NTIM on MRF MOS wind guidance

• To: g.carter(rec), r.livingston(rec), d.smith.dan(rec),
• Subject: NTIM on MRF MOS wind guidance
• From: C.ALEX
• Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1993 09:23:01 -0600

Posted: Mon, Jul 12, 1993   4:42 PM EDT              Msg: NGJD-5796-2400
        k.mielke(rec), 
        g.hufford(rec), j.partain(rec)
CC:     l.miller.ucar(rec)
Subj:   NTIM on MRF MOS wind guidance                 
I sent the following message on AFOS, etc. this afternoon.  By the way, I also 
sent it to all of you (except Linda) via cc:mail.  Do any of you use that?  
Should I use cc:Mail or OMNET to send this type of message to you?  If I use 
cc:Mail, I can send it to more people in this building, but can't reach Linda 
Miller with cc:Mail.  So it seems no matter what I do, I'll either continue to 
make hard copies of the messages for people in this building (such as the DRG 
Chair and the Family of Services program manager), or to send it 
electronically using both cc:Mail and OMNET.

Please advise me as to your preference.

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WSHPNSNMC
NOUS41 KWBC 121823

NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION MESSAGE 93-29
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
225 PM EDT MON JUL 12 1993

TO:         ALL NWS OFFICES, DOMESTIC DATA SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS

FROM:       MARY M. GLACKIN
            CHIEF, SERVICES DEVELOPMENT BRANCH

SUBJECT:    IMPLEMENTATION OF WIND FORECASTS IN THE MRF-BASED
            STATISTICAL GUIDANCE FORECASTS

(THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY JOHN JENSENIUS OF THE
TECHNIQUES DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY.)  

On July 15, 1993, with the 0000 UTC cycle, a line (labeled
"WIND") containing forecasts of the mean wind speed (in knots)
for the 0000-1200 and 12000-0000 UTC periods will be added to the
MRF-based statistical forecast messages.  A missing forecast will
be indicated by a "999".  Also, the climatic normal mean wind
speed for these two periods will be included at the end of the
WIND line, under the column heading of "CLIMO".

Note that the MRF-based statistical forecast messages are
distributed on AFOS under the FMR category and disseminated to
external users as the FOXCxx, FOXExx, FOXSxx, FOXWxx, and FOUS20
KWBC messages, where xx is a two digit number identifying each
message.

Users should refer to the yellow card mailed with a "Dear
Colleague" cover memo (dated November 20, 1992) for the exact
format of the message.

A Technical Procedures Bulletin (TPB) which describes the MRF-
based statistical forecast message is nearing the final stages of
publication now, and will be distributed to TPB subscribers
shortly.  If you are not on the mailing list for TPBs and would
like to receive a copy of this TPB (or for a copy of the yellow
reference card), call (301)-713-0462.

If you need further information about mean wind speed guidance or
about the medium-range statistical forecast messages,
please call John Jensenius of the Techniques Development
Laboratory at (301)-763-8151.    

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