20050514: ncep update

[Linda Miller]

FROM:		      John H. Ward 
		      Chief, Production Management Branch 

SUBJECT:	      Changes to the NWS Production Suite




1.  The start date for the official start of the six-month parallel availability of GRIB1 and GRIB2 data has not yet been determined.  A few technical issues still remain with respect to the GRIB1/GRIB2 conversion codes.  All GRIB1 data will continue to be available until at least 1 December. 

For information regarding product equivalents for GRIB1 and GRIB2 on the TOC servers (tgdata.nws.noaa.gov and tgftp.nws.noaa.gov), please see the following link: 

http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/docs/GRIB1_to_GRIB2.shtml 

For information regarding a utility which converts GRIB2 to GRIB1 and vice-versa, please see the following link: 

http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/codes/GRIB2/ 

2.  Upcoming major changes to NCEP's production suite and details on any product or timing changes associated with upcoming implementations can be viewed at the following website: 

http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/changes/ 

Test data for each of these proposed changes should be available six weeks prior to implementation.  Anyone wishing to receive formal notice of the final pre-implementation testing and the opportunity to provide feedback on the proposed changes can subscribe to the Model Evaluation mailing list via: 

https://lstsrv.ncep.noaa.gov/mailman/listinfo/ncep.list.modelevalinfo

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