20040914: digital data from HA, GUAM-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20040914: digital data from HA, GUAM-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
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• Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 13:08:04 -0600

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NOUS41 KWBC 141836
PNSWSH

TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 04-46
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
225 PM EDT TUE SEP 14 2004

TO:       FAMILY SERVICE /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...AND
  NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:  GREG MANDT
      DIRECTOR. . .OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES

SUBJECT:  EXPERIMENTAL DIGITAL DATA FROM HAWAII AND GUAM NOW
         AVAILABLE IN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL
         DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE /NDFD/


THE NWS NDFD HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS
OUTSIDE THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES /OCONUS/.  NDFD NOW
INCLUDES EXPERIMENTAL DIGITAL FORECAST ELEMENTS FROM HAWAII AND
GUAM.

DIGITAL DATA IS PROVIDED IN GRIB /GRIDDED BINARY/ FORMAT FOR THE
FOLLOWING INITIAL ELEMENTS IN HAWAII AND GUAM:

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION /POP12/
TEMPERATURE
DEWPOINT
WEATHER
SKY COVER
WIND DIRECTION AND WIND SPEED
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT
SNOW AMOUNT /NOT AVAILABLE IN GUAM/

ADDITIONAL EXPERIMENTAL DIGITAL FORECAST ELEMENTS WILL BE
DEVELOPED AND ADDED TO NDFD OCONUS LOCATIONS DURING THE NEXT FEW
MONTHS.

THE NEW EXPERIMENTAL ELEMENTS FOR HAWAII CAN BE ACCESSED AT THE
FOLLOWING URL.../USE LOWERCASE LETTERS/ EXCEPT USE UPPERCASE FOR
THE FOLLOWING:  SL...ST...DF...DC...AR

  FTP://TGFTP.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SL.US008001/ST.EXPR/DF.GR2/DC.NDFD/AR.HAWAII/

THE NEW EXPERIMENTAL ELEMENTS FOR GUAM CAN BE ACCESSED AT THE
FOLLOWING URL /USE LOWERCASE LETTERS/ EXCEPT USE UPPERCASE FOR
THE FOLLOWING:  SL...ST...DF...DC...AR

  FTP://TGFTP.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SL.US008001/ST.EXPR/DF.GR2/DC.NDFD/AR.GUAM/


MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON THE CONTENT OF THESE FILES AND FTP
INSTRUCTIONS CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE URL LISTED BELOW /USE
LOWERCASE LETTERS/:

  HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/NDFD/TECHNICAL.HTM


THE EXPERIMENTAL PERIOD FOR THESE NEW ELEMENTS WILL EXTEND
THROUGH MARCH 15 2005.  USERS OF THESE EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCTS ARE
ASKED TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK DURING THIS PERIOD.  A BRIEF SURVEY AND
COMMENT FORM IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB PAGE LISTED ABOVE OR BY
DIRECTLY ACCESSING THE FOLLOWING URL /USE LOWERCASE LETTERS/:

  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=NDFD-GRIDS


IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE...PLEASE CONTACT:

  LEROY SPAYD
  CHIEF...METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES DIVISION
  NWS HEADQUARTERS
  OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES
  EMAIL:  LEROY.SPAYD@xxxxxxxx

IF YOU HAVE TECHNICAL QUESTIONS REGARDING THE NDFD DATA...PLEASE
CONTACT:

  DAVID RUTH
  CHIEF...MESOSCALE PREDICTION BRANCH
  NWS HEADQUARTERS
  OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
  EMAIL: DAVID.RUTH@xxxxxxxx

THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO POSTED ON THE NWS DATA MANAGEMENT CHANGE
NOTICES WEB PAGE AT THE URL LISTED BELOW /USE LOWERCASE
LETTERS/:

  HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DATAMGMT/NOTICES.SHTML

THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE
POSTED ON /USE LOWERCASE LETTERS/:

  HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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