20050315: NDFD update-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20050315: NDFD update-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 13:34:02 -0700

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NOUS41 KWBC 151950
PNSWSH

TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 05-24
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
245 PM EST TUE MAR 15 2005

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...AND NWS
 EMPLOYEES

FROM:     GLENN AUSTIN
         ACTING CHIEF...DIGITAL SERVICES
         OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES

SUBJECT:  NWS NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE /NDFD/
         OPERATIONAL READINESS STATUS MESSAGE:
 NEXT IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 15 2005

REFER TO: TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE /TIN/ 05-12 SENT
         FEBRUARY 15 2005...MOST RECENT TIN RELATED TO NDFD
 AND TIN 04-65 SENT DECEMBER 15 2004

THIS IS THE LATEST IN A SERIES OF MESSAGES TO UPDATE YOU ON THE
STATUS OF NDFD ELEMENTS...AS PROMISED IN TIN 04-65.

AS OF THIS MORNING...SIX GRIDDED ELEMENTS ARE OPERATIONAL FOR THE
LOWER 48 STATES:

       MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
       TEMPERATURE
       MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
       DEWPOINT
       12-HOUR PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION
       WEATHER

THESE SAME SIX FORECAST ELEMENTS WILL BECOME OPERATIONAL FOR
HAWAII AND PUERTO RICO EFFECTIVE JUNE 15 2005.

ALSO EFFECTIVE JUNE 15 2005...IN RESPONSE TO CUSTOMER INPUT...NWS
WILL ADD TWO NEW EXPERIMENTAL GRIDDED FORECAST ELEMENTS FOR THE
LOWER 48 STATES...PUERTO RICO...HAWAII...AND GUAM:

       RELATIVE HUMIDITY
       APPARENT TEMPERATURE

THESE NEW EXPERIMENTAL ELEMENTS WILL BE DERIVED FROM THE
EXPERIMENTAL TEMPERATURE... DEWPOINT AND WIND GRIDDED FORECASTS.

MORE SPECIFIC IMPLEMENTATION INFORMATION REGARDING THESE TWO
CHANGES...SUCH AS FTP FILE SERVER DIRECTORY CHANGES...WILL BE
ISSUED IN A TIN A MINIMUM OF 30 DAYS BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE
/JUNE 15 2005/.

FORECAST ELEMENTS REMAINING IN EXPERIMENTAL STATUS FOR THE LOWER
48 STATES...PUERTO RICO...HAWAII...AND GUAM INCLUDE:

       SKY COVER
       WIND DIRECTION
       QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION FORECAST (QPF)
       WIND SPEED
       SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT
       SNOW AMOUNT

THESE ELEMENTS WILL REMAIN EXPERIMENTAL UNTIL SOFTWARE
UPGRADES AND ADDITIONAL QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS ARE COMPLETE.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO ASSESS THE OPERATIONAL READINESS OF THE
REMAINING EXPERIMENTAL ELEMENTS OVER THE NEXT THREE MONTHS.  WE
WILL PROVIDE THE NEXT OPERATIONAL READINESS STATUS MESSAGE AS A
TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE NO LATER THAN JUNE 15 2005.  USERS
WILL BE GIVEN A MINIMUM OF 30 DAYS ADVANCE NOTICE OF OUR DECISION
TO DECLARE ANY ADDITIONAL NDFD ELEMENTS OPERATIONAL OR TO ADD ANY
MORE EXPERIMENTAL ELEMENTS.

RELATED NDFD WEB SITES /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS FOR THESE URLS/:

STATUS /EXPERIMENTAL OR OPERATIONAL/ OF NDFD ELEMENTS:

       HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NDFD/DEVELOPMENT.HTM

NDFD VERIFICATION INFORMATION:

       HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/NDFD/VERIFICATION/

CONTENT OF THE NDFD GRIDDED DATA FILES AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR
ACCESSING THE OPERATIONAL AND EXPERIMENTAL GRID ELEMENTS IN EITHER
GRIDDED BINARY /GRIB2/ FORMAT OR EXTENSIBLE MARKUP LANGUAGE /XML/:

       HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/NDFD/TECHNICAL.HTM

NDFD GRAPHICS:

       HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/FORECASTS/GRAPHICAL/SECTORS/INDEX.PHP

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DOCUMENTS /PDD/ FOR THE NDFD GRIDDED DATA AND
GRAPHICS:

       HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV/VIEWLISTE.PHP

           GO TO PAGE 5 FOR ONE PDD DESCRIBING THE EXPERIMENTAL
 NDFD GRIDDED DATA AND A SECOND PDD DESCRIBING THE
 EXPERIMENTAL NDFD GRAPHICS DATA

USERS OF THE EXPERIMENTAL GRID PRODUCTS ARE ASKED TO PROVIDE
FEEDBACK ON WHICH ELEMENTS ARE MOST NEEDED AND WHICH APPEAR READY
TO BE DESIGNATED OPERATIONAL.  A BRIEF SURVEY AND COMMENT FORM IS
AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

       HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=NDFD-GRIDS

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

       CHRIS ALEX
       DIGITAL SERVICES
       OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES
       NWS HEADQUARTERS
       EMAIL:  CHRISTINE.ALEX@xxxxxxxx

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

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

THIS INFORMATION WILL ALSO BE 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 ALL OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE POSTED
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

        HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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