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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 08-55
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1130 AM EDT TUE JUN 24 2008
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
-NOAAPORT
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: JASON TUELL
CHIEF...SCIENCE PLANS BRANCH
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
SUBJECT: NEW GFS MOS TEMPERATURE AND DEWPOINT GUIDANCE FOR
ISLAND LOCATIONS IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN:
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 9 2008
ATTENTION USERS OF THE MODEL OUTPUT STATISTICS /MOS/
GUIDANCE...
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 9 2008...WITH THE 1200
COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ MODEL CYCLE...THE NWS WILL
MAKE AVAILABLE NEW GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEM /GFS/ MOS
TEMPERATURE AND DEWPOINT GUIDANCE FOR 15 STATIONS IN THE
PACIFIC OCEAN TO THE WEST OF THE HAWAII ISLANDS...FOR SHORT
RANGE PROJECTIONS. THE MOS GUIDANCE OF TEMPERATURE AND
DEWPOINT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THESE SITES. THIS GUIDANCE
WILL BE ADDED TO THE EXISTING PRODUCT WHOSE COMMUNICATION
IDENTIFIERS ARE SHOWN BELOW IN TABLES 1 AND 2. AS OTHER
WEATHER ELEMENT GUIDANCE IS ADDED TO THE MESSAGE...NEW
TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES WILL BE ISSUED.
TABLE 1. COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THE HAWAII GFS MOS
TEXT AND BUFR PRODUCTS.
WMO HEADING AWIPS ID MESSAGE TYPE
FOPA20 KWNO MAVPA0 TEXT
JSMT20 KWNO N/A BUFR
TEMPERATURE AND DEWPOINT GUIDANCE WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE
FOR THESE TWO STATIONS IN THE HAWAII GFS MOS MESSAGES:
NSTU PAGO PAGO...AMERICAN SAMOA
PMDY MIDWAY ISLAND
TABLE 2. COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR GFS-BASED MOS TEXT
AND BUFR PRODUCTS VALID FOR ISLAND STATIONS TO THE WEST OF
INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE.
WMO HEADING AWIPS ID MESSAGE TYPE
FOPA21 KWNO MAVPA1 TEXT
JSML38 KWNO N/A BUFR
TEMPERATURE AND DEWPOINT GUIDANCE WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE
FOR THESE 13 ISLAND STATIONS IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
GFS MOS MESSAGES:
PGROROTA INTL AIRPORT/ROTA ISL...MARIANA IS.
PGSNSAIPAN...MARIANA IS.
PGUAANDERSON AFB...GUAM
PGUMGUAM INTL AIRPORT...GUAM
PGWTWEST TINIAN...NORTHERN MARIANA IS.
PKMRMAJURO ATOLL WSO...MARSHALL IS.
PKWAKWAJALEIN...MARSHALL IS.
PTKKCHUUK...MICRONESIA
PTKRKOROR WSO...PALAU
PTSAKOSRAE...MICRONESIA
PTTPPOHNPEI WSO..MICRONESIA
PTYAYAP..MICRONESIA
PWAKWAKE ISLAND
THE COMPLETE GFS MOS STATION LIST CAN BE FOUND AT THE
FOLLOWING WEB SITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/STADRG.PHP
THE LINK TO THESE PRODUCTS...ALONG WITH THE DESCRIPTION CAN
BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE /USE LOWER CASE
LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/PRODUCTS.PHP
A TECHNICAL DOCUMENT DESCRIBING THE FORMAT OF THE BULLETIN
FOR THE WESTERN PACIFIC SITES IS AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING
WEB SITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/TPB/MDLTPB05-01.PDF
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CONTENT OR GENERATION
OF THIS MOS PRODUCT...PLEASE CONTACT:
JAMES SU
MDL/SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
PHONE: 301-713-0023 X139
EMAIL: JAMES.SU@xxxxxxxx
NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE
LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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