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NOXX10 KWBC 281407
DATA MGT MESSAGE 10-08.09
TO AWIPS/NOAAPORT USERS.. FAMILY OF SERVICES/FOS/SUBSCRIBERS...
EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS... WAFS USERS...
GTS USERS... NWS FAX CHART USERS
FROM RTH WASHINGTON DATA MANAGEMENT
CHANGE NOTICE NO 10774
EFFECTIVE DATE OCTOBER 23 2008
[10774] ON THE ABOVE EFFECTIVE DATE THE FOLLOWING HIGH DENSITY
WINDS FROM THE MULTI-FUNCTIONAL TRANSPORT SATELLITE [MTSAT]
WILL BE ADDED TO THE AWIPS/NCF DATASTREAM.
JIM HEIL [301] 713-1792 EXTENSION 157 IS THE COGNIZANT
TECHNICAL INDIVIDUAL. ANTHONY ROBINSON [301] 713-1373
EXTENSION 165 IS THE DRG FOCAL POINT FOR THIS ITEM.
THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS WILL BE ADDED TO THE AWIPS/NCF
DATASTREAM:
WMO HEADER
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JUTX2i KNES
JUTX3i KNES
JUTX4i KNES
JUTX5i KNES
NOTES:
1. IN COLUMN 5 [WMO HEADER]:
A. THERE ARE FOUR TYPES OF MTSAT WINDS PRODUCTS BEING ADDED.
B. THE SATELLITE ID IS ENCODED IN THE THIRD FIELD OF THE WMO
HEADER [I.E., THE YYGGg1g2 FIELD, WHICH IS NOT SHOWN ABOVE].
C. IF NEEDED, I CAN BE USED TO SPLIT NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN
HEMISPHERES. i = 1 – NORTHERN, i = 2 – SOUTHERN. IF FULL DISK
IS USED i = 1.
2. IN COLUMN 8 [CHARACTER PER MESSAGE]:
A. THE DATA VOLUMES SHOWN ARE ESTIMATES BASED ON A PREVIOUS
RC FOR GOES HIGH DENSITY WINDS.
B. THE DATA VOLUMES CORRESPOND TO THE FULL DISTRIBUTION
DURING THE CORRESPONDING TIME PERIOD SHOWN IN COLUMN 13.
3. IN COLUMN 13 [FREQUENCY]: THE VISIBLE IMAGER PRODUCTS ARE
SUSPENDED AT NIGHT. THIS NOCTURNAL SUSPENSION IS IMPOSED
BECAUSE, IN THE ABSENCE OF SUNLIGHT, THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE’S
ILLUMINATION IS INSUFFICIENT FOR THE ESTIMATION OF
HIGH-QUALITY VISIBLE-BASED WINDS.
FOR FOS/NOAAPORT AND NON-AWIPS CUSTOMERS - IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS REGARDING ROUTING OR WOULD LIKE TO ADD THESE
PRODUCTS TO YOUR DATASTREAM PLEASE CONTACT.
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