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The message included below was sent earlier on our communications lines. It is also posted to the NWS Data Management Change Notices web page at the following URL. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/datamgmt/notices.shtml 2004/06/29 DM 06-04.18 Add a Full Set of Eta 12 218 Grids to the SBN NOXX10 KWBC 281801 DATA MGT MESSAGE 06-04.18 TO AWIPS/NOAAPORT USERS.. FAMILY OF SERVICES/FOS/SUBSCRIBERS... EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS... WAFS USERS... GTS USERS... NWS FAX CHART USERS FROM RTH WASHINGTON DATA MANAGEMENT AWIPS CHANGE NOTICE NO AC055 IMPLEMENTATION DATE JUNE 29 2004 [AC055] ON THE ABOVE DATE, THE FOLLOWING NCEP ETA MODEL PRODUCTS WILL BE ADDED TO THE AWIPS/SBN DATASTREAM (NWSTG2 CHANNEL) IN A TEST MODE. WHEN TESTING AND EVALUATION ARE COMPLETED, USER WILL BE NOTIFIED OF A OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION DATE. DAVE NIVER [301] 713-9001 EXTENSION 168 AND BRIAN GOCKEL[301] 713-0304 EXTENSION 158 ARE THE COGNIZANT TECHNICAL INDIVIDUALS. ANTHONY ROBINSON [301] 713-1373 EXTENSION 165 IS THE DRG FOCAL POINT FOR THIS ITEM. THE FOLLOWING GRIDDED (GRIB2-FORMAT) NCEP ETA MODEL PRODUCTS WILL BE ADDED TO THE AWIPS/SBN DATASTREAM: WMO HEADER ------------ L?B??? KWBE M?B??? KWBE NOTES: THE FOUR NOTES BELOW CONCERN THE WMO HEADER ASSIGNMENT: 1. THE SECOND CHARACTER IN THE WMO HEADER IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PARTICULAR PARAMETER CONTAINED IN EACH GRID: H=Height P=Pressure (surface pressure, standard reduction MSLP, tropopause pressure, and maximum wind level pressure) T=Temperature Q=Lifted Index (parcel and best) R=Relative Humidity W=CAPE (surface and BL 0-180 ml) U=u-Wind Y=CIN (surface and BL 0-180 ml) V=v-Wind S=Snow (water equivalent accumulated snow depth and snow depth) O=Vertical Velocity A=Surface + Cloud (surface maximum/minimum temperature, surface wind speed and direction, surface dewpoint, total cloud cover, and visibility) C=Absolute Vorticity D=Probability Parameters (thunderstorm probability, frozen precipitation probability, freezing precipitation probability, and precipitation probability) E=Total Precipitation M=Categorical Parameters (categorical rain, categorical freezing rain, categorical ice pellets, and categorical snow) G=Convective Precipitation Z=MSLP Eta Redux or Helicity F=Precipitable Water X=Surface Lifted Index 2. THE THIRD CHARACTER IN THE WMO HEADER (ALWAYS "B") CORRESPONDS TO CONUS GRID 218, WHICH IS 12 KM HORIZONTAL RESOLUTION. 3. THE FOURTH CHARACTER IN THE WMO HEADER CORRESPONDS TO THE FORECAST TIME. IF THE HEADER STARTS WITH "L" THEN A FOURTH CHARACTER OF "A" CORRESPONDS TO A ZERO-HOUR FORECAST, "B" CORRESPONDS TO A SIX-HOUR FORECAST, ETC. IF THE HEADER STARTS WITH "M" THEN A FOURTH CHARACTER OF "B" CORRESPONDS TO A THREE HOUR FORECAST, "E" CORRESPONDS TO A NINE-HOUR FORECAST, "H" CORRESPONDS TO A FIFTEEN-HOUR FORECAST, ETC. 4. THE FIFTH AND SIXTH CHARACTERS IN THE WMO HEADER CORRESPOND TO THE LEVEL. FOR EXAMPLE, "98" CORRESPONDS TO THE SURFACE, "99" CORRESPONDS TO 1000 MB, AND "50" CORRESPONDS TO 500 MB. THIS PRODUCT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOUR TIMES PER DAY, IN ASSOCIATION WITH NCEP'S 00, 06, 12, AND 18UTC EXECUTIONS OF THE ETA MODEL. FOR FOS/NOAAPORT AND NON-AWIPS CUSTOMERS - IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING ROUTING OR WOULD LIKE TO ADD THESE PRODUCTS TO YOUR DATASTREAM PLEASE CONTACT. Data Management EMail nws.dm@xxxxxxxx THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO POSTED ON THE NWS DATA MANAGEMENT CHANGE NOTICES WEB PAGE. THE URL IS LISTED BELOW. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/datamgmt/index.html DATA MANAGEMENT TELECOMMUNICATION OPERATIONS CENTER RTH WASHINGTON SENDS -- For assistance use the following online trouble ticketing reporting system http://help.nws.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/doit.cgi?201~-506,,,,1:467:1 -- Regards, Richard Robinson W/CIO11 5326 Data Manager Work: (301) 713-0880 ext. 179 Cell: (240) 393-3337 Fax: (301) 713-1409 Email: Richard.Robinson@xxxxxxxx ---------- End Forwarded Message ----------
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