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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT REQUEST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1045 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2009
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
-NOAAPORT
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: ELI JACKS
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: SOLICITING COMMENTS UNTIL DECEMBER 31 2009
REGARDING USE OF THE CODED CITIES FORECAST
THE NWS IS CONSIDERING DISCONTINUING OR MAKING OPTIONAL THE
CODED CITIES FORECAST /CCF/ PRODUCT.
COMMENTS REGARDING USE OF THE CCF...INCLUDING WHETHER IT SHOULD
BE CONTINUED...DISCONTINUED OR ISSUED OPTIONALLY BASED UPON
LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ REQUIREMENTS...SHOULD BE
SENT BY DECEMBER 31 2009 TO:
NWS.CODEDCITIESFORECAST@xxxxxxxx
TWO NEW EXTENSIBLE MARKUP LANGUAGE /XML/ PRODUCTS...RXUS30 KWBN
- XF03DY AND RXUS30 KWBN - XF07DY...ARE ISSUED HOURLY AT AROUND
50 MINUTES PAST THE HOUR AND CONTAIN BOTH NIGHTTIME AND DAYTIME
XML-CODED FORECASTS FOR 3 DAYS AND 7 DAYS RESPECTIVELY. THEY
PROVIDE MORE FORECAST DATA THAN THE CCF AND ARE UPDATED MORE
FREQUENTLY.
TABLE 1: XML PRODUCTS
WMO HEADER AWIPS ID
RXUS30 KWBN XF03DY
RXUS30 KWBN XF07DY
IN ADDITION THE POINT FORECAST MATRICES /PFM/ PRODUCT DISPLAYS
VARIOUS FORECASTED WEATHER ELEMENTS FOR VERIFICATION POINTS...
SIGNIFICANT CITIES AND OTHER PREDEFINED POINTS WITHIN A WFO/S
GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY.
USERS OF THE CCF ARE ASKED TO EVALUATE THE XML AND PFM PRODUCTS
TO DETERMINE IF THESE PRODUCTS MEET THE NEED CURRENTLY SATISFIED
BY THE CCF.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE XML PRODUCTS IS AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/XML/TPEX/
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE PFM PRODUCT IS AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01005003CURR.PDF
THE NWS HAS REMOVED THE DEPENDENCY OF THE SELECTED CITIES
SUMMARY /SCS/ PRODUCTS AND TRAVELERS FORECAST /TAV/ PRODUCTS ON
THE CCF. THE CURRENT OPERATIONAL SCS PRODUCTS ARE DERIVED
DIRECTLY FROM THE NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE /NDFD/.
THE TAV HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.
THE CODED CITIES FORECAST IS:
TABLE 2: CODED CITIES FORECAST
WMO ID AWIPS ID
FPUS4I K/P/XXX CCFXXX
WHERE I IS THE SECOND I OF THE II GROUP FOUND AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DATAMGMT/X_REF/XR06_II_VS_STATE_X_REF.HTML
AND XXX IS THE THREE LETTER WFO IDENTIFIER.
IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS PUBLIC
INFORMATION STATEMENT...PLEASE CONTACT:
ANDY HORVITZ
NWS FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
ANDY.HORVITZ@xxxxxxxx
301-713-1858 X166
NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
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