20050524: GFS grid 213

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http://weather.gov/datamgmt/notices.shtml 2005/05/31 TESTING
DM 05-05.12 Add North American GFS grid 213 GRIB2 data to SBN/NOAAPORT.

NOXX10 KWBC 241922
DATA MGT MESSAGE 05-05.12

TO  AWIPS/NOAAPORT USERS.. FAMILY OF SERVICES/FOS/SUBSCRIBERS...
   EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/
   NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS... WAFS USERS...
   GTS USERS... NWS FAX CHART USERS

FROM  RTH WASHINGTON DATA MANAGEMENT

AWIPS CHANGE NOTICE NO AC849
TESTIGN TO BEGIN ON OR AFTER MAY 31, 2005

[AC849] ONCE THE EFFECTIVE DATE IS DETERMINED THE FOLLOWING NORTH
AMERICAN GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEM GRID 213 GRIB2 DATA PRODUCTS WILL
BE ADDED TO THE AWIPS/NOAAPORT DATASTREAM.

BRENT GORDON [301] 763-8000 EXTENSION 7193 IS THE COGNIZANT
TECHNICAL INDIVIDUAL.  HENRY ROBINSON [301] 713-1373 EXTENSION 173
IS THE DRG FOCAL POINT FOR THIS ITEM.  THE PRODUCTS WILL BE MADE
AVAILABLE FOR TESTING ON OR BEFORE MAY 31 2005.


THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS WILL BE ADDED TO THE AWIPS/NOAAPORT
DATASTREAM:

NOTES: THE WMO HEADER ASSIGNMENT NOTES BELOW REFER TO THE GENERIC
HEADER TEMPLATE: T1T2A1A2II.

ALL HEADERS HAVE CCCC - KWBC.

THE T1A2 COMBINATION SPECIFIES THE FORECAST TIME (RANGING FROM 00
TO 240 HOURS)

IF T1- L   THEN FOR A2  A-00  B-06  C-12  D-18  E-24  F-30  G-36
                       H-42  I-48  J-60  K-72  L-84  M-96  N-108
                       O-120 P-132 Q-144 R-156 S-168 T-180 U-192
                       V-204 W-216 X-228 AND Z-240 HOURS.

IF T1- M  THEN FOR A2  M-54  N-66  T-78  U-90  V-102  W-114
  AND Z-126  138  150  162  174  186  198  210  222  OR 234 HOURS.

A1 - H  FOR NCEP GRID 213

T2 SPECIFIES THE PARAMETER AS FOLLOWS:
H -- HEIGHT
W -- CAPE
G - CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION
T -- TEMPERATURE
Y -- CIN
S - WATER EQUIVALENT ACCUMULATED SNOW DEPTH (WEASD)
R - RELATIVE HUMIDITY
X - SURFACE LI
M - CATEGORICAL PRECIPITATION TYPES
U - U COMPONENT OF WIND
Q - BEST LI
B - VERTICAL SPEED SHEAR
V - V COMPONENT OF WIND
F - PRECIPITABLE WATER
O - VERTICAL VELOCITY
P -- PRESSURE
E - TOTAL PRECIPITATION
C - ABSOLUTE VORTICITY

II SPECIFIES THE LEVEL AS FOLLOWS:

II   LEVEL
---   -------
99 - 1000 MB
98 - AIR PROPERTIES AT SURFACE OF EARTH  SURFACE LI  CAPE  CIN
89 - ANY PARAMETER REDUCED TO SEA LEVEL
86 - ALL BOUNDARY LAYER PRODUCTS  BL CAPE + CIN
85 - 850 MB
70 - 700 MB
50 - 500 MB
40 - 400 MB
30 - 300 MB
25 - 250 MB
20 - 200 MB
15 - 150 MB
10 - 100 MB
00 - ENTIRE ATMOSPHERE (PWAT)


FOR FOS/NOAAPORT AND NON-AWIPS CUSTOMERS - IF YOU  HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS REGARDING ROUTING OR WOULD LIKE TO ADD THESE
PRODUCTS TO YOUR DATASTREAM PLEASE CONTACT.

Data Management
EMail   nws.dm@xxxxxxxx

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