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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 09-28
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
822 AM EDT TUE SEP 2 2009
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 /OST/
SUBJECT: UPGRADE OF THE NCEP AIR QUALITY FORECAST
/HYSPLIT/ SYSTEM EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 29 2009
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 29 2009...AT 1200 COORDINATED
UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION /NCEP/ WILL UPGRADE THE HYSPLIT
MODEL RUN IN ITS OPERATIONAL PRODUCTION SUITE. THIS
UPGRADE WILL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO THIS SYSTEM:
- EXPAND THE OPERATIONAL SMOKE PREDICTION DOMAIN TO ADD
ALASKA
- IMPLEMENT THE HYSPLIT MODEL LINKED TO THE NAM FOR
SMOKE PREDICTIONS OVER ALASKA
ONCE OPERATIONAL THE OUTPUT FROM THIS ENHANCED PROCESSING
WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE NWS NATIONAL DIGITAL GUIDANCE
DATABASE /NDGD/ SERVER AT.../USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WEATHER.NOAA.GOV/PUB/SL.US008001/ST.OPNL/DF.GR2/DC.N
DGD/GT.AQ/AR.ALASKA/
OUTPUT FROM THE NEW HYSPLIT MODEL SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY BEING
GENERATED DAILY AT NCEP. THESE DATA CAN BE OBTAINED FROM
THE EXPERIMENTAL NDGD SERVER LOCATED AT.../USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WEATHER.NOAA.GOV/PUB/SL.US008001/ST.EXPR/DF.GR2/DC.N
DGD/GT.AQ/AR.ALASKA/
MORE INFORMATION ON NCEP MODEL CHANGES CAN BE FOUND AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NCO.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PMB/CHANGES
FOR QUESTIONS CONCERNING EMC ISSUES...PLEASE CONTACT:
GEOFF MANIKIN
NCEP - ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND
301 763 8000 x7263
GEOFFREY.MANIKIN@xxxxxxxx
FOR OTHER QUESTIONS CONCERNING THESE CHANGES...CONTACT:
REBECCA COSGROVE
NCEP...PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT BRANCH
CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND
301 763 8000 X7148
REBECCA.COSGROVE@xxxxxxxx
NWS NATIONAL TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
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