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PNSWSH TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 06-66 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 204 PM EDT FRI SEP 29 2006TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS... EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS... AND NWS EMPLOYEES FROM: GLENN AUSTIN
DIGITAL SERVICES TRANSITION MANAGER
OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES
SUBJECT: EXPERIMENTAL QPF ELEMENT FOR HAWAII TO BE ADDED
TO THE NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE /NDFD/
ON NOVEMBER 1 2006 AT 1400 UTC
ON NOVEMBER 1 2006 AT 1400 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION FORECAST /QPF/ FOR HAWAII WILL BE ADDED TO NDFD AS AN EXPERIMENTAL ELEMENT. QPF IS ALREADY AVAILABLE IN THE NDFD ON AN EXPERIMENTAL BASIS FOR THE CONTERMINOUS U.S. /CONUS/...THE 16 PRE-DEFINED CONUS SUBSECTORS ...AND PUERTO RICO/THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.
QPF FOR HAWAII WILL BE AVAILABLE IN NDFD AT 2.5 KILOMETER SPATIAL RESOLUTION. FORECASTS ARE ISSUED FOR 6 HOUR PERIODS OUT TO 72 HOURS. NDFD VALID PERIODS ARE SIX HOURS IN LENGTH BEGINNING AND ENDING AT 0600...1200...1800...AND 0000 UTC.
USERS WHO PULL NDFD ELEMENTS IN GRIDDED BINARY /GRIB2/ FORMAT FROM THE NWS ANONYMOUS FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL /FTP/ SERVER... EITHER VIA THE INTERNET OR VIA THE FAMILY OF SERVICES SERVER ACCESS SERVICE...MAY NEED TO UPDATE THEIR PROCEDURES AND/OR SCRIPTS IF THEY WANT TO ACCESS QPF FOR HAWAII FROM NDFD.
CUSTOMERS WHO USE THE NDFD GRAPHICAL FORECASTS AND THE NDFD XML WEB SERVICE CAN USE THE SAME METHODS THEY CURRENTLY USE TO ACQUIRE THIS NEW EXPERIMENTAL ELEMENT FOR HAWAII. DETAILED INFORMATION FOR ALL NDFD USERS REGARDING THIS CHANGE IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NDFD/OPER_IMPLEM_QPF_HAWAII.HTMA PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT /PDD/ ABOUT THE NDFD QPF ELEMENT FOR HAWAII WILL BE POSTED ONLINE BEFORE THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE. WHEN COMPLETED...THE PDD WILL BE AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV/PDD/HI_QPF_PDD_EXPR_110106.PDFIF NOVEMBER 1 2006 IS A CRITICAL WEATHER DAY...THIS IMPLEMENTATION MAY BE POSTPONED. IN THAT CASE USERS WILL BE NOTIFIED AS FAR IN ADVANCE AS POSSIBLE.
COMMENTS ON THE EXPERIMENTAL QPF ELEMENT FOR HAWAII WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH JANUARY 1 2007...AND CAN BE SUBMITTED USING ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ONLINE SURVEYS /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
FOR GRIB2 USERS: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=NDFD-GRIDS
FOR USERS OF NDFD GRAPHICS:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=EGF
FOR USERS OF XML SOAP SERVICE:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=XMLSOAP
FOR GENERAL QUESTIONS REGARDING THE NDFD...PLEASE EMAIL:
NWS.NDFD@xxxxxxxx
QPF FOR HAWAII IN NDFD WILL REMAIN EXPERIMENTAL UNTIL FEEDBACK
IS ASSESSED AND A TECHNICAL ANALYSIS IS COMPLETED. AT THAT
TIME...NWS WILL DETERMINE WHETHER TO TRANSITION THE EXPERIMENTAL
ELEMENT TO OPERATIONAL STATUS...DISCONTINUE THE ELEMENT...OR
REVISE AND RETAIN IT AS AN EXPERIMENTAL ELEMENT. A FOLLOW-UP
TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE WILL BE ISSUED TO ADVISE USERS
OF THE NWS DECISION NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 1 2007.
FOR TECHNICAL QUESTIONS REGARDING THE NDFD DATA...PLEASE CONTACT:
DAVID RUTH
CHIEF...MESOSCALE PREDICTION BRANCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
EMAIL: DAVID.RUTH@xxxxxxxx
FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE...PLEASE CONTACT:
CHRIS ALEX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE OF CLIMATE...WATER...AND WEATHER SERVICES
DIGITAL SERVICES TRANSITION STAFF
1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
EMAIL: CHRISTINE.ALEX@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE
AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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Linda Miller - lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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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