20050316: corrected NDFD-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20050316: corrected NDFD-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 13:24:38 -0700

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:  CORRECTED:  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 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

CORRECTED WORDING IN 6TH PARAGRAPH REGARDING DERIVATION OF
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND APPARENT TEMPERATURE...AND ONE MORE LINK
ADDED FOR XML ACCESS /4TH LINK UNDER RELATED NDFD WEB SITES/.

THIS IS THE LATEST IN A SERIES OF MESSAGES TO UPDATE YOU ON THE
STATUS OF THE NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE /NDFD/
ELEMENTS...AS PROMISED IN TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE /TIN/
04-65.

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

       MAXIMUM TEMPERATURETEMPERATURE
       MINIMUM TEMPERATUREDEWPOINT
       12-HOUR PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATIONWEATHER

NOAAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE 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...WE
WILL ADD TWO NEW EXPERIMENTAL GRIDDED FORECAST ELEMENTS FOR THE
LOWER 48 STATES...PUERTO RICO...HAWAII...AND GUAM:

       RELATIVE HUMIDITYAPPARENT TEMPERATURE

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

MORE SPECIFIC IMPLEMENTATION INFORMATION WITH REGARD TO THESE TWO
CHANGES...SUCH AS FTP FILE SERVER DIRECTORY CHANGES...WILL BE
ISSUED IN A FUTURE 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 COVERWIND DIRECTION
       QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION WIND SPEED
         FORECAST (QPF)SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT
       SNOW AMOUNT

THESE ELEMENTS WILL REMAIN IN EXPERIMENTAL STATUS 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/:

NOTE:  SECOND LINK BELOW IS NEW IN THIS CORRECTED VERSION OF TIN
05-24

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

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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