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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 05-73
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
230 PM EST FRI NOV 07 2005
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA
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
DIGITAL SERVICES TRANSITION MANAGER
OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES
SUBJECT: TWO NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE /NDFD/
ELEMENTS TO BECOME OPERATIONAL ON DECEMBER 8 2005
/DECEMBER 9 2005 IN GUAM/
REFER TO: TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE /TIN/ 05-72
SENT NOV 1 2005: MOST RECENT NDFD TIN
THIS IS THE LATEST IN A SERIES OF MESSAGES TO PROVIDE MORE
SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON THE DECEMBER 8 2005 IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE /NDFD/ ELEMENTS...AS
PROMISED IN TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE /TIN/ 05-72.
TWO ELEMENTS IN THE NDFD FOR THE LOWER 48 STATES...INCLUDING
ALL 16 REGIONAL SUBSECTORS...PUERTO RICO/VIRGIN ISLANDS...
HAWAII...AND GUAM WILL BE UPGRADED FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO
OPERATIONAL STATUS ON DECEMBER 8 2005 AT 1400 COORDINATED
UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...WHICH IS DECEMBER 9TH AT MIDNIGHT IN
LOCAL GUAM TIME. THE TWO ELEMENTS ARE:
WIND DIRECTION
WIND SPEED
THIS CHANGE AFFECTS USERS WHO PULL THESE ELEMENTS 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 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. WE WILL PROVIDE THE NEXT
NDFD OPERATIONAL READINESS STATUS MESSAGE AS A TECHNICAL
IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE NO LATER THAN JANUARY 15 2006. USERS
WILL BE GIVEN A MINIMUM OF 30 DAYS ADVANCE NOTICE OF OUR
DECISION TO DECLARE ANY ADDITIONAL NDFD ELEMENTS OPERATIONAL OR
TO ADD ANY 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://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NDFD/TECHNICAL.HTM
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/XML/
NDFD GRAPHICS:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FORECASTS/GRAPHICAL/SECTORS/
THE CURRENT STATUS OF EACH OF THE 14 NDFD ELEMENTS FOR EACH
DOMAIN:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NDFD/DEVELOPMENT.HTM
NDFD VERIFICATION INFORMATION:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NDFD/VERIFICATION/
USERS OF THE EXPERIMENTAL GRID PRODUCTS MAY PROVIDE FEEDBACK BY
RESPONDING TO A BRIEF SURVEY AND COMMENT FORM AVAILABLE AT:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=NDFD-GRIDS
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE...PLEASE CONTACT:
JANNIE G. FERRELL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OCWWS...DIGITAL SERVICES
1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
EMAIL: JANNIE.G.FERRELL@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 AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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