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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 05-14
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
905 AM EST FRI FEB 18 2005
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ 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: MEDIUM RANGE GUIDANCE FROM HPC IN EXPERIMENTAL TEXT
FORMAT: EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
PREDICTION /NCEP/ HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER /HPC/ IS
SENDING DAYS 4-7 GUIDANCE IN A NEW FORMAT. THESE PRODUCTS ARE
EXPERIMENTAL FOR 1 YEAR AND WILL SUPPLEMENT THE OPERATIONAL TEXT
AND GRIDDED PRODUCTS ALREADY AVAILABLE FROM HPC.
THESE PRODUCTS ARE AVAILABLE ON AWIPS/NOAAPORT. THE COMMUNICATION
IDENTIFIERS ARE:
NODE ID AWIPS ID WMO HEADING
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WNH PMDET4 FXUS14 KWNH
WNH PMDET5 FXUS15 KWNH
WNH PMDET6 FXUS16 KWNH
WNH PMDET7 FXUS17 KWNH
WNH PMDET8 FXUS18 KWNH
EACH NEW PRODUCT IS A TEXT FILE CONTAINING THE FOLLOWING WEATHER
PARAMETERS FOR A 24-HOUR PERIOD FOR 380 LOCATIONS IN THE
CONTIGUOUS U.S. /CONUS/:
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
12-HOUR POP /TWO PER DAY/
DEW POINT /AT 6 HOUR INTERVALS/
CLOUD COVER /AT 6 HOUR INTERVALS/
WIND DIRECTION /AT 6 HOUR INTERVALS/
WIND SPEED /AT 6 HOUR INTERVALS/
PRECIPITATION TYPE /AT 6 HOUR INTERVALS/
THESE NEW PRODUCTS ARE PRODUCED TWICE PER DAY AROUND 1500 AND
1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/. AN EXPLANATION OF HOW THE
PRODUCTS ARE GENERATED CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE
/USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.HPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/5KM_GRIDS/MEDR_5KM_METHODOLOGY.PDF
EXAMPLES OF THESE PRODUCTS CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE
/USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.HPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/MEDR/DAY4.TXT
HTTP://WWW.HPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/MEDR/DAY5.TXT
HTTP://WWW.HPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/MEDR/DAY6.TXT
HTTP://WWW.HPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/MEDR/DAY7.TXT
HTTP://WWW.HPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/MEDR/DAY8.TXT
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THESE PRODUCTS...PLEASE
CONTACT:
EDWIN DANAHER
HPC DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING BRANCH CHIEF
CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND
PHONE: 301 763 8000 EXT. 7354
EMAIL: EDWIN.DANAHER@xxxxxxxx
OR
BRENT GORDON
NCEP...PRODUCTION SUPPORT
CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND
PHONE: 301 763 8000 EXT. 7193
EMAIL: BRENT.GORDON@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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