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PNSWSH

TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 09-04
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1013 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

TO:       SUBSCRIBERS:
         -FAMILY OF SERVICES
         -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
         -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
         -NOAAPORT
         OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES

FROM:     JASON TUELL
         CHIEF...SCIENCE PLANS BRANCH
         OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
SUBJECT: REMINDER: TERMINATION OF THE NGM AND NGM-BASED PRODUCTS: EFFECTIVE MARCH 3 2009
REFER TO: PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...REQUEST FOR COMMENTS... RELEASED JULY 1 2008.
NOTE: THIS NOTICE IS BEING RETRANSMITTED TO REMIND USERS OF THE MARCH 3 2009 TERMINATION OF THE NGM MODEL AND ALL ASSOCIATED PRODUCTS. THE ORIGINAL TIN08-90... TRANSMITTED NOVEMBER 6 2008... IS BELOW.
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY MARCH 3 2009 WITH THE 1200 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/ CYCLE RUN...NWS WILL TERMINATE THE NESTED GRID MODEL /NGM/...DIRECT MODEL OUTPUT GRIB/BUFR/TEXT PRODUCTS AND NGM-BASED PRODUCTS. NGM-BASED PRODUCTS INCLUDE NGM MODEL OUTPUT STATISTICS /MOS/...NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION /NCEP/-BASED PRODUCTS AND A TRAJECTORY MODEL PROVIDED BY THE METEOROLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY /MDL/. A PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT WAS ISSUED ON JULY 1 2008 REQUESTING COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED TERMINATION OF THE NGM AND NGM-BASED PRODUCTS. PLEASE SEE /USE LOWERCASE/: 

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/OLD/PNS08_NGM_REMOVAL.TXT
BASED ON RESPONSES RECEIVED...THE DECISION WAS MADE TO TERMINATE. FOR DETAILS ABOUT THIS DECISION... PLEASE SEE /USE LOWERCASE/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/INFOSERVICECHANGES/TERMNGMDECISION.PDF
EFFECTS OF THIS TERMINATION INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 
1.   REMOVAL OF NGM MODEL PRODUCTS AVAILABLE ALONG WITH THE
    REPLACEMENT/ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS AT /USE LOWERCASE/:

    HTTP://WWW.NCO.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PMB/NWPROD/ANALYSIS/
2. REMOVAL OF NGM-MOS PRODUCTS AVAILABLE ALONG WITH REPLACEMENT/ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS AT /USE LOWERCASE/: 
    HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/PRODUCTS.PHP
3. REMOVAL OF ALL NGM-BASED GUIDANCE AVAILABLE ON THE NWS FTP SERVER AT /USE LOWERCASE/: 
    FTP://TGFTP.NWS.NOAA.GOV
4. REMOVAL OF THE TRAJECTORY MODEL AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWERCASE EXCEPT FOR SL...DF...AND DC/:
FTP://TGFTP.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SL.US008001/DF.GR1/DC.TRAJ/ A LIST OF NGM-BASED PRODUCTS FROM MDL ALONG WITH REPLACEMENT/ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS IS AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: 

    HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/CHANGES/NGMREMOVE_MDL.PHP
A LIST OF NGM DIRECT MODEL PRODUCTS FROM NCEP ALONG WITH REPLACEMENT/ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS IS AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWERCASE/: 

    HTTP://WWW.NCO.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PMB/PRODUCTS/NGM/

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NGM TERMINATION...PLEASE CONTACT:

    DOUGLAS HILDERBRAND
    OST/SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
    PHONE: 301-713-3557 EXT. 179
    E-MAIL: DOUGLAS.HILDERBRAND@xxxxxxxx
NATIONAL TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/: 
    HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM

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