20050117: REMOVAL OF THE NAM /ETA/ MODEL GRIB1

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• Subject: 20050117: REMOVAL OF THE NAM /ETA/ MODEL GRIB1
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 07:31:28 -0700

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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 05-01
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
915 AM EST TUE JAN 11 2005

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 AND
         PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     PAUL HIRSCHBERG
         CHIEF...SCIENCE PLANS BRANCH
         OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY /OST/

SUBJECT:  REMOVAL OF THE NAM /ETA/ MODEL GRIB1 PRODUCTS ON
          GRID 218 FROM NOAAPORT...MARCH 29 2005

ON MARCH 29 2005 THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
PREDICTION /NCEP/ WILL DISCONTINUE DISSEMINATION OF THE ETA MODEL
GRIB1 PRODUCTS ON GRID 218 /12 KM CONTINENTAL US GRID/ TO
NOAAPORT. THESE PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH IDENTICAL
PRODUCTS ON GRID 218 IN GRIB2 FORMAT... WHICH ARE AVAILABLE ON
NOAAPORT TODAY.

A LIST OF THE PRODUCTS WMO HEADERS TO BE REMOVED CAN BE OBTAINED
AT THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

 HTTP://WWW.NCO.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PMB/CHANGES/ETA_GRID218_GRIB1

ANOTHER LIST CONTAINING THE WMO HEADERS OF THE GRIB2 PRODUCTS CAN
BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

 HTTP://WWW.NCO.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PMB/CHANGES/ETA_GRID218_GRIB2

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS CHANGE...PLEASE
CONTACT:

 JOHN WARD
 NCEP...PRODUCT MANAGEMENT BRANCH CHIEF
 CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND
 PHONE: 301 763 8000 X7185
 EMAIL: JOHN.WARD@xxxxxxxx

OR

 BRENT GORDON
 NCEP...PRODUCTION SUPPORT TEAM LEAD
 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

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