20040621: BUFR products-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 04-31
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
530 PM EST MON JUNE 21 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 NGM MOS BUFR PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE
AUGUST 31 2004

ON TUESDAY AUGUST 31 2004... WITH THE 1200 COORDINATED
UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ MODEL CYCLE...THE NWS WILL CHANGE THE
STRUCTURE OF THE NESTED GRID MODEL /NGM/ MODEL OUTPUT
STATISTICS /MOS/ BUFR PRODUCTS. THE COMMUNICATION HEADERS
FOR THESE PRODUCTS ARE JSMT41 - 49 KWBC.

THE NGM MOS BUFR PRODUCTS WILL NO LONGER BE SEGMENTED INTO
GROUPS OF STATIONS WITHIN EACH WMO HEADER.  EACH BUFR
PRODUCT WILL NOW CONSIST OF ONE GROUP CONTAINING ALL
STATIONS FOR THAT HEADER.

FOR AWIPS USERS...THE OB3.2 MAINTENANCE RELEASE MUST BE
INSTALLED PRIOR TO 1200 UTC AUGUST 31 2004 FOR THE LOCAL
AWIPS MOS PROGRAM /LAMP/ SOFTWARE AND THE NGM MOS
DEPICTABLES TO FUNCTION PROPERLY.

A TEST FILE WITH THE NEW STRUCTURE CAN BE FOUND AT /USE
LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/TIN/NGMBUFR.TEST

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 THIS
CHANGE... PLEASE CONTACT:

REBECCA COSGROVE
MDL/SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
PHONE:   301-713-0023 EXT. 124
E-MAIL:  REBECCA.COSGROVE@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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