20060710: removal of short-range GFS-based MOS BUFR - Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

[Linda Miller]

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NOUS41 KWBC 101128
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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 06-48
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 
727 AM EDT MON JUL 10 2006

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:  REMOVAL OF OBSOLETE SHORT-RANGE GFS-BASED MOS BUFR 
          PRODUCTS: EFFECTIVE AUGUST 15 2006

REFER TO: TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE /TIN/ 04-53 UPDATED:
TRANSMITTED ON JANUARY 7 2005 DESCRIBING THE 
REPLACEMENT FOR THESE OBSOLETE PRODUCTS.

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

ON TUESDAY AUGUST 15 2006...NWS WILL STOP PRODUCING THE SHORT-
RANGE GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEM /GFS/-BASED MOS BINARY UNIVERSAL 
FORM. THIS FORM REPRESENTS METEOROLOGICAL DATA /BUFR/ PRODUCTS 
ISSUED WITH THE COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS LISTED IN TABLE 1.  
THESE PRODUCTS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW SHORT-RANGE GFS-BASED MOS 
BUFR PRODUCTS IN FEBRUARY 2005. THESE NEW BUFR PRODUCTS CONTAIN 
GUIDANCE FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER ELEMENTS AND MORE STATIONS THAN 
THE ORIGINAL BUFR PRODUCTS. THE COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR 
THESE PRODUCTS ARE LISTED IN TABLE 2.

NWS CONTINUED TO PRODUCE THE OBSOLETE BUFR PRODUCTS TO ALLOW 
USERS AT LEAST NINE MONTHS TO TRANSITION FROM THE OLD PRODUCTS 
AND TO ALLOW AWIPS SOFTWARE TO BE UPGRADED TO USE THE NEW 
PRODUCTS. BOTH OF THESE CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN MET. THE OBSOLETE 
BUFR PRODUCTS ARE NOW BEING REMOVED.  

DETAILS ABOUT THE CURRENT SHORT-RANGE GFS MOS BUFR PRODUCTS ARE 
AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

       HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/BUFR.HTML

TABLE 1: COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THE OBSOLETE SHORT-RANGE 
GFS-BASED MOS BUFR PRODUCTS TO BE ELIMINATED ON AUGUST 15, 2006.

     WMO HEADING         REGION

     JSMT20 KWNO         PACIFIC REGION
     JSMT21 KWNO         NORTHEAST CONUS
     JSMT22 KWNO         SOUTHEAST CONUS
     JSMT23 KWNO         NORTH CENTRAL CONUS
     JSMT24 KWNO         SOUTH CENTRAL CONUS
     JSMT25 KWNO         ROCKY MOUNTAIN CONUS
     JSMT26 KWNO         WEST COAST CONUS
     JSMT27 KWNO         SOUTHEAST ALASKA
JSMT28 KWNO         SOUTHWESTERN/CENTRAL ALASKA
JSMT29 KWNO         NORTHERN ALASKA

TABLE 2: COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THE SHORT-RANGE GFS-BASED 
MOS BUFR PRODUCTS THAT REPLACE THE PRODUCTS BEING REMOVED.

     WMO HEADING         REGION

     JSML30 KWNO         PACIFIC REGION
     JSML31 KWNO         NORTHEAST CONUS
     JSML32 KWNO         SOUTHEAST CONUS
     JSML33 KWNO         NORTH CENTRAL CONUS
     JSML34 KWNO         SOUTH CENTRAL CONUS
     JSML35 KWNO         ROCKY MOUNTAIN CONUS
     JSML36 KWNO         WEST COAST CONUS
     JSML37 KWNO         ALASKA

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CHANGES TO THE MOS GUIDANCE
SYSTEM...PLEASE CONTACT:

     REBECCA COSGROVE
     MDL/SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 
     PHONE:  301 713 0023 EXT. 124 
     E-MAIL: REBECCA.COSGROVE at NOAA.GOV 

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

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

$$ 


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Community Services, Unidata
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307-3000
303-497-8646 fax: 303-497-8690 


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