20040629: corrected GFS-based RFC MOS

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• Subject: 20040629: corrected GFS-based RFC MOS
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 14:11:27 -0600

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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 04-28...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1115 AM EDT TUE JUNE 29 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:  CORRECTED: CHANGE TO GFS-BASED RFC MOS PRODUCTS...
         EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 14 2004

NOTE:     THE ORIGINAL TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE /TIN/
         04-28...WAS TRANSMITTED ON JUNE 17 2004.  WE ARE
         RETRANSMITTING THIS NOTICE TO CORRECT THE
         INFORMATION REGARDING THE ADDITION OF THREE SITES
         AND MODIFY THE EFFECTIVE DATE

CORRECTED TO ADD THREE SITES TO THE FTPMSR PRODUCT AND
MODIFY THE EFFECTIVE DATE.

ATTENTION: USERS OF THE MODEL OUTPUT STATISTICS /MOS/
GUIDANCE.

ON TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 14 2004 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/ MODEL CYCLE... THE NWS WILL MAKE SEVERAL CHANGES
TO THE GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEM /GFS/ BASED GUIDANCE FOR RIVER
FORECAST CENTER /RFC/ SITES.  THE COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS
FOR THESE PRODUCTS ARE LISTED IN TABLE 1.  THE STANDARD
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL EXCHANGE FORMAT /SHEF/ PARAMETER CODES
IN THE HEADER PORTION OF THE 1200 UTC RFC MOS TEXT PRODUCTS
WILL BE MODIFIED.  ALL INSTANCES OF TAIFAN WILL BE CHANGED
TO TAIFBN... AND ALL INSTANCES OF TAIFAX WILL BE CHANGED TO
TAIFBX.  SAMPLES OF THE OLD AND NEW SHEF HEADERS CAN BE
FOUND IN TABLE 2.  NO CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO THE SHEF
PARAMETER CODES IN THE 0000 UTC RFC MESSAGES.

IN ADDITION... THE STATION IDENTIFIER FOR STATION F39...
DENISON TEXAS... WILL BE CHANGED TO GYI IN THE FTPTUR
PRODUCT... STATION MQT... MARQUETTE MICHIGAN... WILL BE
REMOVED FROM THE FTPMSR PRODUCT... AND THE FOLLOWING
STATIONS WILL BE ADDED TO THE FTPMSR PRODUCT:
       CMX      HANCOCK MI
       ERY      NEWBURY MI
       ESC      ESCANABA MI

ALL OF THESE STATION CHANGES WILL AFFECT BOTH THE 0000 AND
1200 UTC PRODUCTS.

TABLE 1:  WMO HEADINGS AND AWIPS IDENTIFIERS OF THE
         RFC MOS TEXT PRODUCTS WHICH ARE AFFECTED BY THE
         IMPLEMENTATION ON SEPTEMBER 14 2004

    WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID          GEOGRAPHIC REGION
    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:  SAMPLE FORMAT OF THE 1200 UTC RFC MOS MESSAGE
BEFORE AND AFTER THE IMPLEMENTATION ON SEPTEMBER
14 2004

FTPSLR
.B NMC 0507 DH12/DC050612/TAIFAN/DRD+1/TAIFAX/TAIFAN
.B1
/DRD+2/TAIFAX/TAIFAN/DRD+3/TAIFBX/TAIFBN/DRD+4/TAIFBX/TAIFBN
.B2
/DRD+5/TAIFBX/TAIFBN/DRD+6/TAIFBX/TAIFBN/DRD+7/TAIFBX/TAIFBN
.B3
/DRD+8/TAIFBX/TAIFBN/DRD+9/TAIFBX/TAIFBN/DRD+10/TAIFBX/TAIFB
N
0E4
44/81/44/81/42/84/43/83/40/75/37/73/39/76/40/81/43/81/43/80/
42
4BL
50/78/49/79/46/80/49/78/48/70/42/70/40/72/43/75/44/78/46/78/
45
ABQ
57/85/57/83/55/83/54/85/54/84/50/74/49/73/51/80/52/83/54/83/
55

FORMAT AS OF 1200 UTC SEPTEMBER 14 2004:
FTPSLR
.B NMC 0507 DH12/DC050612/TAIFBN/DRD+1/TAIFBX/TAIFBN
.B1
/DRD+2/TAIFBX/TAIFBN/DRD+3/TAIFBX/TAIFBN/DRD+4/TAIFBX/TAIFBN
.B2
/DRD+5/TAIFBX/TAIFBN/DRD+6/TAIFBX/TAIFBN/DRD+7/TAIFBX/TAIFBN
.B3
/DRD+8/TAIFBX/TAIFBN/DRD+9/TAIFBX/TAIFBN/DRD+10/TAIFBX/TAIFB
N
0E4
44/81/44/81/42/84/43/83/40/75/37/73/39/76/40/81/43/81/43/80/
42
4BL
50/78/49/79/46/80/49/78/48/70/42/70/40/72/43/75/44/78/46/78/
45
ABQ
57/85/57/83/55/83/54/85/54/84/50/74/49/73/51/80/52/83/54/83/
55

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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