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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 08-93
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1050 AM EST WED NOV 12 2008
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: JASON TUELL
CHIEF...SCIENCE PLANS BRANCH
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
SUBJECT: REMOVAL OF REDUNDANT WAVEWATCH III SPECTRAL BULLETINS
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 27 2009
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JANUARY 27 2009...WITH THE 1200 COORDINATED
UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ RUN...REDUNDANT WAVEWATCH III /WW3/ TEXT
SPECTRAL BULLETINS WILL BE REMOVED FROM NOAAPORT AND AWIPS.
THERE IS A REDUNDANCY OF THE POINT LOCATION INFORMATION PROVIDED
BY THE MULTI GRID WW3 TEXT SPECTRAL BULLETINS OVER NOAAPORT AND
AWIPS. CURRENTLY THE MULTI GRID WW3 SPECTRAL BULLETINS ARE BEING
SENT OVER NOAAPORT AND AWIPS USING BOTH THE HEADINGS FROM THE
OLDER REGIONAL WW3 MODELS AND THE MULTI GRID WW3.
THE OLDER REGIONAL MODELS INCLUDE
-WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC REGIONAL MODEL
-EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC REGIONAL MODEL
-ALASKA REGIONAL MODEL.
THE SPECTRAL BULLETINS USING THE OLDER REGIONAL WW3 MODEL WMO
HEADINGS AND AWIPS IDS WILL BE REMOVED FROM NOAAPORT AND AWIPS TO
ELIMINATE THE REDUNDANCY.
A COMPLETE LIST OF SPECTRAL BULLETINS WHICH WILL BE REMOVED FROM
NOAAPORT AND AWIPS...ALONG WITH THE CORRESPONDING PRODUCTS WHICH
WILL REMAIN ON NOAAPORT AND AWIPS...IS ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/WW3_RMV.PDF
FOR QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE REMOVAL OF THE MULTI GRID TEXT
SPECTRAL BULLETINS...PLEASE CONTACT:
JOHN F. KUHN
NWS OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
301 713 3557 X184
JOHN.F.KUHN@xxxxxxxx
OR
HENDRIK TOLMAN
NCEP/EMC...CHIEF MARINE MODELING BRANCH
CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND
301 763 8000 X7253
HENDRIK.TOLMAN@xxxxxxxx
TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
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