[20070712: GFS-based LAMP guidance-Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

[Linda Miller]

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NOUS41 KWBC 121846
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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 07-48
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
246 PM EDT THU JUL 12 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...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     PAUL HIRSCHBERG
          CHIEF...SCIENCE PLANS BRANCH
          OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY /OST/

SUBJECT:  ADDITION OF NEW CYCLES FOR GFS-BASED LAMP GUIDANCE: 
          EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 26 2007

ATTENTION USERS OF THE GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEM /GFS/-BASED 
LOCALIZED AVIATION MOS PROGRAM /LAMP/ GUIDANCE:

EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 26 2007 BEGINNING WITH THE 0400 
COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ RUN...THE NWS WILL PRODUCE FOUR 
ADDITIONAL CYCLES OF THE NEW SHORT RANGE /1 - 25 HOUR/ GFS-BASED 
LAMP GUIDANCE AND DISSEMINATE THEM ON THE SATELLITE BROADCAST 
NETWORK /SBN/...NOAAPORT AND THE NWS FTP SERVER.  THE FOUR NEW 
LAMP CYCLES ARE 0400...0500...1000...AND 1100 UTC.

THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE EIGHT EXISTING LAMP CYCLES OF 
0000...0300...0600...0900...1200...1500...1800 AND 2100 UTC...AND 
BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF OPERATIONAL LAMP CYCLES UP TO 12. 
ADDITIONAL CYCLES...FOR A TOTAL OF 24 CYCLES...WILL BE ADDED AT A 
LATER DATE. THESE GUIDANCE PRODUCTS WILL BE IN BUFR...ASCII AND 
GRIB2 FORMAT.  THE COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THE BUFR...ASCII 
AND GRIB2 PRODUCTS ARE SHOWN BELOW IN TABLES 1...2 AND 3 
RESPECTIVELY.  

A WEB PAGE OUTLINING THE LAMP GUIDANCE CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT 
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/GFSLAMP/DOCS/GFSLAMP_INFO.SHTML

TABLE 1:  COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THE GFS-BASED LAMP 
PRODUCTS IN BUFR FORMAT.  LISTED BELOW ARE THE WMO HEADINGS:  

WMO HEADING     REGION

JSMF10 KWNO     LAMP BUFR PACIFIC REGION
JSMF11 KWNO     LAMP BUFR NORTHEAST REGION 
JSMF12 KWNO     LAMP BUFR SOUTHEAST REGION 
JSMF13 KWNO     LAMP BUFR NORTH CENTRAL REGION 
JSMF14 KWNO     LAMP BUFR SOUTH CENTRAL REGION 
JSMF15 KWNO     LAMP BUFR ROCKY MOUNTAINS REGION 
JSMF16 KWNO     LAMP BUFR WEST COAST REGION 
JSMF17 KWNO     LAMP BUFR ALASKA 

TABLE 2:  COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIER FOR THE GFS-BASED LAMP 
PRODUCTS IN ASCII FORMAT.  LISTED BELOW IS THE WMO HEADING AND 
AWIPS IDENTIFIER:  

WMO HEADING     AWIPS ID

FOUS11 KWNO     LAVUSA

TABLE 3: COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THE GFS-BASED LAMP GRIDDED 
THUNDERSTORM PRODUCTS IN GRIB2 FORMAT.  EACH GRIB2 PRODUCT HAS A 
UNIQUE WMO HEADING.  LISTED BELOW ARE REPRESENTATIONS OF THE WMO 
HEADINGS.  

WMO HEADING     ELEMENT

LAUXXX KWNO     2-HR PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS
LBUXXX KWNO     2-HR CATEGORICAL FORECASTS OF THUNDERSTORMS    
                OCCURRING

A COMPLETE LIST OF WMO HEADINGS FOR LAMP GRIDDED THUNDERSTORM 
GUIDANCE IS AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/GFSLAMP/DOCS/LAMPHEADERS.PDF  

LINKS TO THE GFS-LAMP PRODUCTS...ALONG WITH DESCRIPTIONS...CAN BE 
FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/LAMP

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE PRODUCTS OR THE LAMP 
GUIDANCE...PLEASE CONTACT:

JUDY GHIRARDELLI
MDL/SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
PHONE:  301-713-0056 EXT. 194
E-MAIL: JUDY.GHIRARDELLI 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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