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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT REQUEST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
217 PM EDT MON AUG 13 2007
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: DAVID RUTH
METEOROLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
SUBJECT: COMMENT REQUEST: PLANNED TERMINATION OF THE NESTED GRID
MODEL /NGM/- BASED LOCAL AWIPS MOS SYSTEM /LAMP/
PRODUCTS
THE NWS IS SEEKING USER COMMENTS ON THE PLANNED TERMINATION OF THE
NGM-LAMP SYSTEM.
THE NGM-BASED LAMP SYSTEM ACTS AS AN UPDATE TO THE NGM MODEL
OUTPUT STATISTICS /MOS/ GUIDANCE. THE LAMP SYSTEM IS BEING
REDEVELOPED TO UPDATE THE GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEM /GFS/ MOS INSTEAD
OF THE NGM MOS. THE NEW SYSTEM HAS BEEN RENAMED THE LOCALIZED
AVIATION MOS PROGRAM. CURRENTLY THE NEW GFS-BASED LAMP SYSTEM IS
RUNNING OPERATIONALLY WITH THE SAME NUMBER OF CYCLES AS THE NGM-
BASED LAMP SYSTEM AND WILL EVENTUALLY PROVIDE UPDATED GUIDANCE
EVERY HOUR OF THE DAY. IN ADDITION THE NUMBER OF STATIONS FOR
WHICH FORECASTS ARE GENERATED IN THE NEW GFS-LAMP SYSTEM HAS
SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED FROM ITS PREDECESSOR...THE NGM-LAMP
SYSTEM. IT IS NOW ON THE ORDER OF THE STATION-BASED GFS MOS
SYSTEM.
THE NWS IS PLANNING TO TERMINATE THE NGM-LAMP SYSTEM. IF A
DECISION IS MADE TO TERMINATE THE NGM-LAMP...WE ANTICIPATE ITS
TERMINATION TO BE EFFECTIVE IN JANUARY 2008. EFFECTS OF THIS
PROPOSED PRODUCT TERMINATION INCLUDE THE REMOVAL OF ALL NGM-LAMP
PRODUCTS WHICH ARE AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/LAMP/NGMLAMP.SHTML
AND THE REMOVAL OF ALL NGM-LAMP GUIDANCE AVAILABLE ON THE NWS FTP
SERVER AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
TGFTP.NWS.NOAA.GOV
ADDITIONAL DETAILS CONCERNING THE PROPOSED TERMINATION OF THE NGM-
LAMP SYSTEM AND THE KEY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NGM-LAMP SYSTEM
AND THE NEW GFS-LAMP SYSTEM ARE SUMMARIZED AT /USE LOWER CASE
LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MDL/GFSLAMP/DOCS/PLAN_NGMLAMP_REMOVAL.SHTML
FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE NEW GFS-LAMP SYSTEM, PLEASE SEE /USE LOWER
CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MDL/LAMP/
PLEASE SEND ANY COMMENTS ON THIS PROPOSED TERMINATION BY SEPTEMBER
14 2007 TO NGMLAMP.COMMENTS@xxxxxxxx. PLEASE USE THE SUBJECT:
NGM-LAMP COMMENT
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
JUDY GHIRARDELLI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
METEOROLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY
PHONE: 301-713-0056 EXT. 194
E-MAIL: JUDY.GHIRARDELLI@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NWS PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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