ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC - ADDITION OF EXTENDED-RANGE GFS-BASED MOS

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• Subject: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC - ADDITION OF EXTENDED-RANGE GFS-BASED MOS
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• Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 10:54:02 -0600 (MDT)

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NOUS41 KWBC 231525
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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 05-42...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1120 AM EDT THU JUNE 23 2005

TO:  FAMILY OF SERVICES /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... NWS EMPLOYEES

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

SUBJECT:  CORRECTED:  ADDITION OF EXTENDED-RANGE GFS-BASED
          MOS TEXT PRODUCT FOR THE 1200 UTC MODEL
          CYCLE...EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 13 2005

REFER TO: TECHNICAL IMPLEMTATION NOTICE /TIN/ 05-42
          TRANSMITTED ON JUNE 6 2005

CORRECTED TO INCLUDE EXTENDED-RANGE CANADIAN MOS PRODUCT IN
DESCRIPTION AND REFERENCES.

ATTENTION USERS OF THE MODEL OUTPUT STATISTICS /MOS/
GUIDANCE...

ON TUESDAY... SEPTEMBER 13 2005... WITH THE 1200 UNIVERSAL
COORDINATED TIME /UTC/ MODEL CYCLE... NWS WILL ADD EXTENDED-
RANGE MOS GUIDANCE BASED ON THE GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEM /GFS/
FOR THE 1200 UTC MODEL CYCLE.  CURRENTLY EXTENDED-RANGE GFS
MOS PRODUCTS ARE PRODUCED ONLY FROM THE 0000 UTC MODEL
CYCLE.  GUIDANCE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR STATIONS IN THE
UNITED STATES... PUERTO RICO... AND THE CARRIBEAN IN AN
ALPHANUMERIC PRODUCT FOR 1 TO 7 DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THE 1200
UTC MODEL CYCLE.  INITIALLY THE 1200 UTC TEXT PRODUCT WILL
CONTAIN GUIDANCE FOR TEMPERATURE...DEWPOINT TEMPERATURE...
MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURE...PROBABILITY OF
PRECIPITATION... SNOWFALL AMOUNT... AND PROBABILITY OF
THUNDERSTORMS ONLY.  GUIDANCE FOR TOTAL SKY COVER...WIND...
AND PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL BE ADDED AS IT BECOMES
AVAILABLE.  AN 1200 UTC CYCLE EXTENDED-RANGE PRODUCT
CONTAINING MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE FOR CANADIAN STATIONS WILL
ALSO BE ADDED.  COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THE EXTENDED-
RANGE GFS MOS PRODUCTS ARE SHOWN BELOW IN TABLE 1.

TABLE 1.  COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THE EXTENDED-RANGE
GFS-BASED MOS ALPHANUMERIC PRODUCTS.

WMO HEADING AWIPS ID

GUIDANCE FOR SITES IN U.S....PUERTO RICO AND CARRIBEAN
FEPA20 KWNOMEXPA0
FEUS21 KWNOMEXNE1
FEUS22 KWNOMEXSE1
FEUS23 KWNOMEXNC1
FEUS24 KWNOMEXSC1
FEUS25 KWNOMEXRM1
FEUS26 KWNOMEXWC1
FEAK37 KWNOMEXAJK
FEAK38 KWNOMEXAFC
FEAK39 KWNOMEXAFG

MAX/MIN GUIDANCE FOR CANADIAN SITES
FECN21 KWNO         MEXCND

A TECHNICAL PROCEDURES BULLETIN DESCRIBING THE EXTENDED-
RANGE GFS MOS ALPHANUMERIC PRODUCTS IS AVAILABLE AT THE URL
LISTED BELOW /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/...

  HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/TPB/MDLTPB05-07.PDF

A SAMPLE OF THE 0000 AND 1200 UTC CANADIAN MAX/MIN
TEMPERATURE PRODUCT IS AVAILABLE AT THE URL LISTED BELOW
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/...

  HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/TPB/FECNSAMPLE.HTM

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE PRODUCTS OR THE MOS
GUIDANCE... PLEASE CONTACT:

PAUL DALLAVALLE
METEOROLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
PHONE:  301-713-0023 EXT. 135
E-MAIL: PAUL.DALLAVALLE@xxxxxxxx

LINKS TO THE MOS PRODUCTS... ALONG WITH DESCRIPTIONS... CAN
BE FOUND AT THE URL LISTED BELOW /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/...

  HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/PRODUCTS.SHTML

THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE
AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT THE URL LISTED BELOW /USE LOWER
CASE LETTERS/...

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

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