[nws-changes] 20070817: soliciting comments-Exp Tabular prod evolution-XML: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

[Linda Miller]

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT REQUEST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
135 PM EDT FRI AUG 17 2007

TO:       FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
          WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
          NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/
          PARTNERS AND OTHER USERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     ELI JACKS
          CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH 

SUBJECT:  SOLICITING COMMENTS REGARDING EXPERIMENTAL TABULAR
          PRODUCT EVOLUTION IN EXTENSIBLE MARKUP LANGUAGE /TPEX/
          PRODUCTS THROUGH MARCH 12 2008 

BEGINNING WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 12 2007 AND CONTINUING THROUGH 
WEDNESDAY MARCH 12 2008...THE NWS IS SEEKING FEEDBACK REGARDING A 
SUITE OF EXPERIMENTAL TABULAR PRODUCT EVOLUTION IN EXTENSIBLE 
MARKUP LANGUAGE /TPEX/ AND TPEX-DERIVED PRODUCTS.  THESE 
EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCTS ARE INTENDED TO MAKE BETTER USE OF THE 
NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE /NDFD/ WHILE STREAMLINING AND 
AUTOMATING THE GENERATION OF THE SELECTED CITIES WEATHER SUMMARY 
AND FORECAST PRODUCTS /SCS/.

FOUR NEW EXPERIMENTAL EXTENSIBLE MARKUP LANGUAGE /XML/ PRODUCTS 
WILL BE ISSUED:  TWO FORECASTS IN XML /FOX3 AND FOX7/ 
PRODUCTS...ONE OBSERVATIONS IN XML /OBX/ PRODUCT...AND ONE 
TEMPERATURE EXTREMES IN XML /TEX/ PRODUCT.  IN ADDITION...THESE 
EXPERIMENTAL XML PRODUCTS WILL BE USED TO GENERATE AN 
EXPERIMENTAL VERSION OF THE OPERATIONAL SCS TEXT PRODUCTS USING 
EXTENSIBLE STYLESHEET LANGUAGE TRANSFORMATION /XSLT/ STYLESHEETS.

    PRODUCT                   WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID

    FOX3                      RXUS30 KWBN    XF03DY
    FOX7                      RXUS30 KWBN    XF07DY
    OBX                       RXUS30 KWNO    XOBUS
    TEX                       RXUS30 KWNH    XTEUS

    SCS /PART 1/              FPUS20 KWBN    SCS01
    SCS /PART 2/              FPUS20 KWBN    SCS02
    SCS /PART 3/              FPUS20 KWBN    SCS03
    SCS /PART 4/              FPUS20 KWBN    SCS04

THE FOX3 WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY AND CONTAIN FORECASTS OF WEATHER 
AND HIGH/LOW TEMPERATURES FOR DAYS ONE THROUGH THREE FOR THE SAME 
STATIONS AND CITIES AS IN THE CURRENT OPERATIONAL SCS TEXT 
PRODUCT.

THE FOX7 WILL ALSO BE ISSUED HOURLY AND CONTAIN FORECASTS OF 
WEATHER AND HIGH/LOW TEMPERATURES FOR DAYS ONE THROUGH SEVEN FOR 
THE SAME STATIONS AND CITIES AS IN THE CURRENT OPERATIONAL SCS 
TEXT PRODUCT.  THE FOX7 WILL PROVIDE CONSIDERABLY MORE 
INFORMATION AND COULD BE USED AS A TOOL FOR ADVANCED PLANNING 
THAT IS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN THE CURRENT TEXT PRODUCT SUITE.

THE OBX...AGAIN ISSUED HOURLY...WILL CONTAIN OBSERVED 
MAXIMUM/MINIMUM TEMPERATURES AND OBSERVED PRECIPITATION FOR THE 
SAME STATIONS AND CITIES AS IN THE CURRENT OPERATIONAL SCS TEXT 
PRODUCT.  AT THE APPROPRIATE TIMES OF DAY...THE OBX WILL ALSO 
CONTAIN HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES SO FAR TODAY/SO FAR TONIGHT IN 
ADDITION TO THE HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES FOR THE MOST RECENT 
COMPLETE DAY/NIGHT PERIODS.

THE TEX PRODUCT...ISSUED FOUR TIMES A DAY /AROUND 
0045...0645...1245 AND 1845 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME 
/UTC//...WILL CONTAIN THE NATIONAL HIGH/LOW TEMPERATURES OBSERVED 
IN THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES USING THE SAME CRITERIA 
CURRENTLY USED IN THE OPERATIONAL TEXT SCS.

THE TPEX-DERIVED SCS TEXT PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED TWICE A DAY AT 
AROUND 0045 AND 1245 UTC...A LITTLE BIT LATER THAN THE TIMES THE 
CURRENT OPERATIONAL SCS TEXT PRODUCT IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL 
CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION /NCEP/ HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL 
PREDICTION CENTER /HPC/.  THE TPEX-DERIVED SCS WILL CLOSELY MIMIC 
THE FORECASTS PROVIDED BY THE OPERATIONAL SCS TEXT PRODUCTS.

THE FOX3...OBX AND TEX XML PRODUCTS AND THE TPEX-DERIVED SCS WILL 
BE ISSUED TO OUR PARTNERS AND USERS VIA THE ADVANCED WEATHER 
INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM /AWIPS/ SATELLITE BROADCAST NETWORK 
/SBN/.  THE FOX7 XML PRODUCT...INTENDED FOR MORE ADVANCED 
PARTNERS AND USERS...WILL BE AVAILABLE VIA THE TELECOMMUNICATION 
OPERATIONS CENTER /TOC/ FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL /FTP/ SERVER.

MORE DETAILS REGARDING THESE EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCTS CAN BE FOUND 
IN THE TPEX PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT LOCATED ON PAGE 2 /PDD/ 
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

    HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV/DETAILE.PHP?SELROW=294  

DETAILS REGARDING THE XML SCHEMA USED CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER 
CASE LETTERS/:

    HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FORECASTS/XML/DWMLGEN/SCHEMA/DWML.XSD

USERS OF THESE PRODUCTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK BY 
COMPLETING THE BRIEF SURVEY AND COMMENT FORM AVAILABLE ONLINE AT 
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

    HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=TPEX

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:

    STEVE OLSON
    NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
    OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    METEOROLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY
    1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY
    SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
    STEVE.R.OLSON at NOAA.GOV


THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES CAN BE FOUND
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

    HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM

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