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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 08-90
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1020 AM EST THU NOV 6 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: TERMINATION OF THE NGM AND NGM-BASED PRODUCTS:
EFFECTIVE MARCH 3 2009
REFER TO: PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...REQUEST FOR COMMENTS...
RELEASED JULY 1 2008.
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY MARCH 3 2009 WITH THE 1200 UNIVERSAL
COORDINATED TIME /UTC/ CYCLE RUN...THE NWS WILL TERMINATE THE
NESTED GRID MODEL /NGM/...DIRECT MODEL OUTPUT GRIB/BUFR/TEXT
PRODUCTS AND NGM-BASED PRODUCTS.
NGM-BASED PRODUCTS INCLUDE NGM MODEL OUTPUT STATISTICS
/MOS/...NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION /NCEP/-
BASED PRODUCTS AND A TRAJECTORY MODEL PROVIDED BY THE
METEOROLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY /MDL/.
A PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT WAS ISSUED ON JULY 1 2008
REQUESTING COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED TERMINATION OF THE NGM AND
NGM-BASED PRODUCTS. PLEASE SEE /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/OLD/PNS08_NGM_REMOVAL.TXT
BASED ON THE RESPONSES RECEIVED...THE DECISION WAS MADE TO
TERMINATE. FOR DETAILS ABOUT THIS DECISION PLEASE SEE
/USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/INFOSERVICECHANGES/TERMNGMDECISION.PDF
EFFECTS OF THIS TERMINATION INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
1. REMOVAL OF NGM MODEL PRODUCTS AVAILABLE ALONG WITH THE
REPLACEMENT/ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NCO.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PMB/NWPROD/ANALYSIS/
2. REMOVAL OF NGM-MOS PRODUCTS WHICH ARE AVAILABLE ALONG WITH
REPLACEMENT/ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/PRODUCTS.PHP
3. REMOVAL OF ALL NGM-BASED GUIDANCE WHICH IS AVAILABLE ON THE
NWS FTP SERVER AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
FTP://TGFTP.NWS.NOAA.GOV
4. REMOVAL OF THE TRAJECTORY MODEL WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT /USE
LOWER CASE EXCEPT FOR SL...DF...AND DC/:
FTP://TGFTP.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SL.US008001/DF.GR1/DC.TRAJ/
A LIST OF NGM-BASED PRODUCTS FROM MDL ALONG WITH REPLACEMENT/
ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS IS AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/CHANGES/NGMREMOVE_MDL.PHP
A LIST OF NGM DIRECT MODEL PRODUCTS FROM NCEP ALONG WITH
REPLACEMENT/ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS IS AVAILABLE AT
/USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NCO.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PMB/PRODUCTS/NGM/
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NGM TERMINATION...PLEASE CONTACT:
DOUGLAS HILDERBRAND
OST/SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
301-713-3557 EXT. 179
DOUGLAS.HILDERBRAND@xxxxxxxx
TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
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