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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 05-31
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
315 PM EDT THU APR 21 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: ADDITION OF EXTENDED NCEP WAVE MODEL FORECAST OUTPUT ON
NOAAPORT: EFFECTIVE JULY 12 2005
EFFECTIVE JULY 12 2005... WITH THE 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/ RUN... THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
PREDICTION /NCEP/ WILL PROVIDE EXTENDED WAVE MODEL FORECAST DATA
ON NOAAPORT. CURRENTLY ALL WAVE MODEL GUIDANCE ON NOAAPORT ENDS
AT 120 HOURS. WITH THIS CHANGE WAVE MODEL GUIDANCE WILL BE
INCREASED TO 180 HOURS. THIS CHANGE AFFECTS NCEP GLOBAL WAVE
MODEL... WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC WAVE MODEL...EASTERN NORTH
PACIFIC WAVE MODEL...AND ALASKAN WATERS WAVE MODEL PRODUCTS ON
AWIPS.
THE ADDITIONAL DATA VOLUMES...BY MODEL...FOR THESE CHANGES ARE AS
FOLLOWS:
GLOBAL WAVE MODEL:
VOLUME INCREASE PER MODEL CYCLE: 2.3 MEGABYTES
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC WAVE MODEL:
VOLUME INCREASE PER MODEL CYCLE: 2.8 MEGABYTES
EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC WAVE MODEL:
VOLUME INCREASE PER MODEL CYCLE: 3.9 MEGABYTES
ALASKAN WATERS WAVE MODEL:
VOLUME INCREASE PER MODEL CYCLE: 0.8 MEGABYTES
A LIST OF THE NEW WMO HEADERS FOR THESE PRODUCTS CAN BE FOUND AT
THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
WWW.NCO.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PMB/CHANGES/WAVE_MODEL_EXTENSION.HTML
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THESE CHANGES...PLEASE
CONTACT:
LARRY BURROUGHS
NCEP...MARINE MODELING AND ANALYSIS BRANCH
CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND
PHONE: 301 763 8000 X7209
EMAIL: LAWRENCE.BURROUGHS@xxxxxxxx
OR
BRENT GORDON
NCEP...PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT BRANCH
CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND
PHONE: 301 763 8000 X7193
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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