIRSCHBERG
CHIEF...SCIENCE PLANS BRANCH
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY /OST/
SUBJECT: ADDITION OF NEW ETA-BASED MOS BUFR PRODUCTS...
EFFECTIVE LATE JANUARY 2005
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SUBSCRIBERS
ATTENTION USERS OF THE MODEL OUTPUT STATISTICS /MOS/ GUIDANCE...
IN LATE JANUARY 2005... THE NWS WILL PRODUCE NEW ETA-BASED MOS BUFR PRODUCTS
CONTAINING GUIDANCE FOR 6 TO 84 HOURS IN ADVANCE FROM THE 0000 AND 1200
UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/ MODEL RUNS. THE NEW COMMUNICATION
IDENTIFIERS FOR THESE PRODUCTS ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 1. THE PRODUCTS WILL BE
AVAILABLE FROM THE NWS TELECOMMUNICATIONS GATEWAY...THE NWS FILE TRANSFER
PROTOCOL /FTP/ SERVER /TGFTP/...AND THE METEOROLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT LAB /MDL/
WEB PAGES. A WEBPAGE PROVIDING MORE INFORMATION REGARDING PROJECTIONS AND
ELEMENTS FOR WHICH GUIDANCE IS AVAILABLE IS REFERENCED BELOW. A FOLLOW-ON
ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE SENT WITH AN EXACT IMPLEMENTATION DATE WHEN OPERATIONAL
SCHEDULES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED.
TABLE 1: COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THE ETA-BASED MOS BUFR PRODUCTS.
WMO HEADING REGION
JSML10 KWNO PACIFIC REGION
JSML11 KWNO NORTHEAST CONUS
JSML12 KWNO SOUTHEAST CONUS
JSML13 KWNO NORTH CENTRAL CONUS
JSML14 KWNO SOUTH CENTRAL CONUS
JSML15 KWNO ROCKY MOUNTAIN CONUS
JSML16 KWNO WEST COAST CONUS
JSML17 KWNO ALASKA
A WEBPAGE OUTLINING THE ELEMENTS AND PROJECTIONS AVAILABLE IN THE ETA-BASED
BUFR PRODUCTS ALONG WITH THE ASSOCIATED BUFR TABLE B CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/BUFR.HTML
A LIST OF ALL SITES IN THE BUFR PRODUCTS AND A MAP OF THE GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS
CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/STADRG.HTML
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE CHANGES TO THE MOS GUIDANCE
SYSTEM...PLEASE CONTACT:
PAUL DALLAVALLE
MDL/SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
PHONE: 301 713 0023 EXT. 135
E-MAIL: PAUL.DALLAVALLE@xxxxxxxx
LINKS TO THE MOS PRODUCTS...ALONG WITH DESCRIPTIONS...CAN BE FOUND
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/PRODUCTS.SHTML
THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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