20050425: NCEP Wave Model

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• Subject: 20050425: NCEP Wave Model
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 04:56:38 -0600

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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 05-31
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
315 PM EDT THU APR 21 2005

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

FROM:     PAUL HIRSCHBERG
         CHIEF...SCIENCE PLANS BRANCH
         OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY /OST/

SUBJECT:  ADDITION OF EXTENDED NCEP WAVE MODEL FORECAST OUTPUT ON
          NOAAPORT: EFFECTIVE JULY 12 2005

EFFECTIVE JULY 12 2005... WITH THE 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/ RUN... THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
PREDICTION /NCEP/ WILL PROVIDE EXTENDED WAVE MODEL FORECAST DATA
ON NOAAPORT. CURRENTLY ALL WAVE MODEL GUIDANCE ON NOAAPORT ENDS
AT 120 HOURS. WITH THIS CHANGE WAVE MODEL GUIDANCE WILL BE
INCREASED TO 180 HOURS. THIS CHANGE AFFECTS NCEP GLOBAL WAVE
MODEL... WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC WAVE MODEL...EASTERN NORTH
PACIFIC WAVE MODEL...AND ALASKAN WATERS WAVE MODEL PRODUCTS ON
AWIPS.

THE ADDITIONAL DATA VOLUMES...BY MODEL...FOR THESE CHANGES ARE AS
FOLLOWS:

GLOBAL WAVE MODEL:

VOLUME INCREASE PER MODEL CYCLE: 2.3 MEGABYTES


WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC WAVE MODEL:

VOLUME INCREASE PER MODEL CYCLE: 2.8 MEGABYTES


EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC WAVE MODEL:

VOLUME INCREASE PER MODEL CYCLE: 3.9 MEGABYTES


ALASKAN WATERS WAVE MODEL:

VOLUME INCREASE PER MODEL CYCLE: 0.8 MEGABYTES

A LIST OF THE NEW WMO HEADERS FOR THESE PRODUCTS CAN BE FOUND AT
THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

     WWW.NCO.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PMB/CHANGES/WAVE_MODEL_EXTENSION.HTML


IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THESE CHANGES...PLEASE
CONTACT:

        LARRY BURROUGHS
        NCEP...MARINE MODELING AND ANALYSIS BRANCH
        CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND
        PHONE: 301 763 8000 X7209
        EMAIL: LAWRENCE.BURROUGHS@xxxxxxxx

OR

        BRENT GORDON
        NCEP...PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT BRANCH
        CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND
        PHONE: 301 763 8000 X7193
        EMAIL: BRENT.GORDON@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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