20031124: GFS-MOS

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• Subject: 20031124: GFS-MOS
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 10:09:15 -0700

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PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...TECH. IMPLEM. NOTICE 03-44...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1155 AM EST MON NOV 24 2003

TO        FAMILY OF SERVICES /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...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM      J. PAUL DALLAVALLE
         CHIEF...STATISTICAL MODELING BRANCH
         METEOROLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY /MDL/
         OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY /OST/

SUBJECT   CORRECTED...ADDITION/DELETION/UPDATE OF STATIONS IN
         GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEM /GFS/ MODEL OUTPUT STATISTICS
         /MOS/ GUIDANCE....EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 16 2003

REFER TO  TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 03-43...TRANSMITTED
         OCTOBER 17 2003 FOR ADDITIONAL MOS CHANGES BEING
         IMPLEMENTED DECEMBER 16 2003

CORRECTED TO INCLUDE FOUR ADDITIONAL STATIONS BEING ADDED TO THE
TEXT PRODUCTS...CHANGING THE TOTAL FROM 141 TO 145 NEW STATIONS.

NOTE...THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SUBSCRIBERS

ATTENTION USERS OF THE MODEL OUTPUT STATISTICS /MOS/ GUIDANCE...

ON TUESDAY...DECEMBER 16 2003...WITH THE 1200 UTC MODEL CYCLE...
THE NWS WILL MODIFY THE STATIONS AVAILABLE IN THE GLOBAL FORECAST
SYSTEM /GFS/ MODEL OUTPUT STATISTICS /MOS/ TEXT AND BINARY /BUFR/
PRODUCTS FOR BOTH SHORT AND EXTENDED RANGE PROJECTIONS.  THE
COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THE PRODUCTS ARE SHOWN BELOW IN
TABLES 1 AND 2.  145 NEW STATIONS WILL BE ADDED TO THE TEXT
PRODUCTS ONLY.  FOUR STATIONS WILL BE REMOVED /SEE TABLE 3/...AND
THE CALL LETTERS OF 3 SITES WILL BE UPDATED IN THE TEXT AND BUFR
PRODUCTS /SEE TABLE 4/.  IN ADDITION... 42 SITES WILL BE ADDED TO
THE CANADIAN TEXT PRODUCTS ISSUED UNDER THE WMO HEADINGS FOCN20
KWNO AND FECN21 KWNO.  LISTS OF ALL STATIONS IN THIS CHANGE ARE
PROVIDED BELOW.

TABLE 1.  COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THE GFS-BASED MOS TEXT
PRODUCTS TO WHICH STATIONS WILL BE ADDED...DELETED... OR UPDATED.
THE AWIPS IDS ARE MAVXXX AND MEXXXX...WHERE THE FINAL XXX DENOTES
THE GEOGRAPHIC REGION FOR WHICH THE GUIDANCE IS VALID.

    WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID       WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID
         /SHORT RANGE/               /EXTENDED RANGE/

    FOPA20 KWNO    MAVPA0         FEPA20 KWNO    MEXPA0
    FOUS21 KWNO    MAVNE1         FEUS21 KWNO    MEXNE1
    FOUS22 KWNO    MAVSE1         FEUS22 KWNO    MEXSE1
    FOUS23 KWNO    MAVNC1         FEUS23 KWNO    MEXNC1
    FOUS24 KWNO    MAVSC1         FEUS24 KWNO    MEXSC1
    FOUS25 KWNO    MAVRM1         FEUS25 KWNO    MEXRM1
    FOUS26 KWNO    MAVWC0         FEUS26 KWNO    MEXWC0
    FOAK37 KWNO    MAVAJK         FEAK37 KWNO    MEXAJK
    FOAK38 KWNO    MAVAFC         FEAK38 KWNO    MEXAFC
    FOAK39 KWNO    MAVAFG         FEAK39 KWNO    MEXAFG


TABLE 2.  COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THE GFS-BASED MOS BUFR
PRODUCTS IN WHICH STATIONS WILL BE DELETED... OR UPDATED.

DELETED...

    WMO HEADING         WMO HEADING         WMO HEADING
    /SHORT RANGE/       /EXTENDED RANGE/    /EXTENDED RANGE/

    JSMT22 KWNO         JSMT62 KWNO         JSMT72 KWNO
    JSMT23 KWNO         JSMT63 KWNO         JSMT73 KWNO
    JSMT24 KWNO         JSMT64 KWNO         JSMT74 KWNO
    JSMT26 KWNO         JSMT66 KWNO         JSMT76 KWNO

UPDATED...

    WMO HEADING         WMO HEADING         WMO HEADING
    /SHORT RANGE/       /EXTENDED RANGE/    /EXTENDED RANGE/

    JSMT20 KWNO         JSMT60 KWNO         JSMT70 KWNO
    JSMT22 KWNO         JSMT62 KWNO         JSMT72 KWNO
    JSMT23 KWNO         JSMT63 KWNO         JSMT73 KWNO


A LIST OF THE 145 SITES BEING ADDED TO THE TEXT PRODUCTS ONLY CAN
BE FOUND AT THE URL LISTED BELOW /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/...

         HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/TIN/NEWSITES141.HTM

TABLE 3.  STATIONS BEING REMOVED FROM THE TEXT AND BUFR PRODUCTS

    ID        SITE

    KNZJ      EL TORO... CALIFORNIA
    KP07      SANDERSON... TEXAS
    KRRF      PORT RICHEY... FLORIDA
    KY22      LEMMON... SOUTH DAKOTA

TABLE 4.  THE FOLLOWING CALL LETTER IDENTIFIERS WILL BE UPDATED
IN THE TEXT AND BUFR PRODUCTS


    SITE                          FROM      TO
    CECIL FIELD... FLORIDA        KNZC      KVQQ
    CUSTER...SOUTH DAKOTA         K0V1      KCUT
    KALAELOA AIRPORT...HAWAII     PHNA      PHJR

A LIST OF THE SITES BEING ADDED TO THE CANADIAN TEXT MESSAGES CAN
BE FOUND AT THE URL LISTED BELOW /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/...

         HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/TIN/NEWCNSITES.HTM

LINKS TO THESE PRODUCTS...ALONG WITH DESCRIPTIONS...CAN BE FOUND
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/...

         HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/PRODUCTS.SHTML

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE CHANGES TO THE MOS GUIDANCE
SYSTEM...PLEASE CONTACT

    PAUL DALLAVALLE
    MDL/SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
    PHONE   301-713-0023 EXT. 135
    E-MAIL  PAUL.DALLAVALLE@xxxxxxxx

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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