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228 NOUS41 KWBC 302001 PNSWSH TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 04-61 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 250 PM EST TUE NOV 30 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: GLENN AUSTIN ACTING CHIEF...DIGITAL SERVICES SUBJECT: REMINDER...THREE NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE /NDFD/ ELEMENTS FOR THE CONTIGUOUS U.S. BECOME OFFICIAL ON DECEMBER 1 2004 AT 1400 UTC REFER TO: TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 04-49 SENT SEPTEMBER 16 2004 THIS IS A REMINDER THAT THREE OF THE INITIAL 12 EXPERIMENTAL ELEMENTS FOR THE CONTIGUOUS U.S. /CONUS/ IN THE NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE /NDFD/ WILL BE DECLARED OFFICIAL ON DECEMBER 1 2004 AT 1400 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/. THE THREE OFFICIAL ELEMENTS FOR THE CONUS WILL BE: MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION /POP12/ AT 1400 UTC ON DECEMBER 1 2004...THESE ELEMENTS WILL BE MOVED FROM THE CURRENT EXPERIMENTAL ELEMENT DIRECTORIES TO THE OFFICIAL ELEMENT DIRECTORIES... FOR THE NATIONAL MOSAICKED CONUS GRID AS WELL AS THE 16 CONUS SUBSECTOR GRIDS...AS DESCRIBED BELOW AND IN TABLE 1. THERE WILL BE NO OVERLAP OF DATA BETWEEN THE OFFICIAL DIRECTORIES AND THE EXPERIMENTAL DIRECTORIES. ONCE AN ELEMENT BECOMES OFFICIAL AND MOVES TO THE OFFICIAL GRID DIRECTORY...IT WILL NO LONGER BE ACCESSIBLE IN THE EXPERIMENTAL DIRECTORY. SEE TABLE 1 FOR A LIST OF THE CURRENT AND NEW DIRECTORIES TO ACCESS MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE...MINIMUM TEMPERATURE...AND PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION /POP12/ FOR THE CONUS. PARTNERS AND CUSTOMERS MUST UPDATE THEIR PROCEDURES AND SCRIPTS TO ENSURE ACCESS TO THE THREE NEW OFFICIAL GRID ELEMENTS WHICH ARE BEING MOVED TO THE OFFICIAL ELEMENT DIRECTORIES. THE LOCATIONS FOR RETRIEVING THE REMAINING EXPERIMENTAL NDFD ELEMENTS /SEE TABLE 2/ REMAIN UNCHANGED. TABLE 1: MAX TEMPERATURE...MIN TEMPERATURE...AND POP12 FOR THE CONUS WILL BE ADDED TO THE FOLLOWING OFFICIAL DIRECTORIES AND DELETED FROM THE CORRESPONDING EXPERIMENTAL DIRECTORIES /NOTE THE URLS ARE MIXED CASE AND CASE-SENSITIVE/: THE NATIONAL CONUS MOSAIC: MAX TEMP...MIN TEMP...AND POP12 WILL BE ADDED TO: ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.opnl/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/AR.conus/ AND DELETED FROM: ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.expr/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/AR.conus/ AND MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE...MINIMUM TEMPERATURE...AND POP12 FOR THE 16 CONUS SUBSECTOR GRIDS WILL BE ADDED TO AND DELETED FROM THE FOLLOWING DIRECTORIES: PACIFIC NORTHWEST SUBSECTOR: MAX TEMP...MIN TEMP...AND POP12 WILL BE ADDED TO: ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.opnl/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/AR.pacnwest/ AND DELETED FROM: ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.expr/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/AR.pacnwest/ PACIFIC SOUTHWEST SUBSECTOR: MAX TEMP...MIN TEMP...AND POP12 WILL BE ADDED TO: ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.opnl/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/AR.pacswest/ AND DELETED FROM: ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.expr/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/AR.pacswest/ NORTHERN ROCKIES SUBSECTOR: MAX TEMP...MIN TEMP...AND POP12 WILL BE ADDED TO: ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.opnl/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/AR.nrockies/ AND DELETED FROM: ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.expr/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/AR.nrockies/ CENTRAL ROCKIES SUBSECTOR: MAX TEMP...MIN TEMP...AND POP12 WILL BE ADDED TO: ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.opnl/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/AR.crrocks/ AND DELETED FROM: ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.expr/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/AR.crrocks/ SOUTHERN ROCKIES SUBSECTOR: MAX TEMP...MIN TEMP...AND POP12 WILL BE ADDED TO: ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.opnl/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/AR.srockies/ AND DELETED FROM: ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.expr/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/AR.srockies/ NORTHERN PLAINS SUBSECTOR: MAX TEMP...MIN TEMP...AND POP12 WILL BE ADDED TO: ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.opnl/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/AR.nplains/ AND DELETED FROM: ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.expr/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/AR.nplains/ CENTRAL PLAINS SUBSECTOR: MAX TEMP...MIN TEMP...AND POP12 WILL BE ADDED TO: ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.opnl/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/AR.crplains/ AND DELETED FROM: ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.expr/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/AR.crplains/ SOUTHERN PLAINS SUBSECTOR: MAX TEMP...MIN TEMP...AND POP12 WILL BE ADDED TO: ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.opnl/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/AR.splains/ AND DELETED FROM: ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.expr/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/AR.splains/ UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SUBSECTOR: MAX TEMP...MIN TEMP...AND POP12 ADDED TO: ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.opnl/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/AR.umissvly/ AND DELETED FROM: ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.expr/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/AR.umissvly/ CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SUBSECTOR: MAX TEMP...MIN TEMP...AND POP12 WILL BE ADDED TO: ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.opnl/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/AR.crmissvy/ AND DELETED FROM: ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.expr/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/AR.crmissvy/ SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SUBSECTOR: MAX TEMP...MIN TEMP...AND POP12 ADDED TO: ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.opnl/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/AR.smissvly/ AND DELETED FROM: ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.expr/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/AR.smissvly/ CENTRAL GREAT LAKES SUBSECTOR: MAX TEMP...MIN TEMP...AND POP12 ADDED TO: ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.opnl/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/AR.crgrlake/ AND DELETED FROM: ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.expr/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/AR.crgrlake/ EASTERN GREAT LAKES SUBSECTOR: MAX TEMP...MIN TEMP...AND POP12 ADDED TO: ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.opnl/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/AR.ergrlake/ AND DELETED FROM: ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.expr/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/AR.ergrlake/ NORTH EAST SUBSECTOR: MAX TEMP...MIN TEMP...AND POP12 ADDED TO: ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.opnl/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/AR.neast/ AND DELETED FROM: ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.expr/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/AR.neast/ SOUTH EAST SUBSECTOR: MAX TEMP...MIN TEMP...AND POP12 ADDED TO: ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.opnl/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/AR.seast/ AND DELETED FROM: ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.expr/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/AR.seast/ MID ATLANTIC SUBSECTOR: MAX TEMP...MIN TEMP...AND POP12 ADDED TO: ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.opnl/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/AR.midatlan/ AND DELETED FROM: ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.expr/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/AR.midatlan/ /END OF TABLE 1/ THE NINE REMAINING EXPERIMENTAL NDFD ELEMENTS FROM THE ORIGINAL SET /SEE TABLE 2 BELOW/ WILL RETAIN THEIR EXPERIMENTAL STATUS WHILE THEY ARE IMPROVED AND EVALUATED...AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE ON THE NATIONAL MOSAICKED AND 16 SUBSECTOR EXPERIMENTAL NDFD DIRECTORIES. TABLE 2: THE REMAINING NINE EXPERIMENTAL NDFD ELEMENTS ARE: SKY COVER QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION FORECAST /QPF/ SNOW AMOUNT WEATHER WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED TEMPERATURE DEW POINT SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT THESE ELEMENTS...ALONG WITH ALL OTHER CONUS EXPERIMENTAL NDFD ELEMENTS...AND ALL NDFD ELEMENTS FOR PUERTO RICO...HAWAII...AND GUAM...WILL CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE FROM THE APPROPRIATE EXPERIMENTAL NDFD DIRECTORIES. FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON THE CONTENT AND FORMAT OF THE NDFD FILES...AS WELL AS FTP INSTRUCTIONS...REFER TO THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/NDFD/TECHNICAL.HTM USERS OF THE EXPERIMENTAL GRID PRODUCTS ARE ASKED TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON WHICH OF THE REMAINING NINE EXPERIMENTAL ELEMENTS ARE MOST NEEDED...AND WHICH APPEAR READY TO BE DESIGNATED OFFICIAL. A BRIEF SURVEY AND COMMENT FORM IS AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING URL /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=NDFD-GRIDS IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE...PLEASE CONTACT: DOUG YOUNG PUBLIC AND DIGITAL SERVICES OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES NWS HEADQUARTERS E-MAIL: DOUGLAS.YOUNG@xxxxxxxx IF YOU HAVE TECHNICAL QUESTIONS REGARDING THE NDFD DATA...PLEASE CONTACT: DAVID RUTH CHIEF...MESOSCALE PREDICTION BRANCH OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY NWS HEADQUARTERS E-MAIL: DAVID.RUTH@xxxxxxxx THIS INFORMATION WILL ALSO BE POSTED ON THE NWS DATA MANAGEMENT CHANGE NOTICES WEB PAGE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DATAMGMT/NOTICES.SHTML THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE POSTED AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN ---------- End Forwarded Message ----------
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