20061128: GFS-based gridded new elements-: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 06-87
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
122 PM EST TUE NOV 28 2006
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
         SCIENCE PLANS BRANCH CHIEF
 OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY /OST/

SUBJECT:  ADDITION OF NEW ELEMENTS TO THE GFS-BASED GRIDDED                     
           MOS GUIDANCE: EFFECTIVE MARCH 13 2007

ATTENTION USERS OF THE MODEL OUTPUT STATISTICS /MOS/ GUIDANCE:
EFFECTIVE MARCH 13 2007...BEGINNING WITH THE 1200 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/ MODEL CYCLE...NWS WILL PRODUCE ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS IN THE GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEM /GFS/ -BASED GRIDDED MOS GUIDANCE. THESE PRODUCTS WILL BE DISSEMINATED ON THE SATELLITE BROADCAST NETWORK /SBN/...NOAAPORT...AND THE NWS FTP SERVER. THE PRODUCTS WILL BE IN GRIB2 FORMAT. THE COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 1 BELOW. THE GRIDDED MOS PRODUCTS WILL CONTAIN GUIDANCE ON THE 5 KM NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE /NDFD/ CONUS GRID AT PROJECTIONS OF 1 TO 7 DAYS IN ADVANCE. GRIDS WILL BE GENERATED FROM THE 0000 AND 1200 UTC MODEL RUNS. GUIDANCE WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS: 

    SKY COVER
    WIND GUSTS
    QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION /6 AND 12 HOUR/
GRIB2 GRIDDED MOS GUIDANCE IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS FTP SERVER AT /USE LOWER CASE EXCEPT FOR SL...ST...DF...DC...GT...AND AR/: 

FTP://TGFTP.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SL.US008001/ST.OPNL/DF.GR2/DC.NDGD/
GT.MOSGFS/AR.CONUS
TABLE 1: COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THE GFS-BASED GRIDDED MOS GRIB2 PRODUCTS SCHEDULED TO BE IMPLEMENTED ON MARCH 13 2007. EACH GRIB2 PRODUCT HAS A UNIQUE WMO HEADING. LISTED BELOW ARE REPRESENTATIONS OF THE WMO HEADINGS. A COMPLETE LIST OF GRIDDED MOS WMO HEADINGS IS AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: 

    HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/GMOS/GMOSHEADERS.PDF

    WMO HEADING     ELEMENT

    LAUXXX KWBQ SKY COVER
LIUXXX KWBQ6-HR QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION LVUXXX KWBQ12-HR QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION 
    LWUXXX KWBQWIND GUSTS
A WEB PAGE OUTLINING THE GRIDDED MOS GUIDANCE AND THE FTP SERVER STRUCTURE CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: 

HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/GMOS.HTML

FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE PRODUCTS OR THE MOS GUIDANCE CONTACT:

KATHRYN GILBERT
MDL/SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
PHONE:  301-713-0023 EXT. 130
E-MAIL: KATHRYN.GILBERT@xxxxxxxx
LINKS TO THE MOS PRODUCTS...ALONG WITH DESCRIPTIONS...CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP
THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: 

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

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