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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 05-37...AMENDED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1120 AM EDT THU JUN 23 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...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: GLENN AUSTIN
NATIONAL DIGITAL SERVICES PROGRAM MANAGER
OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES
SUBJECT: AMENDED: NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE /NDFD/ IMPROVEMENTS
FOR THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES...PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN
ISLANDS...AND HAWAII...EFFECTIVE JUNE 15 2005 AT 1400 UTC
REFER TO: TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE /TIN/ 05-24 CORRECTED: SENT
MARCH 16 2005... MOST RECENT TIN RELATED TO NDFD
AND THE ORIGINAL TIN 05-37 SENT MAY 13 2005... AND THE FIRST
AMENDMENT TO TIN05-37 SENT JUNE 22 2005
AMENDED TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THIS IMPLEMENTATION /SECOND AMENDMENT/
THE FOLLOWING TWO CHANGES TO THE NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE /NDFD/
WERE SCHEDULED TO BE IMPLEMENTED ON JUNE 15 2005 AT 1400 UTC:
1/THE SIX EXPERIMENTAL NDFD ELEMENTS LISTED BELOW WERE SCHEDULED TO
BE UPGRADED TO OPERATIONAL STATUS FOR PUERTO RICO/THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
AND HAWAII:
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE DEWPOINT
12-HOUR PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION WEATHER
2/TWO NEW EXPERIMENTAL NDFD ELEMENTS /APPARENT TEMPERATURE AND
RELATIVE HUMIDITY/ WERE SCHEDULED TO BE ADDED FOR THE LOWER
48 STATES...PUERTO RICO/THE VIRGIN ISLANDS...HAWAII...AND GUAM
THE NWS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS IMPLEMENTING THESE CHANGES ON THE SCHEDULED
IMPLEMENTATION DATE. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE CAUSED BY THE DELAY.
STATUS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION AT THE TIME OF THIS MESSAGE:
ALL CHANGES SHOWN ABOVE HAVE NOW BEEN SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED.
FOR INFORMATION ON THE CONTENT OF THE NDFD GRIDDED DATA FILES AND
INSTRUCTIONS FOR ACCESSING THE OPERATIONAL AND EXPERIMENTAL GRID ELEMENTS
IN EITHER GRIDDED BINARY /GRIB2/ FORMAT OR EXTENSIBLE MARKUP LANGUAGE
/XML/...REFER TO /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NDFD/TECHNICAL.HTM
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/XML/
NDFD GRAPHICS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FORECASTS/GRAPHICAL/SECTORS/
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE...PLEASE CONTACT:
CHRIS ALEX
DIGITAL SERVICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE OF CLIMATE...WATER...AND WEATHER SERVICES
1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
EMAIL: CHRISTINE.ALEX@xxxxxxxx
IF YOU HAVE TECHNICAL QUESTIONS REGARDING THE NDFD DATA...PLEASE CONTACT:
DAVID RUTH
CHIEF...MESOSCALE PREDICTION BRANCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
EMAIL: DAVID.RUTH@xxxxxxxx
THIS INFORMATION WILL ALSO BE POSTED ON THE NWS DATA MANAGEMENT CHANGE
NOTICES WEB PAGE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DATAMGMT/NOTICES.SHTML
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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