PNSWSH
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... COMMENT REQUEST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1200 PM EDT FRI JUNE 3 2005
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: SOLICITING PUBLIC COMMENTS BY JULY 8 2005 ON THE
REMOVAL OF NGM-BASED MOS REDBOOK GRAPHICS
NWS IS SOLICITING YOUR COMMENTS BY JULY 8 2005 ON PLANS TO REMOVE
THE NESTED GRID MODEL /NGM/ -BASED MODEL OUTPUT STATISTICS /MOS/
REDBOOK GRAPHICS FROM THE NWS PRODUCTION STREAM.
BACKGROUND:
REDBOOK GRAPHICS CONTAINING NGM-BASED MOS GUIDANCE ARE CURRENTLY
DISSEMINATED FOR THE PRODUCTS LISTED BELOW. THE NWS
METEOROLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY /MDL/ HAS PRODUCED MOS
GUIDANCE BASED ON THE GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEM /GFS/ MODEL SINCE
MAY 2000. THIS GUIDANCE IS A REPLACEMENT FOR THE LEGACY NGM MOS
GUIDANCE. ALL OF THE PRODUCTS LISTED BELOW... WITH THE EXCEPTION
OF SOLAR ENERGY... HOURS OF SUNSHINE... AND PERCENT POSSIBLE
SUNSHINE ARE AVAILABLE IN THE GFS-BASED MOS GUIDANCE IN BOTH
ALPHANUMERIC AND BUFR FORMAT. THEREFORE WE ARE PROPOSING TO
REMOVE THE OBSOLETE NGM-BASED REDBOOK GRAPHICS.
PROPOSED CHANGE:
PENDING THE RESULTS OF THIS REQUEST FOR COMMENT... ON TUESDAY...
SEPTEMBER 20 2005... WE PLAN TO REMOVE THE NGM-BASED MOS REDBOOK
GRAPHICS LISTED BELOW FROM THE NWS PRODUCTION STREAM.
THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS WOULD BE REMOVED:
WMO HEADING AWIPS ID REDBOOK GRAPHICS OF CONTOURED FIELDS
PJME01 KWNO24-HR NGM MOS POP /12-HR PERIOD/
PJMG01 KWNO 36-HR NGM MOS POP /12-HR PERIOD/
PJMI01 KWNO48-HR NGM MOS POP /12-HR PERIOD/
PJMJ01 KWNO60-HR NGM MOS POP /12-HR PERIOD/
PJME02 KWNO24-HR NGM MOS MX/MN TEMPERATURE
PJMG02 KWNO36-HR NGM MOS MX/MN TEMPERATURE
PJMI02 KWNO48-HR NGM MOS MX/MN TEMPERATURE
PJMJ02 KWNO60-HR NGM MOS MX/MN TEMPERATURE
PJME11 KWNO24-HR PERCENT POSSIBLE SUNSHINE
PJMI11 KWNO48-HR PERCENT POSSIBLE SUNSHINE
REDBOOK GRAPHICS OF STATION PLOTS
PJME03 KWNO24-HR NGM MOS MX/MN TEMPERATURE
PJMG03 KWNO36-HR NGM MOS MX/MN TEMPERATURE
PJMI03 KWNO48-HR NGM MOS MX/MN TEMPERATURE
PJMJ03 KWNO60-HR NGM MOS MX/MN TEMPERATURE
PJME09 KWNO24-HR SURFACE SOLAR ENERGY
PJMI09 KWNO48-HR SURFACE SOLAR ENERGY
PJME10 KWNO24-HR HOURS OF SUNSHINE
PJMI10 KWNO48-HR HOURS OF SUNSHINE
PLEASE SEND COMMENTS ON THE FOLLOWING PROPOSAL TO:
PAUL DALLAVALLE
MDL/SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
PHONE: 301 713 0023 EXT. 135
E-MAIL: PAUL.DALLAVALLE@xxxxxxxx
OR
REBECCA COSGROVE
MDL/SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
PHONE: 301 713 0023 EXT. 124
E-MAIL: REBECCA.COSGROVE@xxxxxxxx
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STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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