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NOUS40KWBC 141633
FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1618 CORR MARCH 14... 2000
ATTENTION FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
NOAAPORT USERS
CORRECTIONS ADDED EFFECTIVE DATE
REPLACED TRUNCATED TEXT
EFFECTIVE DATE MARCH 27... 2000
/DRG2414/
EFFECTIVE ON THE ABOVE DATE... THE FOLLOWING UPGRADED AVIATION
ETA FOUS PRODUCTS WILL BE ADDED TO THE FOS/NOAAPORT DATA STREAM.
NCEP CURRENTLY GENERATES THE FOUS60-78 AND FOUS40-43 BULLETIN
DATA FROM THE NGM-LOOK-ALIKE FILES FROM THE ETA MODEL WHICH
ARE ON A POLAR-STEREO GRAPHIC GRID WITH A FAIRLY COARSE 83 KM
RESOLUTION COVERING NORTH AMERICA /GRIB-GRID 104/.ON
MARCH 27...2000... STARTING WITH THE 1200Z CYCLE... THESE
BULLETINS WILL BE GENERATED USING GRIB GRID 221... WHICH IS A
LAMBERT CONIC-CONFORMAL GRID WITH 32 KM RESOLUTION COVERING THE
NORTH AMERICAN DOMAIN OF THE ETA MODEL. THIS IS A NEARLY
PERFECT MATCH OF BOTH DOMAIN AND RESOLUTION AND WILL
HAVE MUCH LESS INTERPOLATION DISTORTION THAN EXISTS
IN THE CURRENT SYSTEM. THESE BULLETINS USING THE GRIB GRID
221... WILL BE GENERATED IN THE 00Z...06Z...12Z...AND 18Z ETA
MODEL RUNS. NOTE THAT THE BULLETINS GENERATED IN THE 06Z
AND 18Z ARE NEW PRODUCTS.
AWIPS ID WMO HEADING
FRH60 FOUS60 KWNO
FRH61 FOUS61 KWNO
FRH62 FOUS62 KWNO
FRH63 FOUS63 KWNO
FRH64 FOUS64 KWNO
FRH65 FOUS65 KWNO
FRH66 FOUS66 KWNO
FRH67 FOUS67 KWNO
FRH68 FOUS68 KWNO
FRH69 FOUS69 KWNO
FRH70 FOUS70 KWNO
FRH71 FOUS71 KWNO
FRH72 FOUS72 KWNO
FRH73 FOUS73 KWNO
FRH74 FOUS74 KWNO
FRH75 FOUS75 KWNO
FRH76 FOUS76 KWNO
FRH77 FOUS77 KWNO
FRH78 FOUS78 KWNO
FOH40 FOUS40 KWNO
FOH41 FOUS41 KWNO
FOH42 FOUS42 KWNO
FOH43 FOUS43 KWNO
FOR FOS/NOAAPORT QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT JULIE HAYES
PHONE 301 713-1741 EXTENSION 205
EMAIL JULIE.HAYES/AT SYMBOL/NOAA.GOV
THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO POSTED N THE NWS SYSTEMS OPERATIONS
CENTER CHANGE NOTICES WEB PAGE. THE URL IS LISTED BELOW.
NOTE THE URL SHOULD BE TYPED IN ALL LOWER CASE.
HTTP//WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OSO/NOTICES/NOTICES.SHTML
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NOUS40KWBC 171333
FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1619 MARCH 17... 2000
ATTENTION FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
NOAAPORT USERS
SUBJECT AWIPS COMMISSIONING NOTICE...
ON MARCH 15... 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/
REACHED A NEW MILESTONE WITH THE COMMISSIONING OF
AWIPS AT
NORTH PLATTE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /KLBF/... NORTH
PLATTE... NE
HASTINGS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /KGID/... HASTINGS... NE
CENTRAL ILLINOIS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /KILX/...
CENTRAL ILLINOIS... IL
BILLINGS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /KBYZ/... BILLINGS... MT
ABERDEEN WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /KABR/... ABERDEEN... SD
THESE COMMISSIONINGS BRING THE TOTAL TO 25
COMMISSIONING OF THESE SITES MEANS AWIPS NOW TRANSMITS
ALL NWS PRODUCTS INSTEAD OF AFOS... TRANSMISSION OVER AFOS
CEASES UPON THE COMMISSIONING OF AWIPS.
