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PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 01-23
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
420 PM EDT THU AUG 16 2001
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS OF AVIATION
FORECASTS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: MARK ANDREWS
CHIEF...AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL CONVECTIVE WEATHER
FORECAST PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 27 2001
...THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS...
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 27 2001 AT 1300 UNIVERSAL
COORDINATED TIME /UTC/...THE NWS AVIATION WEATHER CENTER IN
KANSAS CITY MISSOURI WILL BEGIN DISSEMINATING THE NATIONAL
CONVECTIVE WEATHER FORECAST /NCWF/. THE NCWF CONSISTS OF TWO
PARTS ...A DETECTION PRODUCT AND A ONE HOUR FORECAST. THE
DETECTION PRODUCT IS A GRID OF CONVECTIVE AVIATION HAZARDS
DISTRIBUTED IN GRIB FORMAT. THE ONE HOUR FORECAST PRODUCT IS A
COLLECTION OF POLYGONS DELINEATING FORECAST POSITIONS OF
CONVECTIVE AVIATION HAZARDS AND IS DISTRIBUTED IN BUFR FORMAT.
BOTH PRODUCTS ARE GENERATED AT FIVE MINUTE INTERVALS.
THE FOLLOWING WMO HEADINGS WILL BE USED FOR THESE NCWF PRODUCTS.
WMO HEADINGS AVAILABLE TO THE FOLLOWING CUSTOMERS
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ZDIZ98 KKCI AWIPS SBN/NOAAPORT FOS AND NWSTG FTP
JSAT98 KKCI AWIPS SBN/NOAAPORT FOS AND NWSTG FTP
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE NEW PRODUCTS... PLEASE
CONTACT:
MR. JACK MAY
DIRECTOR /ACTING/
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER
7220 NW 101ST TERRACE
KANSAS CITY MO 64153-2371
PHONE: 816-584-7201
E:MAIL: JACK.MAY@xxxxxxxx
THESE AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE
AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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