981229: Testing-NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 5 (fwd)

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• Subject: 981229: Testing-NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 5 (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 14:35:15 -0700 (MST)

     
     
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     NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 5         DECEMBER 28... 1998
     
     ATTENTION           NOAAPORT USERS
     
     EFFECTIVE DATE      IMMEDIATELY
     
     THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ IS INSTALLING NEW AWIPS
     SOFTWARE AT ITS AWIPS EQUIPPED OFFICES.  A NEW FEATURE
     OF THIS SOFTWARE IS THE TRANSMISSION OF NWS FIELD OFFICE
     PRODUCTS OVER THE AWIPS WAN INTO THE NETWORK CONTROL
     FACILITY WHERE THEY ARE UP-LINKED TO THE NWSTG CHANNEL
     OF NOAAPORT.  THESE FIELD OFFICE PRODUCTS ARE IDENTICAL
     TO THOSE THAT COME INTO THE NCF OVER THE AFOS AND NWSTG
     CIRCUITS EXCEPT THEY ARE ASSIGNED A WMO HEADING /FORMAT
     TTAAII CCCC/ IN WHICH THE II FIELD IS ALWAYS EQUAL TO 97.
     FOR EXAMPLE FPUS51  KPBZ RECEIVED OVER AFOS AND THE
     FPUS97 KPBZ RECEIVED OVER THE AWIPS WAN WILL BOTH APPEAR
     ON NOAAPORT.  THE NUMBER OF FIELD SITES TRANSMITTING
     THESE DUPLICATE PRODUCTS WILL INCREASE IN THE NEXT YEAR
     AS MORE NWS OFFICES RECEIVE THEIR AWIPS HARDWARE AND
     SOFTWARE.  THE TRANSMISSION OF THESE DUPLICATE PRODUCTS
     IS NECESSARY TO FULLY INTEGRATE FIELD OPERATIONS INTO
     AWIPS.  AS THE NWS COMMISSIONS AWIPS SITES THE TRANSMISSION
     OF DUPLICATE PRODUCTS FROM THAT SITE WILL CEASE.
     END
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