20050218: Med Range Guidance

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• Subject: 20050218: Med Range Guidance
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 07:52:16 -0700

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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 05-14
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
905 AM EST FRI FEB 18 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:  MEDIUM RANGE GUIDANCE FROM HPC IN EXPERIMENTAL TEXT
         FORMAT: EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
PREDICTION /NCEP/ HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER /HPC/ IS
SENDING DAYS 4-7 GUIDANCE IN A NEW FORMAT. THESE PRODUCTS ARE
EXPERIMENTAL FOR 1 YEAR AND WILL SUPPLEMENT THE OPERATIONAL TEXT
AND GRIDDED PRODUCTS ALREADY AVAILABLE FROM HPC.

THESE PRODUCTS ARE AVAILABLE ON AWIPS/NOAAPORT. THE COMMUNICATION
IDENTIFIERS ARE:

 NODE ID    AWIPS ID    WMO HEADING
 -------    --------    ----------
 WNH        PMDET4      FXUS14 KWNH
 WNH        PMDET5      FXUS15 KWNH
 WNH        PMDET6      FXUS16 KWNH
 WNH        PMDET7      FXUS17 KWNH
 WNH        PMDET8      FXUS18 KWNH

EACH NEW PRODUCT IS A TEXT FILE CONTAINING THE FOLLOWING WEATHER
PARAMETERS FOR A 24-HOUR PERIOD FOR 380 LOCATIONS IN THE
CONTIGUOUS U.S. /CONUS/:

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
 12-HOUR POP /TWO PER DAY/
 DEW POINT /AT 6 HOUR INTERVALS/
 CLOUD COVER /AT 6 HOUR INTERVALS/
 WIND DIRECTION /AT 6 HOUR INTERVALS/
 WIND SPEED /AT 6 HOUR INTERVALS/
 PRECIPITATION TYPE /AT 6 HOUR INTERVALS/

THESE NEW PRODUCTS ARE PRODUCED TWICE PER DAY AROUND 1500 AND
1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/.  AN EXPLANATION OF HOW THE
PRODUCTS ARE GENERATED CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE
/USE LOWER CASE/:

HTTP://WWW.HPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/5KM_GRIDS/MEDR_5KM_METHODOLOGY.PDF

EXAMPLES OF THESE PRODUCTS CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE
/USE LOWER CASE/:

       HTTP://WWW.HPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/MEDR/DAY4.TXT
        HTTP://WWW.HPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/MEDR/DAY5.TXT
       HTTP://WWW.HPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/MEDR/DAY6.TXT
        HTTP://WWW.HPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/MEDR/DAY7.TXT
        HTTP://WWW.HPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/MEDR/DAY8.TXT

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THESE PRODUCTS...PLEASE
CONTACT:

       EDWIN DANAHER
       HPC DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING BRANCH CHIEF
       CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND
       PHONE: 301 763 8000 EXT. 7354
       EMAIL: EDWIN.DANAHER@xxxxxxxx

       OR

       BRENT GORDON
       NCEP...PRODUCTION SUPPORT
       CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND
       PHONE: 301 763 8000 EXT. 7193
        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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