20031001: National Digital Forecast Database

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• Subject: 20031001: National Digital Forecast Database
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2003 10:48:58 -0600

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PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...TECH IMPLEMENT. NOTICE 03-42...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1125 AM EDT WED OCT 1 2003

TO         FAMILY SERVICE /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE
          SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
          WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
          NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
          /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM       GLENN AUSTIN
          ACTING CHIEF...PUBLIC AND FIRE WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT    CORRECTED UPDATE...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
          EXPERIMENTAL NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATA BASE
          /NDFD/ COMMENT PERIOD EXTENDED

REFERENCE  TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 02-31...FIRST
          DISTRIBUTED OCTOBER 28 2002

CORRECTED FOR MIXED CASE LETTERS IN FTP URL BELOW

THE NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATA BASE /NDFD/ GRIDDED ELEMENTS
WILL CONTINUE THEIR EXPERIMENTAL STATUS THROUGH AT LEAST
DECEMBER 1 2003.  THESE FILES CAN BE ACCESSED AT THE FOLLOWING
URL...

ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.expr/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/AR.conus/

DATA FROM THE NDFD ARE PROVIDED IN VERSION 2 GRIB /GRIDDED
BINARY/ FORMAT.


FOR THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS...

    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
    MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION /POP12/
    WEATHER
    SKY COVER
    WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED
    SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT

...THE COMMENT PERIOD HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH DECEMBER 1 2003.
THE EVALUATION OF THESE ELEMENTS WILL BE COMPLETED WHILE THEY
CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE AS EXPERIMENTAL.  THE PROCESS...AND
DECISION WHETHER TO DECLARE THEM OFFICIAL...WILL BE COMPLETED NO
LATER THAN MARCH 31 2004.


FOR THE REMAINDER OF EXPERIMENTAL ELEMENTS...

    TEMPERATURE
    DEWPOINT
    PRECIPITATION AMOUNT
    SNOW AMOUNT

...THE COMMENT PERIOD HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH MARCH 31 2004.
THE EVALUATION OF THESE ELEMENTS WILL BE COMPLETED WHILE THEY
CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE AS EXPERIMENTAL.  THE PROCESS...AND
DECISION WHETHER TO DECLARE THEM OFFICIAL...WILL BE COMPLETED NO
LATER THAN JUNE 30 2004.

MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON THE CONTENT OF THESE FILES AND FILE
TRANSFER PROTOCOL /FTP/ INSTRUCTIONS CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE URL
LISTED BELOW /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/...

      http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ndfd/technical/technical.htm


YOUR FEEDBACK COMMENTS ON THE QUALITY AND USEFULNESS OF THESE
DIGITAL GRID PRODUCTS ARE URGENTLY REQUESTED.  THEY WILL BE
CRITICAL IN DECIDING WHETHER THESE ELEMENTS BECOME OFFICIAL.
PLEASE E-MAIL COMMENTS TO...

                nws.ndfd@xxxxxxxx

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE...PLEASE CONTACT...

         DOUG YOUNG
         PUBLIC WEATHER PROGRAM MANAGER
         NWS HEADQUARTERS
         OFFICE OF CLIMATE...WATER...AND WEATHER SERVICES
         EMAIL   DOUGLAS.YOUNG@xxxxxxxx

IF YOU HAVE TECHNICAL QUESTIONS REGARDING THE NDFD DATA...PLEASE
CONTACT...

         DAVID RUTH
         CHIEF - MESOSCALE PREDICTION BRANCH
         NWS HEADQUARTERS
         OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
         EMAIL   NWS.NDFD@xxxxxxxx

THIS INFORMATION IS POSTED ON THE NWS DATA MANAGEMENT CHANGE
NOTICES WEB PAGE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/...

         http://www.nws.noaa.gov/datamgmt/notices.shtml

THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/...

                 http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm

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