20021028: Natl Digital Fcst Database-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20021028: Natl Digital Fcst Database-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 12:22:28 -0700

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NOUS41 KWBC 281920
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PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 02-31
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
220 PM EST MON OCT 28 2002

TO:       FAMILY SERVICE /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...AND
         NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     ESTHER ATKINS
         CHIEF...INTEGRATED OPERATIONS BRANCH

SUBJECT:  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EXPERIMENTAL NATIONAL DIGITAL
         FORECAST DATABASE...EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 2 2002

AN EXPERIMENTAL VERSION OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/
NATIONAL DIGITAL DATABASE /NDFD/ WILL BE AVAILABLE BEGINNING
DECEMBER 2 2002.   THIS EXPERIMENTAL VERSION OF THE NDFD IS BEING
MADE AVAILABLE TO 1) ALLOW HIGH VOLUME USERS TO GET A FEEL FOR
THE SPECIFICS OF THE DATABASE /FTP LOCATION...FORMAT...GEOGRAPHIC
SECTORS...WEATHER FORECAST ELEMENTS...ETC./ AND 2) TO RECEIVE
FEEDBACK FROM THOSE USERS ON POTENTIAL REFINEMENTS TO THE NDFD.
BE CAUTIONED THAT THE NDFD IS PRESENTLY EXPERIMENTAL AND IS NOT
INTENDED FOR REDISTRIBUTION OR OPERATIONAL USE AT THIS TIME.

WHEN THE NDFD BECOMES OPERATIONAL...IT WILL ALLOW THE NWS TO
PROVIDE NEAR-REAL TIME...COORDINATED FORECASTS THAT ARE WIDELY
ACCESSIBLE IN A GRIDDED FORMAT.  THIS GRIDDED FORMAT /VERSION 2
GRIB/ CAN BE READILY DECODED FOR THOSE THAT WISH TO CREATE
DERIVED PRODUCTS FROM THE FORECAST PARAMETERS/VALUES CONTAINED
WITHIN THE NDFD.

INITIALLY...THE EXPERIMENTAL NDFD WILL MAKE AVAILABLE DATA FOR
TWO SECTORS WITHIN THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES AT A SPATIAL
RESOLUTION OF 5 KILOMETERS.  DATA FROM ADDITIONAL SECTORS WILL BE
ADDED TO THE NDFD PERIODICALLY UNTIL THE DATABASE IS FULLY
POPULATED.  FILES WILL CONTAIN FORECASTS FOR DAYTIME MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE...NIGHTTIME MINIMUM TEMPERATURE...PROBABILITY OF
PRECIPITATION /POP12/...SURFACE TEMPERATURE...DEW POINT
TEMPERATURE...SKY COVER...WIND DIRECTION...AND WIND SPEED...OUT
TO 7 DAYS.  UPDATES TO THE NDFD WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE AT THE TOP
OF EACH HOUR.  FORECAST GRIDS FOR THE NEXT DAY 7 WILL BE
INTRODUCED DAILY AT 1800 UTC.

FILES FOR THE MID-ATLANTIC SECTOR WILL CONTAIN FORECAST MOSAICS
OVER THE COUNTY WARNING AREAS OF THE FOLLOWING 6 NWS WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICES IN THE EASTERN UNITED STATES...

    FFC - ATLANTA GEORGIA
    GSP - GREENVILLE/SPARTANBURG  SOUTH CAROLINA
    JKL - JACKSON KENTUCKY
    MRX - KNOXVILLE/TRI CITIES TENNESSEE
    RLX - CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
    RNK - BLACKSBURG VIRGINIA

FILES FOR THE CENTRAL PLAINS SECTOR WILL CONTAIN FORECAST MOSAICS
OVER THE COUNTY WARNING AREAS OF THE FOLLOWING 7 NWS WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICES IN THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES...

    EAX - KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
    ICT - WICHITA KANSAS
    OAX - OMAHA NEBRASKA
    OUN - OKLAHOMA CITY/NORMAN OKLAHOMA
    SGF - SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI
    TOP - TOPEKA KANSAS
    TSA - TULSA OKLAHOMA

MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON THE CONTENT OF THESE FILES AND FTP
INSTRUCTIONS CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE URL LISTED BELOW /USE LOWER
CASE LETTERS/:

    HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DATAMGMT/DOC/NDFDINDEX.HTML

A CUSTOMER FEEDBACK SURVEY FORM FOR THE NDFD CAN BE FOUND ON THE
OFFICE OF SERVICES NATIONAL CATALOGUE OF NWS PRODUCTS WEB PAGE...
ACCESSIBLE VIA THE URL ABOVE.  UNTIL THE FORM IS MADE INTERACTIVE
...RESPONSES SHOULD BE E-MAILED TO:

              NWSPRODUCTS@xxxxxxxx

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE...PLEASE CONTACT:

         ESTHER ATKINS
         CHIEF - INTEGRATED OPERATIONS BRANCH
         NWS HEADQUARTERS
         OFFICE OF CLIMATE...WATER...AND WEATHER SERVICES
         EMAIL:  ESTHER.ATKINS@xxxxxxxx

IF YOU HAVE TECHNICAL QUESTIONS REGARDING THE NDFD DATA...PLEASE
CONTACT:

         DAVID RUTH
         CHIEF - MESOSCALE PREDICTION BRANCH
         NWS HEADQUARTERS
         OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
         EMAIL: DAVID.RUTH@xxxxxxxx

THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO POSTED ON THE NWS DATA MANAGEMENT CHANGE
NOTICES WEB PAGE AT THE URL LISTED BELOW /USE LOWER CASE
LETTERS/:

         HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DATAMGMT/NOTICES.SHTML

THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE
POSTED ON /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

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

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