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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 09-10...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
335 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2009
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: ELI JACKS
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: CORRECTED: OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF AIR
STAGNATION OUTLOOK WITH VALID TIME EVENT CODE
/VTEC/ IN NON-PRECIPITATION WEATHER /NPW/ PRODUCT
EFFECTIVE JUNE 24 2009
CORRECTION TO PRODUCT CONTENT DESCRIPTION...EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY JUNE 24
2009...AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...OR AFTER EACH NWS WFO
IMPLEMENTS ADVANCED WEATHER INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM /AWIPS/
OPERATIONAL BUILD 9 /OB9/ SOFTWARE...WFOS WILL BE ABLE TO ISSUE AN AIR
STAGNATION OUTLOOK /VALID TIME EVENT CODE AS.O/ UNDER THE
NON-PRECIPITATION WEATHER /NPW/ PRODUCT HEADER.
THE AIR STAGNATION OUTLOOK WILL PROVIDE A LONGER RANGE LOOK AT AIR
QUALITY CONDITIONS. DOCUMENTATION ON THIS PRODUCT WILL BE INCLUDED IN AN
UPDATE TO NWS INSTRUCTION 10-
515...WFO NON-PRECIPITATION WEATHER PRODUCTS SPECIFICATION...AVAILABLE
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01005015CURR.PDF
THIS WILL BE THE FIRST NWS WFO OUTLOOK PRODUCT USING VTEC. FURTHER
DETAILS REGARDING VTEC ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/VTEC/INDEX.SHTML
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION
NOTICE...PLEASE CONTACT:
JANNIE FERRELL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
1325 EAST WEST HWY SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
301-713-1867 EXTENSION 135
JANNIE.G.FERRELL@xxxxxxxx
NATIONAL TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE
LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
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