20000719: Re: NWS weather chart site (fwd)-Difax

[Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Harry,

The NWS has promised to provide a 6-month notice of termination.  When the 
Difax service is terminated (which will happen), it will include the Web site 
too.  Apparently, NCEP is the only NWS group still using Difax so they are 
being encouraged to make the transition, due to budgets, etc.
The Users Committee has been grappling with this issue for a LONG time. One 
solution is that the Univ of WI is producing Difax-type charts using GEMPAK 
scripts.  They are willing to make those available to anybody wanting them, via 
the IDD.

Hope this helps.

Linda

--On Tuesday, July 18, 2000 2:22 PM -0700 Harry Edmon 
<harry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Is DIFAX still scheduled to be terminated on September 30, and will this web
> site still exist after that time?
>
>
> > > > > > Forwarded message from Ernie Recker <ernie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Harry:
>
> The NWS WEBsite with most of the products on DIFAX is:
>
>    http://weather.noaa.gov/fax/nwsfax.shtml
>
> The equivalent FTP site is:
>
>    ftp://weather.noaa.gov/fax/
>
> --
>          Ernie
>
> <<  End forwarded message
>
>
> --
> Dr. Harry Edmon                 E-MAIL: harry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> (206) 543-0547                  FAX:    (206) 543-0308
> Dept of Atmospheric Sciences
> University of Washington, Box 351640, Seattle, WA 98195-1640



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