[nws-changes] 20100922: gridded signif wave heights- Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC

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• Subject: [nws-changes] 20100922: gridded signif wave heights- Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC
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• Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 06:36:58 -0600

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Technical Implementation Notice 10-47
National Weather Service Headquarters Washington DC
703 AM EDT Wed Sep 22 2010

TO:       Subscribers:
          -Family of Services
          -NOAA Weather Wire Service
          -Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
          -NOAAPORT
          Other NWS Partners and NWS Employees

FROM:     Therese Z. Pierce
          Chief, Marine and Coastal Services Branch

SUBJECT:  Transition from Experimental To Operational Status the
          Gridded Significant Wave Heights from the
          National Centers Effective October 24, 2010

At 1200 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) October 24, 2010, NWS
will be making operational the experimental gridded significant
wave heights from the National Centers Ocean Prediction Center
(OPC) and Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch (TAFB).

NWS will provide gridded analysis, 24 and 48 hour forecasts for
3 separate grids with 25 km spatial resolution:

A 25 km grid for the western Atlantic, the Caribbean, and the
Gulf of Mexico west of 55W to 100W and north of 5N to 55N.  This
grid contains wave height information from both the OPC and NHC
TAFB.

A 25 km grid for the eastern north Pacific, north of 30N to 62N
and east of 155W to 110W, provided solely by the OPC.

A 25 km grid for the eastern tropical pacific, north or the
equator to 30N and east of 130W to 100W, provided solely by the
NHC TAFB.

Users must add the following WMO product headers to their
databases to begin receiving these products:

LJPN98 KWNM    For the eastern north Pacific, north of 32N TO
               62N AND EAST OF 155W TO 110W

LJNT98 KWNM    For the western Atlantic, west of 55W AND NORTH
               OF 31N TO 55N

Once effective, more information will be available online at the
links below.

Atlantic products:

ftp://ftp.mpc.ncep.noaa.gov/grids/operational/waves/atl

Pacific products:

ftp://ftp.mpc.ncep.noaa.gov/grids/operational/waves/pac

The product description document for the Gridded Significant
Wave Heights from the National Centers is posted at:

http://products.weather.gov/PDD/Grid_sigwaveht_2010_Oper_PDD.pdf

If you have questions regarding this notice, please contact:

  Wayne Weeks
  National Weather Service
  Marine And Coastal Services Branch
  1325 East West Highway
  Silver Spring Maryland 20910
  Email:  Wayne.Weeks@xxxxxxxx

National Technical Implementation Notices are online at:

  http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm

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