20050606: GFS-Based MOS text product

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• Subject: 20050606: GFS-Based MOS text product
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2005 13:25:15 -0600

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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 05-42
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
01:45 PM EDT MON JUNE 06 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... NWS EMPLOYEES

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

SUBJECT:        ADDITION OF EXTENDED-RANGE GFS-BASED MOS TEXT
                PRODUCT FOR THE 1200 UTC MODEL CYCLE...EFFECTIVE
                SEPTEMBER 13 2005

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

ON TUESDAY... SEPTEMBER 13 2005... WITH THE 1200 UNIVERSAL
COORDINATED TIME /UTC/ MODEL CYCLE... NWS WILL ADD EXTENDED-
RANGE MOS GUIDANCE BASED ON THE GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEM /GFS/
FOR THE 1200 UTC MODEL CYCLE.  CURRENTLY EXTENDED-RANGE GFS
MOS PRODUCTS ARE PRODUCED ONLY FROM THE 0000 UTC MODEL
CYCLE.  GUIDANCE WILL BE AVAILABLE IN AN ALPHANUMERIC
PRODUCT FOR 1 TO 7 DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THE 1200 UTC MODEL
CYCLE.  INITIALLY THE 1200 UTC TEXT PRODUCT WILL CONTAIN
GUIDANCE FOR TEMPERATURE...DEWPOINT TEMPERATURE... MAXIMUM
AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURE...PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION...
SNOWFALL AMOUNT... AND PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS ONLY.
GUIDANCE FOR TOTAL SKY COVER...WIND... AND PRECIPITATION
TYPE WILL BE ADDED AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.  THE COMMUNICATION
IDENTIFIERS FOR THE EXTENDED-RANGE GFS MOS
PRODUCTS ARE SHOWN BELOW IN TABLE 1.

TABLE 1.  COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THE EXTENDED-RANGE
GFS-BASED MOS ALPHANUMERIC PRODUCTS.

        WMO HEADING             AWIPS ID                

        FEPA20 KNOW             MEXPA0
        FEUS21 KNOW             MEXNE1
        FEUS22 KNOW             MEXSE1
        FEUS23 KNOW             MEXNC1
        FEUS24 KNOW             MEXSC1
        FEUS25 KNOW             MEXRM1
        FEUS26 KNOW             MEXWC1
        FEAK37 KNOW             MEXAJK
        FEAK38 KNOW             MEXAFC
        FEAK39 KNOW             MEXAFG

A TECHNICAL PROCEDURES BULLETIN DESCRIBING THE EXTENDED-
RANGE GFS MOS ALPHANUMERIC PRODUCTS IS AVAILABLE AT THE URL
LISTED BELOW /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/...

 HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/TPB/MDLTPB05-07.PDF

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE PRODUCTS OR THE MOS
GUIDANCE... PLEASE CONTACT:

        PAUL DALLAVALLE
        METEOROLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY
        SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
        PHONE:  301-713-0023 EXT. 135
        E-MAIL: PAUL.DALLAVALLE@xxxxxxxx

LINKS TO THE MOS PRODUCTS... ALONG WITH DESCRIPTIONS... CAN
BE FOUND AT THE URL LISTED BELOW /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/...

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

THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE
AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT THE URL LISTED BELOW /USE LOWER
CASE LETTERS/...

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

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