[20070307: NCEP global fcst system-BUFR format-sounding prodsFwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

[Linda Miller]

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NOUS41 KWBC 071928
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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 07-17 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 
230 PM EST WED MAR 7 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:  NCEP GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEM BUFR FORMAT SOUNDING     
          PRODUCTS TO BE ADDED TO NOAAPORT: EFFECTIVE 
          JUNE 5 2007 

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JUNE 5 2007...BEGINNING WITH THE 1200 
COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ RUN...THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR 
ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION /NCEP/ WILL BEGIN TO DISSEMINATE ITS 
GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEM /GFS/ BUFR FORMAT SOUNDING PRODUCTS FOR 
TRANSMISSION ON NOAAPORT. THESE BUFR SOUNDING PRODUCTS WILL BE 
PRODUCED IN 3-HOUR FORECAST INCREMENTS FROM FORECAST HOUR 00 TO 
180. THESE WILL BE DISSEMINATED FOUR TIMES PER DAY FOR EACH OF 
THE GFS MODEL CYCLES /00...06...12 AND 18 UTC/. WMO HEADINGS AND 
GEOGRAPHICAL DOMAINS FOR THESE PRODUCTS ARE LISTED IN TABLE 1. 
 
TABLE 1:  GEOGRAPHICAL DOMAINS 

WMO HEADING     GEOGRAPHICAL DOMAIN. 
 
JUSA41 KWBC     SOUTHEAST CONUS AND PUERTO RICO 
JUSA42 KWBC     NORTHEAST CONUS AND SE CANADA 
JUSB43 KWBC     SOUTH CENTRAL CONUS AND NORTHEAST MEXICO 
JUSB44 KWBC     NORTH CENTRAL CONUS AND SOUTH CENTRAL CANADA 
JUSB45 KWBC     SOUTHWEST CONUS AND NORTHWEST MEXICO 
JUSB46 KWBC     NORTHWEST CONUS AND SOUTHWEST CANADA 
JUSX47 KWBC     HAWAII REGION 
JUSX48 KWBC     WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN INCLUDING GUAM 
JUSX49 KWBC     ALASKA, NORTHWEST CANADA, AND EAST RUSSIA 
 
THE AVERAGE SIZE OF THESE PRODUCTS PER MODEL CYCLE...BROKEN OUT 
BY WMO HEADING...ARE LISTED IN TABLE 2. 
 
TABLE 2:  AVERAGE SIZE PER MODEL CYCLE. 
 
WMO HEADING     AVERAGE SIZE PER MODEL CYCLE 
 
JUSA41 KWBC      9 MEGABYTES 
JUSA42 KWBC     12 MEGABYTES 
JUSB43 KWBC      7 MEGABYTES 
JUSB44 KWBC      8 MEGABYTES 
JUSB45 KWBC      6 MEGABYTES 
JUSB46 KWBC      5 MEGABYTES 
JUSX47 KWBC     0.5 MEGABYTES 
JUSX48 KWBC     0.5 MEGABYTES 
JUSX49 KWBC      5 MEGABYTES 
 
A DESCRIPTION OF THE PARAMETERS CONTAINED WITHIN THESE FILES CAN 
BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: 
 
  HTTP://WWW.NCO.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PMB/CHANGES/BUFR_GFS3_CLASS1.TBL 
 
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NOAAPORT ACTIVATION OF 
THESE PRODUCTS...PLEASE CONTACT:  
 
     BRIAN GOCKEL  
     OST/SYSTEMS ENGINEERING CENTER  
     SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 
     PHONE: 301 713 0304 X158 
     EMAIL: BRIAN.GOCKEL at NOAA.GOV 

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE TECHNICAL DETAILS OF THE 
PRODUCT OR ITS GENERATION...PLEASE CONTACT:  
 
     BRENT GORDON 
     NCEP...PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT BRANCH 
     CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND 
     PHONE: 301 763 8000 X7193 
     EMAIL: BRENT.GORDON 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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