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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 04-11
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
330 PM EST FRI MAR 12 2004
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA
WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...
EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
/EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS... NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...
OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND
PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: PAUL HIRSCHBERG
CHIEF...SCIENCE PLANS BRANCH
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY /OST/
SUBJECT: CHANGE TO THE PRODUCT DELIVERY SCHEDULE FOR THE
EXTENDED-RANGE GFS MOS GUIDANCE PRODUCTS...
EFFECTIVE 0000 UTC ON MAY 26 2004
ATTENTION USERS OF THE MODEL OUTPUT STATISTICS /MOS/
GUIDANCE...
ON WEDNESDAY MAY 26 2004...WITH THE 0000 COORDINATED
UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ MODEL CYCLE ...THE NWS WILL CHANGE THE
PRODUCT DELIVERY SCHEDULE FOR THE EXTENDED-RANGE MODEL
OUTPUT STATISTICS /MOS/ TEXT AND BUFR /GRIDDED BINARY/
PRODUCTS BASED ON THE GLOBAL FORECAST MODEL /GFS/. THESE
PRODUCTS ARE ISSUED FROM THE 0000 UTC MODEL CYCLE ONLY. THE
COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THESE PRODUCTS ARE LISTED IN
TABLE 1 /TEXT PRODUCTS/ AND TABLE 2 /BUFR PRODUCTS/.
STARTING ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE...ALL OF THE PRODUCTS WILL BE
DELIVERED APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS EARLIER...AT ROUGHLY
0500 UTC.
NOTE 1: GUIDANCE USING OBSERVATIONS AS PREDICTORS WILL
TRANSITION FROM A 0600 UTC OBSERVATION TO A 0300 UTC
OBSERVATION.
NOTE 2: THIS CHANGE AFFECTS ONLY THE 0000 UTC EXTENDED-
RANGE GFS MOS PRODUCTS. THE DELIVERY TIMES OF THE SHORT-
RANGE GFS MOS PRODUCTS AT 0000...0600...1200...AND 1800 UTC
WILL NOT BE CHANGED.
TABLE 1: WMO HEADINGS AND AWIPS IDENTIFIERS OF THE
EXTENDED-RANGE GFS MOS TEXT PRODUCTS WHICH ARE
AFFECTED BY THE IMPLEMENTATION ON MAY 26 2004
WMO HEADING AWIPS ID GEOGRAPHIC REGION
FEPA20 KWNO MEXPA0 PACIFIC ISLANDS
FEUS21 KWNO MEXNE1 NORTHEAST CONUS
FEUS22 KWNO MEXSE1 SOUTHEAST CONUS
FEUS23 KWNO MEXNC1 NORTH CENTRAL CONUS
FEUS24 KWNO MEXSC1 SOUTH CENTRAL CONUS
FEUS25 KWNO MEXRM1 ROCKY MOUNTAIN CONUS
FEUS26 KWNO MEXWC0 WEST COAST CONUS
FEAK37 KWNO MEXAJK SOUTHEAST ALASKA /JUNEAU/
FEAK38 KWNO MEXAFC CENTRAL ALASKA /ANCHORAGE/
FEAK39 KWNO MEXAFG NORTHERN ALASKA /FAIRBANKS/
FECN21 KWNO MEXCND CANADIAN MAX/MIN MOS
FEPA30 KWNO MEXF70 PACIFIC AIR FORCE MOS
FEUS30 KWNO MEXF<01-27> CONUS AIR FORCE MOS
FEAK30 KWNO MEXF<50-52> ALASKAN AIR FORCE MOS
FECA30 KWNO MEXF80 CARRIBEAN AIR FORCE MOS
FOUS12 KWNO FTPSLR CBRFC RFC MOS
FOUS12 KWNO FTPRSA CNRFC RFC MOS
FOUS12 KWNO FTPKRF MBRFC RFC MOS
FOUS12 KWNO FTPPTR NWRFC RFC MOS
FOUS12 KWNO FTPMSR NCRFC RFC MOS
FOUS12 KWNO FTPRHA MARFC RFC MOS
FOUS12 KWNO FTPHFD NERFC RFC MOS
FOUS12 KWNO FTPCIN OHRFC RFC MOS
FOUS12 KWNO FTPTUR ABRFC RFC MOS
TABLE 2: WMO HEADINGS OF THE EXTENDED-RANGE GFS MOS BUFR
PRODUCTS WHICH ARE AFFECTED BY THE IMPLEMENTATION
ON MAY 26 2004
6 TO 84 HOUR 90 TO 192 HOUR GEOGRAPHIC REGION
PROJECTIONS PROJECTIONS
JSMT60 KWNO JSMT70 KWNO PACIFIC REGION
JSMT61 KWNO JSMT71 KWNO NORTHEAST REGION
JSMT62 KWNO JSMT72 KWNO SOUTHEAST REGION
JSMT63 KWNO JSMT73 KWNO NORTH CENTRAL REGION
JSMT64 KWNO JSMT74 KWNO SOUTH CENTRAL REGION
JSMT65 KWNO JSMT75 KWNO ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION
JSMT66 KWNO JSMT76 KWNO WEST COAST REGION
JSMT67 KWNO JSMT77 KWNO SOUTHEAST ALASKA
/JUNEAU/
JSMT68 KWNO JSMT78 KWNO CENTRAL ALASKA
/ANCHORAGE /
JSMT69 KWNO JSMT79 KWNO NORTHERN ALASKA
/FAIRBANKS/
LINKS TO THESE PRODUCTS...ALONG WITH DESCRIPTIONS...CAN BE
FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/PRODUCTS.SHTML
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS CONCERNING THE
CHANGE IN PRODUCT DELIVERY TIME...PLEASE CONTACT:
PAUL DALLAVALLE
MDL/SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
PHONE: 301-713-0023 EXT. 135
E-MAIL: PAUL.DALLAVALLE@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE
AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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