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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT REQUEST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
135 PM EDT FRI AUG 17 2007
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/
PARTNERS AND OTHER USERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: ELI JACKS
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: SOLICITING COMMENTS REGARDING EXPERIMENTAL TABULAR
PRODUCT EVOLUTION IN EXTENSIBLE MARKUP LANGUAGE /TPEX/
PRODUCTS THROUGH MARCH 12 2008
BEGINNING WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 12 2007 AND CONTINUING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MARCH 12 2008...THE NWS IS SEEKING FEEDBACK REGARDING A
SUITE OF EXPERIMENTAL TABULAR PRODUCT EVOLUTION IN EXTENSIBLE
MARKUP LANGUAGE /TPEX/ AND TPEX-DERIVED PRODUCTS. THESE
EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCTS ARE INTENDED TO MAKE BETTER USE OF THE
NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE /NDFD/ WHILE STREAMLINING AND
AUTOMATING THE GENERATION OF THE SELECTED CITIES WEATHER SUMMARY
AND FORECAST PRODUCTS /SCS/.
FOUR NEW EXPERIMENTAL EXTENSIBLE MARKUP LANGUAGE /XML/ PRODUCTS
WILL BE ISSUED: TWO FORECASTS IN XML /FOX3 AND FOX7/
PRODUCTS...ONE OBSERVATIONS IN XML /OBX/ PRODUCT...AND ONE
TEMPERATURE EXTREMES IN XML /TEX/ PRODUCT. IN ADDITION...THESE
EXPERIMENTAL XML PRODUCTS WILL BE USED TO GENERATE AN
EXPERIMENTAL VERSION OF THE OPERATIONAL SCS TEXT PRODUCTS USING
EXTENSIBLE STYLESHEET LANGUAGE TRANSFORMATION /XSLT/ STYLESHEETS.
PRODUCT WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
FOX3 RXUS30 KWBN XF03DY
FOX7 RXUS30 KWBN XF07DY
OBX RXUS30 KWNO XOBUS
TEX RXUS30 KWNH XTEUS
SCS /PART 1/ FPUS20 KWBN SCS01
SCS /PART 2/ FPUS20 KWBN SCS02
SCS /PART 3/ FPUS20 KWBN SCS03
SCS /PART 4/ FPUS20 KWBN SCS04
THE FOX3 WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY AND CONTAIN FORECASTS OF WEATHER
AND HIGH/LOW TEMPERATURES FOR DAYS ONE THROUGH THREE FOR THE SAME
STATIONS AND CITIES AS IN THE CURRENT OPERATIONAL SCS TEXT
PRODUCT.
THE FOX7 WILL ALSO BE ISSUED HOURLY AND CONTAIN FORECASTS OF
WEATHER AND HIGH/LOW TEMPERATURES FOR DAYS ONE THROUGH SEVEN FOR
THE SAME STATIONS AND CITIES AS IN THE CURRENT OPERATIONAL SCS
TEXT PRODUCT. THE FOX7 WILL PROVIDE CONSIDERABLY MORE
INFORMATION AND COULD BE USED AS A TOOL FOR ADVANCED PLANNING
THAT IS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN THE CURRENT TEXT PRODUCT SUITE.
THE OBX...AGAIN ISSUED HOURLY...WILL CONTAIN OBSERVED
MAXIMUM/MINIMUM TEMPERATURES AND OBSERVED PRECIPITATION FOR THE
SAME STATIONS AND CITIES AS IN THE CURRENT OPERATIONAL SCS TEXT
PRODUCT. AT THE APPROPRIATE TIMES OF DAY...THE OBX WILL ALSO
CONTAIN HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES SO FAR TODAY/SO FAR TONIGHT IN
ADDITION TO THE HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES FOR THE MOST RECENT
COMPLETE DAY/NIGHT PERIODS.
THE TEX PRODUCT...ISSUED FOUR TIMES A DAY /AROUND
0045...0645...1245 AND 1845 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
/UTC//...WILL CONTAIN THE NATIONAL HIGH/LOW TEMPERATURES OBSERVED
IN THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES USING THE SAME CRITERIA
CURRENTLY USED IN THE OPERATIONAL TEXT SCS.
THE TPEX-DERIVED SCS TEXT PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED TWICE A DAY AT
AROUND 0045 AND 1245 UTC...A LITTLE BIT LATER THAN THE TIMES THE
CURRENT OPERATIONAL SCS TEXT PRODUCT IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION /NCEP/ HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER /HPC/. THE TPEX-DERIVED SCS WILL CLOSELY MIMIC
THE FORECASTS PROVIDED BY THE OPERATIONAL SCS TEXT PRODUCTS.
THE FOX3...OBX AND TEX XML PRODUCTS AND THE TPEX-DERIVED SCS WILL
BE ISSUED TO OUR PARTNERS AND USERS VIA THE ADVANCED WEATHER
INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM /AWIPS/ SATELLITE BROADCAST NETWORK
/SBN/. THE FOX7 XML PRODUCT...INTENDED FOR MORE ADVANCED
PARTNERS AND USERS...WILL BE AVAILABLE VIA THE TELECOMMUNICATION
OPERATIONS CENTER /TOC/ FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL /FTP/ SERVER.
MORE DETAILS REGARDING THESE EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCTS CAN BE FOUND
IN THE TPEX PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT LOCATED ON PAGE 2 /PDD/
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV/DETAILE.PHP?SELROW=294
DETAILS REGARDING THE XML SCHEMA USED CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER
CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FORECASTS/XML/DWMLGEN/SCHEMA/DWML.XSD
USERS OF THESE PRODUCTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK BY
COMPLETING THE BRIEF SURVEY AND COMMENT FORM AVAILABLE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=TPEX
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
STEVE OLSON
NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
METEOROLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY
1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
STEVE.R.OLSON@xxxxxxxx
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES CAN BE FOUND
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
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