20070126: NDFD products-[Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

Fri Jan 26 07:09:23 MST 2007

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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 07-05
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
845 AM EST FRI JAN 26 2007

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...AND NWS 
          EMPLOYEES

FROM:     GLENN AUSTIN 
          NWS DIGITAL SERVICES TRANSITION MANAGER
          OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES

SUBJECT:  NINE EXPERIMENTAL CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK HAZARD 
          PROBABILITY ELEMENTS TO BE ADDED TO THE NATIONAL
          DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE /NDFD/ ON FEBRUARY 27 2007
          AT 1400 UTC

EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 27 2007 AT 1400 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME 
/UTC/...NINE CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK HAZARD PROBABILITY ELEMENTS WILL 
BE ADDED TO THE NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE /NDFD/ ON AN 
EXPERIMENTAL BASIS.  THESE ELEMENTS ARE GENERATED BY THE STORM 
PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA.

THE NINE CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK HAZARD PROBABILITY ELEMENTS SHOWN 
BELOW WILL BE ADDED TO NDFD FOR THE CONTIGUOUS U.S. AND FOR THE 
16 PRE-DEFINED NDFD CONUS SUBSECTORS.

CONVECTIVE HAZARD OUTLOOK - DAY 1...DAY 2 AND DAY 3
PROBABILITY OF TORNADOES - DAY 1
PROBABILITY OF HAIL - DAY 1
PROBABILITY OF DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS - DAY 1
PROBABILITY OF EXTREME TORNADOES - DAY 1
PROBABILITY OF EXTREME HAIL - DAY 1
PROBABILITY OF EXTREME THUNDERSTORM WINDS - DAY 1
TOTAL PROBABILITY OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS - DAY 2 AND DAY 3
TOTAL PROBABILITY OF EXTREME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS  
   DAY 2 AND DAY 3

MORE DETAILS REGARDING THESE ELEMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED IN A 
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT /PDD/ WHICH WILL BE ADDED TO THE 
ONLINE CATALOG OF EXPERIMENTAL NWS PRODUCTS AND SERVICES BEFORE 
THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE. REFER TO /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

     HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV/VIEWLISTE.PHP

DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THESE PRODUCTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE 
STORM PREDICTION CENTER WEB SITE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

     HTTP://WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/OUTLOOK/PROBINFO.HTML

THESE FORECASTS ARE ALREADY AVAILABLE AS GRAPHICS ON THE SPC WEB 
SITE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

     HTTP://WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/OUTLOOK/

WITH THIS IMPLEMENTATION...THESE SAME FORECASTS WILL BE 
AVAILABLE FROM NDFD IN THE STANDARD METHODS:

     - GRIDDED BINARY /GRIB2/ FILES VIA FILE TRANSFER
     PROTOCOL /FTP/

     - IN EXTENSIBLE MARKUP LANGUAGE VIA WEB SERVICE

     - ONLINE GRAPHICS YOU CAN ZOOM IN ON

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 IN ORDER TO ACCESS THESE NEW ELEMENTS.  

FOR CUSTOMERS WHO KEY ON THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION 
/WMO/ SUPER HEADING TO ACCESS NDFD ELEMENTS...THE LIST OF SUPER 
HEADINGS FOR THE EXPERIMENTAL CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK HAZARD 
PROBABILITY ELEMENTS IS ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

     HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DATAMGMT/DOC/SPC.HTML

CUSTOMERS WHO USE THE NDFD IN XML VIA WEB SERVICE OR THE ONLINE 
GRAPHICAL NDFD FORECASTS CAN USE THE SAME METHODS THEY CURRENTLY 
USE TO ACQUIRE THESE NEW EXPERIMENTAL ELEMENTS.  THE CONVECTIVE 
OUTLOOK HAZARD PROBABILITY NDFD GRAPHICS WILL BE LABELED 
EXPERIMENTAL.

MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT ACCESSING THESE NEW ELEMENTS 
USING ALL OF THE STANDARD NDFD ACCESS METHODS IS AVAILABLE 
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

     HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NDFD/OPER_IMPLEM_9SPC.HTM

GENERAL INFORMATION ON ACCESSING AND USING NDFD ELEMENTS IS 
AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USER LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

     HTTP://NDFD.WEATHER.GOV/TECHNICAL.HTM

IF FEBRUARY 27 2006 IS A CRITICAL WEATHER DAY...THIS 
IMPLEMENTATION MAY BE POSTPONED.  IN THAT CASE USERS WILL BE 
NOTIFIED OF THAT DECISION VIA TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE AS 
FAR IN ADVANCE AS POSSIBLE.

COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK ON THE EXPERIMENTAL CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK 
HAZARD PROBABILITY ELEMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH JUNE 29 
2007.  LINKS TO ONLINE SURVEYS FOR NDFD CUSTOMERS ARE /USE LOWER 
CASE LETTERS/:

    GRIB2 USERS: 
    HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=NDFD-GRIDS

    USERS OF XML SOAP SERVICE:
    HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=XMLSOAP

    NDFD ONLINE GRAPHICS:
    HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=GFP

THESE NEW CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK HAZARD PROBABILITY ELEMENTS WILL 
REMAIN EXPERIMENTAL UNTIL ALL FEEDBACK IS ASSESSED AND A 
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS IS COMPLETED.  AT THAT TIME...THE NWS WILL 
DETERMINE WHETHER TO TRANSITION THESE EXPERIMENTAL ELEMENTS TO 
OPERATIONAL STATUS... DISCONTINUE THEM...OR REVISE AND RETAIN 
THEM AS EXPERIMENTAL ELEMENTS.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE PRODUCTS... PLEASE 
CONTACT:

DR. RUSSELL SCHNEIDER              GREGORY GROSSHANS
CHIEF SCIENCE SUPPORT BRANCH       METEOROLOGIST
STORM PREDICTION CENTER            STORM PREDICTION CENTER
NORMAN OKLAHOMA                    NORMAN OKLAHOMA
PHONE: 405-325-2066                PHONE: 405-325-2462
RUSSELL.SCHNEIDER at NOAA.GOV         GREGORY.GROSSHANS at NOAA.GOV

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE...PLEASE CONTACT:

     JOHN FERREE
     OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES
     SEVERE STORMS SERVICE LEADER
     NORMAN OKLAHOMA
     EMAIL:  JOHN.T.FERREE at NOAA.GOV

IF YOU HAVE TECHNICAL QUESTIONS REGARDING THE NDFD DATA...PLEASE 
CONTACT:

     DAVID RUTH
     CHIEF...MESOSCALE PREDICTION BRANCH
     NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
     OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
     SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
     EMAIL:  DAVID.RUTH at NOAA.GOV

TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE 
NDFD ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

     HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NDFD/TINS.HTM

ALL NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE POSTED 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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