20010816: Natl Convective wx prods.ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20010816: Natl Convective wx prods.ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 14:41:52 -0600

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NOUS41 KWBC 162012
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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
     -----------         ------------------------------------
     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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