THE NWS OFFICE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE SITES... AS WELL AS THE
NETWORK CONTROL FACILITY IN SILVER SPRING... MARYLAND... WILL
MONITOR AWIPS PRODUCTS AND COORDINATE MAINTENANCE
ACTIONS AS NEEDED.
FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING FUTURE AWIPS COMMISSIONINGS...
REFER TO THE AWIPS COMMISSIONING HOME PAGE...
WWW.AWIPS/UNDERSCORE/COMMISSIONING.NWS.NOAA.GOV
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NOUS40KWBC 171356
FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1620 MARCH 17... 2000
ATTENTION FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
NOAAPORT USERS
SUBJECT ADDITIONAL DATA AND PRODUCTS
ON FOS AND NOAAPORT
SPECIAL NOTE
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 30... 1998... ADDITIONAL DATA AND PRODUCTS
WERE ADDED TO FOS AND NOAAPORT. IN ORDER TO ASSURE THE
CONTINUED EXCHANGE OF WEATHER INFORMATION BETWEEN
NATIONS FOS/NOAAPORT DATA DISTRIBUTORS NEED TO BE COGNIZANT
OF THE FOLLOWING AND MAKE SURE THAT YOUR CUSTOMERS ARE
AWARE OF THESE CONDITIONS
- THE NWS ADHERES TO WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
RESOLUTION 40 ON THE POLICY AND PRACTICE FOR THE EXCHANGE
OF METEOROLOGICAL AND RELATED DATA AND PRODUCTS IN ALL
MATTERS RELATED TO FOREIGN METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION.
AS PARTY TO RESOLUTION 40 COUNTRIES ARE ALLOWED TO
IDENTIFY CERTAIN ADDITIONAL DATA AND PRODUCTS THAT MAY
NOT BE RE-EXPORTED FOR COMMERCIAL USE.
- A LIST OF ALL PRODUCTS IDENTIFIED AS ADDITIONAL DATA AND
PRODUCTS BY THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS
INTERNET HTTP //WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OSO/ADDATA.SHTML
-THE ISSUANCE OF OPERATIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IN
OTHER COUNTRIES IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE NATIONAL
METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE OF THE INDIVIDUAL COUNTRY AND
SHOULD BE RESPECTED.
-IN DOING BUSINESS IN OTHER COUNTRIES IT IS IMPORTANT
TO AVOID CONFLICTS WITH FOREIGN LAWS AND
REGULATIONS AND TO GIVE DUE CONSIDERATION TO
REASONABLE COMMERCIAL PRACTICES IN DECIDING UPON
THE REINTRODUCTION OF WEATHER RELATED INFORMATION
TO THE ORIGINATING COUNTRY.
- GOOD RELATIONS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES WILL BE FOSTERED
AND ENHANCED BY PROVIDING ATTRIBUTION TO THE NATIONAL
METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE OF THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN AS THE
SOURCE OF THE WEATHER DATA AND PRODUCTS USED.
NOTE THIS MESSAGE IS ALSO POSTED TO THE SOC CHANGE NOTICES
WEB PAGE AT THE FOLLOWING URL
HTTP //WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OSO/NOTICES/NOTICES.SHTML.
END
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NOUS40KWBC 171421
FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1621 MARCH 17... 2000
ATTENTION FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
NOAAPORT USERS
SUBJECT ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICE...
ON MARCH 16 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ AND THE
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ COMMISSIONED THE
FAA-SPONSORED ASOS AT
OCONEE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT /KCEU/
CLEMSON... SC
THE COMMISSIONING OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC.
THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 758 /313
NWS SITES AND 445 FAA SITES/.
COMMISSIONING OF THIS SITE MEANS THAT THE ASOS NOW PRODUCES
AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK OBSERVATIONS.
THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SITE... AS WELL AS
THE ASOS OPERATIONS AND MONITORING CENTER /800-242-8194/ IN
SILVER SPRING... MARYLAND... MONITOR ASOS PRODUCTS AND
COORDINATE MAINTENANCE ACTIONS AS NEEDED. NOTE BECAUSE
ASOS OBSERVATIONAL FORMATS ARE DIFFERENT FROM MANUAL
OBSERVATIONAL FORMATS... AUTOMATED DECODER PROGRAMS MAY
REQUIRE SOFTWARE MODIFICATIONS.
PERSONS WISHING MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING ASOS SHOULD
CONTACT THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OR
CALL /301/ 713-1792... FAX /301/ 713-0959.
FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING FUTURE ASOS COMMISSIONINGS...
CALL /301/ 713-0341 X131.
END
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NOUS40KWBC 171439
FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1622 MARCH 17... 2000
ATTENTION FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
NOAAPORT USERS
SUBJECT SINGLE CHORD OPERATIONS
GOES SINGLE CHORD OPERATIONS... MADE NECESSARY BY LUNAR
AND SOLAR INTRUSIONS AT THE EDGE OF THE EARTH DISK... IMPACT
NAVIGATION AND REGISTRATION FOR SHORT PERIODS. USERS OF
GOES GVAR DATA WILL SEE VARIABLE ERRORS DURING PERIODS OF
SINGLE CHORD OPERATIONS AS NOTED BELOW.
SINGLE CHORD OPERATIONS FOR THE BEVEL EFFECT ARE LISTED
WHEN APPLICABLE. BEVEL EFFECT OPERATION IS INTENDED
TO AVOID A SEASONAL SPACECRAFT POINTING PROBLEM WITH ALL
GOES SPACECRAFT CAUSED BY THE SUN S LIGHT REFLECTING
INTO THE EARTH SENSOR.
FOLLOWING ARE TIMES OF GOES-8 SINGLE CHORD OPERATIONS FOR
THE PERIOD MARCH 13... 2000 TO APRIL 11... 2000.
LUNAR INTRUSIONS
03/19 1511 TO 1802 UTC
03/22 1732 TO 2023 UTC
BEVEL
NONE
SOLAR INTRUSIONS
03/13 0237 TO 0707 UTC
03/14 0237 TO 0707 UTC
03/15 0237 TO 0707 UTC
03/16 0237 TO 0707 UTC
03/17 0237 TO 0707 UTC
03/18 0237 TO 0707 UTC
03/19 0237 TO 0707 UTC
03/23 0237 TO 0707 UTC
03/24 0237 TO 0707 UTC
03/25 0237 TO 0707 UTC
03/26 0237 TO 0707 UTC
03/27 0237 TO 0707 UTC
03/28 0237 TO 0707 UTC
03/29 0237 TO 0707 UTC
03/30 0237 TO 0707 UTC
03/31 0237 TO 0707 UTC
04/01 0237 TO 0707 UTC
04/02 0237 TO 0707 UTC
04/03 0237 TO 0707 UTC
04/04 0237 TO 0707 UTC
04/05 0237 TO 0707 UTC
04/06 0237 TO 0707 UTC
04/07 0237 TO 0707 UTC
04/08 0237 TO 0707 UTC
04/09 0237 TO 0707 UTC
04/10 0237 TO 0707 UTC
04/11 0237 TO 0707 UTC
FOLLOWING ARE TIMES OF GOES-10 SINGLE CHORD OPERATIONS FOR
THE PERIOD MARCH 13... 2000 TO APRIL 11... 2000.
LUNAR INTRUSIONS
03/19 1922 TO 2214 UTC
03/21 2058 TO 2350 UTC
03/22 2143 TO 0034 UTC
BEVEL
NONE
SOLAR INTRUSIONS
03/13 0713 TO 1153 UTC
03/14 0713 TO 1153 UTC
03/15 0713 TO 1153 UTC
03/16 0713 TO 1153 UTC
03/17 0713 TO 1153 UTC
03/22 0713 TO 1153 UTC
03/23 0713 TO 1153 UTC
03/24 0713 TO 1153 UTC
03/25 0713 TO 1153 UTC
03/26 0713 TO 1153 UTC
03/27 0713 TO 1153 UTC
03/28 0713 TO 1153 UTC
03/29 0713 TO 1153 UTC
03/30 0713 TO 1153 UTC
03/31 0713 TO 1153 UTC
04/01 0713 TO 1153 UTC
04/02 0713 TO 1153 UTC
04/03 0713 TO 1153 UTC
04/04 0713 TO 1153 UTC
04/05 0713 TO 1153 UTC
04/06 0713 TO 1153 UTC
04/07 0713 TO 1153 UTC
04/08 0713 TO 1153 UTC
04/09 0713 TO 1153 UTC
04/10 0713 TO 1153 UTC
04/11 0713 TO 1153 UTC
STEVE ARNETT
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH /SAB/
SATELLITE SERVICES DIVISION /SSD/
NOAA/NESDIS
STEVE.ARNETT/AT SYMBOL/NOAA.GOV
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