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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 06-16
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
102 PM EST MON MAR 27 2006
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: ADDITION OF ALASKA GFS-BASED RFC MOS PRODUCT:
EFFECTIVE JUNE 13 2006
ATTENTION: USERS OF THE MODEL OUTPUT STATISTICS /MOS/ GUIDANCE
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JUNE 13 2006...DURING THE 1200 COORDINATED
UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ MODEL CYCLE...NWS WILL ADD A NEW TEXT
MESSAGE TO THE GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEM /GFS/ BASED MODEL OUTPUT
STATISTICS /MOS/ GUIDANCE FOR RIVER FORECAST CENTER /RFC/ SITES
IN ALASKA. THE NEW MESSAGE WILL BE AVAILABLE IN STANDARD
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL EXCHANGE FORMAT /SHEF/ AND CONTAIN MAXIMUM
AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FORECAST GUIDANCE FOR APPROXIMATELY 170
SITES IN ALASKA. GUIDANCE WILL BE GENERATED TWICE A DAY FOR
PROJECTIONS OUT TO 10 DAYS IN ADVANCE. THE COMMUNICATION
IDENTIFIER FOR THIS PRODUCT IS LISTED IN TABLE 1.
TABLE 1: WMO HEADING AND AWIPS IDENTIFIER OF THE NEW ALASKA RFC
MOS TEXT PRODUCT
WMO HEADING AWIPS ID GEOGRAPHIC REGION
FOAK12 KWNO FTPACR APRFC RFC
DETAILED INFORMATION REGARDING THE RFC MESSAGES AND THE STATION
LISTS IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/RFC.HTM
LINKS TO THESE PRODUCTS...ALONG WITH DESCRIPTIONS...CAN BE FOUND
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/PRODUCTS.SHTML
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:
KATHRYN HUGHES
MDL/SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
PHONE: 301 713 0023 EXT. 130
E-MAIL: KATHRYN.HUGHES@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE
AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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