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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 05-60
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1010 AM EDT MON AUG 15 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: NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE
IMPROVEMENTS FOR GUAM: SIX ELEMENTS BECOME
OPERATIONAL ON SEPTEMBER 14 2005 AT 1400 UTC
/SEPTEMBER 15 AT MIDNIGHT LOCAL GUAM TIME/
REFER TO: TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE /TIN/ 05-55
SENT JULY 15 2005
THIS IS THE LATEST IN A SERIES OF MESSAGES TO UPDATE
CUSTOMERS ON THE STATUS OF THE NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST
DATABASE /NDFD/ ELEMENTS...AS PROMISED IN TIN05-55.
SIX ELEMENTS IN THE NDFD FOR GUAM WILL BE UPGRADED FROM
EXPERIMENTAL TO OPERATIONAL STATUS ON SEPTEMBER 14 2005 AT
1400 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...SEPTEMBER 15TH
AT MIDNIGHT LOCAL GUAM TIME. THE SIX ELEMENTS ARE:
TEMPERATURE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
DEW POINT MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WEATHER 12-HOUR PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION
THESE ELEMENTS ARE OPERATIONAL FOR THE LOWER 48 STATES...
PUERTO RICO...AND HAWAII.
THIS CHANGE AFFECTS USERS WHO PULL THESE ELEMENTS FOR
GUAM IN GRIDDED BINARY /GRIB2/ FORMAT FROM THE NWS FILE
TRANSFER PROTOCOL /FTP/ SERVER. SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR
FTP USERS REGARDING THIS CHANGE IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NDFD/OPER_IMPLEM.HTM
THIS CHANGE WILL BE TRANSPARENT TO USERS OF THE NDFD
NATIONAL GRAPHICAL FORECASTS FOR GUAM AVAILABLE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FORECASTS/GRAPHICAL/SECTORS/
AND USERS OF THE NDFD EXTENSIBLE MARKUP LANGUAGE /XML/
VIA WEB SERVICE:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/XML/
THE NWS WILL CONTINUE TO ASSESS THE OPERATIONAL READINESS
OF THE REMAINING EXPERIMENTAL ELEMENTS OVER THE NEXT
THREE MONTHS. WE WILL PROVIDE THE NEXT NDFD OPERATIONAL
READINESS STATUS MESSAGE AS A TIN NO LATER THAN OCTOBER
17 2005. USERS WILL BE GIVEN A MINIMUM OF 30 DAYS NOTICE
OF OUR DECISION TO DECLARE ANY ADDITIONAL NDFD ELEMENTS
OPERATIONAL OR TO ADD MORE EXPERIMENTAL ELEMENTS.
RELATED NDFD WEB SITES /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS FOR ALL
URLS SHOWN BELOW/:
CONTENT OF THE NDFD GRIDDED DATA FILES AND INSTRUCTIONS
FOR ACCESSING THE OPERATIONAL AND EXPERIMENTAL GRID
ELEMENTS IN EITHER GRIB2 FORMAT OR EXTENSIBLE MARKUP
LANGUAGE /XML/:
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/NDFD/TECHNICAL.HTM
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/XML/
NDFD GRAPHICS:
HTTP:// WEATHER.GOV/FORECASTS/GRAPHICAL/SECTORS/
THE CURRENT STATUS OF EACH OF THE 14 NDFD ELEMENTS FOR
EACH DOMAIN:
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/NDFD/DEVELOPMENT.HTM
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT FOR THE EXPERIMENTAL NDFD
GRIDDED DATA:
HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV/PDD/NDFDGRIDS061505.PDF
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT FOR THE NDFD GRAPHICS:
HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV/PDD/NDFDGRAPHICS061505.PDF
SERVICE DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT FOR ACCESSING THE NDFD IN XML:
HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV/PDD/EXTENSIBLE_MARKUP_LANGUAGE.PDF
NDFD VERIFICATION INFORMATION:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NDFD/VERIFICATION/
USERS OF THE EXPERIMENTAL GRID PRODUCTS MAY PROVIDE
FEEDBACK ON WHICH ELEMENTS ARE MOST NEEDED AND WHICH
APPEAR READY TO BE DESIGNATED OPERATIONAL. A BRIEF SURVEY
AND COMMENT FORM IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=NDFD-GRIDS
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE...PLEASE
CONTACT:
CHRIS ALEX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OCWWS...DIGITAL 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 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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