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NOXX10 KWBC 261730 CCA
DATA MGT MESSAGE 04-11.05
TO AWIPS/NOAAPORT USERS.. FAMILY OF SERVICES/FOS/SUBSCRIBERS...
EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS... WAFS USERS...
GTS USERS... NWS FAX CHART USERS
FROM RTH WASHINGTON DATA MANAGEMENT
CHANGE NOTICE NO 12701
EFFECTIVE DATE OCTOBER 31 2011
[12701] ON THE ABOVE EFFECTIVE DATE ALL NCEP RUC13 GRID PRODUCTS
ON THE SBN/NOAAPORT WILL BE EXTENDED TO EIGHTEEN [18] HOURS
FORECAST TIME.
DAVE NIVER [301] 713-0363 EXTENSION 184 IS THE COGNIZANT TECHNICAL
INDIVIDUAL. ANTHONY ROBINSON [301] 713-1892 EXTENSION 145 IS THE
DRG FOCAL POINT FOR THIS ITEM.
THE FOLLOWING AFFECTED PRODUCTS ARE DISSEMINATED OVER THE
AWIPS/NOAAPORT DATASTREAMS:
SPECIFICATIONS FOR NEW RUC13 FORECAST GRIDS REMAIN THE SAME AS
THE CURRENT RUC13 GRIDS.
1. COVERAGE: CONUS GRID 130 (13KM)
2. PARAMETERS, LEVELS, FORECAST INTERVALS, HEADERS:
THREE NEW PARAMETERS WILL BE ADDED TO THE RUC 13 GRIDS. THEY ARE
PBL HEIGHT SIMULATED COMPOSITE REFLECTIVITY AND 0-1KM HELICITY.
3. DAILY DATA VOLUME: 8.3 GB WHICH IS AN INCREASE OVER THE 4.5
GB SENT TODAY.
4. THE RUC13 MODEL IS DISTRIBUTED HOURLY.
5. NCEP ESTIMATES THE DAILY DATA VOLUME OF THESE GRIB2 GRIDS TO
BE 8.3 GB (345 MB PER CYCLE).
The NWS TG SHALL PROVIDE THESE PRODUCTS IN VERY-NEAR-REAL TIME TO
THE AWIPS NCF FOR UPLINK ON THE SBN TG2 CHANNEL.
6. The WMO HEADERS FOR THESE PRODUCTS WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:
T1T2A1A2ii KWBG
T1 = L (GRIB2 PRODUCTS)
T2 = H – HEIGHT U – U COMPONENT OF WIND/STORM MOTION
T – TEMPERATURE V – V COMPONENT OF WIND/STORM MOTION
R – RELATIVE HUMIDITY O – VERTICAL VELOCITY
P – PRESSURE W – CAPE
Y – CIN Z – HELICITY
Q – LIFTED INDICES F – PRECIPITABLE WATER
E – TOTAL PRECIPITATION G – Convective PRECIPITATION
M – CATEGORICAL PARAMETERS S – SNOW PRODUCTS
J – PRECIPITATION RATE N – WIND GUST
K – VISIBILITY H – PBL HEIGHT
Z – COMPOSITE REFLECTIVITY
A1 = D (NCEP GRID 130 – 13 KM CONUS)
A2 = A – 00 HOUR ANALYSIS B – 01 HOUR FORECAST
C – 02 HOUR FORECAST D – 03 HOUR FORECAST
E – 04 HOUR FORECAST F – 05 HOUR FORECAST
G – 06 HOUR FORECAST H – 07 HOUR FORECAST
I – 08 HOUR FORECAST J – 09 HOUR FORECAST
K – 10 HOUR FORECAST L – 11 HOUR FORECAST
M – 12 HOUR FORECAST Z – 13 HOUR FORECAST
Z – 14 HOUR FORECAST Z – 15 HOUR FORECAST
Z – 16 HOUR FORECAST Z – 17 HOUR FORECAST
N – 18 HOUR FORECAST
ii = 99 – 1000 MB 62 – 625 MB
98 – SURFACE 60 – 600 MB
97 – TROPOPAUSE 57 – 575 MB
96 – MAX WIND LEVEL 55 – 550 MB
95 – 950 MB 52 – 525 MB
93 – 975 MB 50 – 500 MB
92 – 925 MB 47 – 475 MB
91 – 875 MB 45 – 450 MB
90 – 900 MB 42 – 425 MB
89 – SEA LEVEL 40 – 400 MB
86 – BOUNDARY LAYER LEVEL 37 – 375 MB
85 – 850 MB 35 – 350 MB
82 – 825 MB 32 – 325 MB
80 – 800 MB 30 – 300 MB
77 – 775 MB 27 – 275 MB
75 – 750 MB 25 – 250 MB
74 – CLOUD TOP LEVEL 22 – 225 MB
73 – CLOUD BASE LEVEL 20 – 200 MB
72 – 725 MB 17 – 175 MB
70 – 700 MB 15 – 150 MB
67 – 675 MB 12 – 125 MB
65 – 650 MB 10 – 100 MB
00 – ENTIRE ATMOSPHERE
FOR FOS/NOAAPORT AND NON-AWIPS CUSTOMERS - IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS REGARDING ROUTING OR WOULD LIKE TO ADD THESE
PRODUCTS TO YOUR DATASTREAM PLEASE CONTACT.
Data Management
THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO POSTED ON THE NWS DATA MANAGEMENT
CHANGE NOTICES WEB PAGE. THE URL IS LISTED BELOW.
http://www.weather.gov/datamgmt/notices.shtml
DATA MANAGEMENT
TELECOMMUNICATION OPERATIONS CENTER
RTH WASHINGTON SENDS
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