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> 886 > NOUS41 KWBC 271615 > PNSWSH > > PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...TECHNICAL INFORMATION NOTICE 00-04 > NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC > 1115 AM EST THU JAN 27 2000 > > TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER > WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL > WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES > > FROM: LEROY SPAYD...CHIEF...SCIENCE AND TRAINING CORE > > SUBJECT: CHANGES TO THE NCEP GLOBAL ANALYSIS/FORECAST > SYSTEM...EFFECTIVE JAN 24 2000 > > BEGINNING WITH THE 12Z GLOBAL MODEL RUN ON JAN 24 2000...THE > HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL RESOLUTIONS OF THE AVN AND MRF MODELS > HAVE INCREASED...THE T170 AND 42 LAYER RESOLUTIONS REPLACE T126 > AND 28 LAYERS /USED SINCE OCTOBER 1998/...THIS REPRESENTS AN > APPROXIMATE INCREASE IN HORIZONTAL RESOLUTION FROM 105 KM TO 75 > KM...THE MRF FORECAST SYSTEM CONSISTS OF A T170L42 FORECAST TO > 168 HOURS...AND T62L28 THEREAFTER...TESTING SHOWS POSITIVE IMPACT > ON JET STREAM WINDS AND ON STRUCTURE AND SPEED OF STORMS IN THE > WINTER HEMISPHERE...DETAILS ARE FOUND IN TECHNICAL PROCEDURES > BULLETIN 452 TO BE FOUND AT (LOWERCASE) > HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/TPBPR.HTM > > > IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT: > > KEN CAMPANA > ENVIRNMENTAL MODELLING CENTER > GLOBAL MODELLING BRANCH W/NP23 > NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRNMENTAL PREDICTION > 5200 AUTH RD. > CAMP SPRINGS MD 20746-4304 > WEB PAGE HTTP://WWW.EMC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/ /LOWER CASE/ > > THIS AND OTHER CHANGE NOTICES ARE ON THE INTERNET AT > > WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM /LOWER CASE/ > > END ---------- End Forwarded Message ----------
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