20060327: lAlaska GFS-based RFC MOS-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20060327: lAlaska GFS-based RFC MOS-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:02:06 -0700

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NOUS41 KWBC 271759
PNSWSH

TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 06-16
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
102 PM EST MON MAR 27 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:  ADDITION OF ALASKA GFS-BASED RFC MOS PRODUCT:
         EFFECTIVE JUNE 13 2006

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

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JUNE 13 2006...DURING THE 1200 COORDINATED
UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ MODEL CYCLE...NWS WILL ADD A NEW TEXT
MESSAGE TO THE GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEM /GFS/ BASED MODEL OUTPUT
STATISTICS /MOS/ GUIDANCE FOR RIVER FORECAST CENTER /RFC/ SITES
IN ALASKA. THE NEW MESSAGE WILL BE AVAILABLE IN STANDARD
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL EXCHANGE FORMAT /SHEF/ AND CONTAIN MAXIMUM
AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FORECAST GUIDANCE FOR APPROXIMATELY 170
SITES IN ALASKA. GUIDANCE WILL BE GENERATED TWICE A DAY FOR
PROJECTIONS OUT TO 10 DAYS IN ADVANCE. THE COMMUNICATION
IDENTIFIER FOR THIS PRODUCT IS LISTED IN TABLE 1.

TABLE 1:  WMO HEADING AND AWIPS IDENTIFIER OF THE NEW ALASKA RFC
MOS TEXT PRODUCT

    WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID          GEOGRAPHIC REGION

    FOAK12 KWNO    FTPACR          APRFC RFC

DETAILED INFORMATION REGARDING THE RFC MESSAGES AND THE STATION
LISTS IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

     HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/RFC.HTM

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

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

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:

KATHRYN HUGHES
MDL/SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
PHONE: 301 713 0023 EXT. 130
E-MAIL: KATHRYN.HUGHES@xxxxxxxx

THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE
AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

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

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