20061006: NnCEP wave model forecast output: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

[Linda Miller]

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NOUS41 KWBC 061720
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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 05-31...AMENDED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
120 PM EDT FRI OCT 6 2006

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:  UPDATED: ADDITION OF EXTENDED NCEP WAVE MODEL  
          FORECAST OUTPUT ON NOAAPORT: EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 17
          2006

REFER TO: TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE /TIN/ 05-31 
          TRANSMITTED ON APRIL 21 2005

UPDATED TO INDICATE EFFECTIVE DATE OF OCTOBER 17 2006. THE 
ORIGINAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS CHANGE WAS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 21 
2005 BUT DID NOT OCCUR DUE TO A TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPERATION 
CENTER /TOC/ MORATORIUM ON SYSTEM CHANGES. THE DELAY WAS 
NECESSARY TO ALLOW FOR FINAL SYSTEM CHANGES AT THE NWS /TOC/ AS 
PART OF THEIR SYSTEM REPLACEMENT. 

THE ORIGINAL NOTICE...WITH REVISED DATES...IS GIVEN BELOW: 

EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 17 2006...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: 

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

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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Linda Miller - lmiller at unidata.ucar.edu
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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