FW: [20070307: NCEP global fcst system-BUFR format-sounding prodsFwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

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• From: "Robert Mullenax" <Robert.Mullenax@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2007 08:11:17 -0600

Does anyone know if GEMPAK can be used to decode and display this data?

Thanks,
Robert Mullenax
CSBF Meteorology

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Sent: Wed 3/7/2007 4:59 PM
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Subject: [20070307: NCEP global fcst system-BUFR format-sounding
prodsFwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

877
NOUS41 KWBC 071928
PNSWSH

TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 07-17
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
230 PM EST WED MAR 7 2007

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
         CHIEF...SCIENCE PLANS BRANCH
         OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY /OST/

SUBJECT: NCEP GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEM BUFR FORMAT SOUNDING PRODUCTS TO BE ADDED TO NOAAPORT: EFFECTIVE

         JUNE 5 2007

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JUNE 5 2007...BEGINNING WITH THE 1200
COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ RUN...THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION /NCEP/ WILL BEGIN TO DISSEMINATE ITS
GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEM /GFS/ BUFR FORMAT SOUNDING PRODUCTS FOR
TRANSMISSION ON NOAAPORT. THESE BUFR SOUNDING PRODUCTS WILL BE
PRODUCED IN 3-HOUR FORECAST INCREMENTS FROM FORECAST HOUR 00 TO
180. THESE WILL BE DISSEMINATED FOUR TIMES PER DAY FOR EACH OF
THE GFS MODEL CYCLES /00...06...12 AND 18 UTC/. WMO HEADINGS AND
GEOGRAPHICAL DOMAINS FOR THESE PRODUCTS ARE LISTED IN TABLE 1.

TABLE 1:  GEOGRAPHICAL DOMAINS

WMO HEADING     GEOGRAPHICAL DOMAIN.

JUSA41 KWBC     SOUTHEAST CONUS AND PUERTO RICO
JUSA42 KWBC     NORTHEAST CONUS AND SE CANADA
JUSB43 KWBC     SOUTH CENTRAL CONUS AND NORTHEAST MEXICO
JUSB44 KWBC     NORTH CENTRAL CONUS AND SOUTH CENTRAL CANADA
JUSB45 KWBC     SOUTHWEST CONUS AND NORTHWEST MEXICO
JUSB46 KWBC     NORTHWEST CONUS AND SOUTHWEST CANADA
JUSX47 KWBC     HAWAII REGION
JUSX48 KWBC     WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN INCLUDING GUAM
JUSX49 KWBC     ALASKA, NORTHWEST CANADA, AND EAST RUSSIA

THE AVERAGE SIZE OF THESE PRODUCTS PER MODEL CYCLE...BROKEN OUT
BY WMO HEADING...ARE LISTED IN TABLE 2.

TABLE 2:  AVERAGE SIZE PER MODEL CYCLE.

WMO HEADING     AVERAGE SIZE PER MODEL CYCLE

JUSA41 KWBC      9 MEGABYTES
JUSA42 KWBC     12 MEGABYTES
JUSB43 KWBC      7 MEGABYTES
JUSB44 KWBC      8 MEGABYTES
JUSB45 KWBC      6 MEGABYTES
JUSB46 KWBC      5 MEGABYTES
JUSX47 KWBC     0.5 MEGABYTES
JUSX48 KWBC     0.5 MEGABYTES
JUSX49 KWBC      5 MEGABYTES

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PARAMETERS CONTAINED WITHIN THESE FILES CAN
BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

 HTTP://WWW.NCO.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PMB/CHANGES/BUFR_GFS3_CLASS1.TBL

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NOAAPORT ACTIVATION OF

THESE PRODUCTS...PLEASE CONTACT: BRIAN GOCKEL OST/SYSTEMS ENGINEERING CENTER SILVER SPRING MARYLAND

    PHONE: 301 713 0304 X158
    EMAIL: BRIAN.GOCKEL@xxxxxxxx

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE TECHNICAL DETAILS OF THE

PRODUCT OR ITS GENERATION...PLEASE CONTACT:

    BRENT GORDON
    NCEP...PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT BRANCH
    CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND
    PHONE: 301 763 8000 X7193
    EMAIL: BRENT.GORDON@xxxxxxxx

THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

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

$$