20051101: NDFD-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20051101: NDFD-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 11:03:10 -0700

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NOUS41 KWBC 011757
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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 05-72
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
100 PM EST TUE NOV 1 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...AND NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:      GLENN AUSTIN
          NWS DIGITAL SERVICES NATIONAL PROGRAM MANAGER
          OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES

SUBJECT:   NWS NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE /NDFD/
          OPERATIONAL READINESS STATUS MESSAGE:
          NEXT IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULED DECEMBER 8 2005
          /DECEMBER 9 2005 LOCAL GUAM TIME/

REFER TO:  TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE /TIN/ 05-55 SENT
          JULY 15 2005...MOST RECENT NDFD OPERATIONAL
          READINESS STATUS MESSAGE

THIS IS THE LATEST QUARTERLY MESSAGE ON THE STATUS OF NDFD
WEATHER ELEMENTS...AS PROMISED IN TIN 05-55.

ON DECEMBER 8 2005 AT 1400 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/...
DECEMBER 9 AT MIDNIGHT LOCAL GUAM TIME...TWO ADDITIONAL FORECAST
ELEMENTS IN THE NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE /NDFD/ WILL BE
UPGRADED FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO OPERATIONAL STATUS.  IF THE
IMPLEMENTATION DAY IS A CRITICAL WEATHER DAY...THIS
IMPLEMENTATION MAY BE POSTPONED AND USERS WILL BE NOTIFIED AS FAR
IN ADVANCE AS POSSIBLE.

THE NDFD FORECAST ELEMENTS BEING UPGRADED TO OPERATIONAL STATUS
ON DECEMBER 8 2005 ARE:

WIND DIRECTION AND WIND SPEED FOR THE LOWER 48
STATES...INCLUDING ALL 16 REGIONAL SUBSECTORS...
PUERTO RICO/VIRGIN ISLANDS...HAWAII...AND GUAM.

MORE SPECIFIC IMPLEMENTATION INFORMATION REGARDING THESE
CHANGES...SUCH AS FTP FILE SERVER DIRECTORY CHANGES...WILL
BE ISSUED IN A LATER TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE AT LEAST
30 DAYS BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS IMPLEMENTATION.

FORECAST ELEMENTS REMAINING IN EXPERIMENTAL STATUS FOR THE LOWER
48 STATES...PUERTO RICO/VIRGIN ISLANDS...HAWAII...AND GUAM
INCLUDE:

        SKY COVER
        SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT
        APPARENT TEMPERATURE
        RELATIVE HUMIDITY
QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION FORECAST /QPF/
        SNOW AMOUNT

THE COMMENT PERIOD FOR THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AND SKY COVER
FORECAST ELEMENTS CLOSED SEPTEMBER 15 2005. COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK
ON THE APPARENT TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY FORECAST
ELEMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL DECEMBER 15 2005. COMMENTS MAY BE
SUBMITTED BY CLICKING ON THE FEEDBACK SURVEY LINK ON THE NDFD WEB
PAGE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

       HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NDFD/

THESE FORECAST ELEMENTS WILL REMAIN IN EXPERIMENTAL STATUS UNTIL
FEEDBACK IS ASSESSED...SOFTWARE UPGRADES CAN BE MADE AND/OR
ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS ARE COMPLETE.

NWS WILL PROVIDE THE NEXT QUARTERLY OPERATIONAL READINESS STATUS
MESSAGE IN A TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE NO LATER THAN
JANUARY 15 2006. USERS WILL RECEIVE A MINIMUM OF 30 DAYS NOTICE
OF A DECISION TO DECLARE ADDITIONAL NDFD ELEMENTS OPERATIONAL OR
TO ADD MORE EXPERIMENTAL ELEMENTS.

RELATED NDFD WEB SITES /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS FOR THESE URLS/:

STATUS OF NDFD ELEMENTS:

    HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NDFD/RESOURCES/OPER_STATUS_TABLE.PDF

NDFD VERIFICATION INFORMATION:

    HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/NDFD/VERIFICATION/

CONTENT OF AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR ACCESSING THE OPERATIONAL AND
EXPERIMENTAL GRID ELEMENTS IN EITHER GRIDDED BINARY /GRIB2/
FORMAT OR EXTENSIBLE MARKUP LANGUAGE /XML/:

    HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/NDFD/TECHNICAL.HTM
    HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/XML/

NDFD GRAPHICS:

    HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/FORECASTS/GRAPHICAL/SECTORS/INDEX.PHP

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DOCUMENTS /PDD/ FOR THE NDFD FORECAST ELEMENT
DATA FILES AND GRAPHICS:

    HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV/VIEWLISTE.PHP

FOR GENERAL QUESTIONS REGARDING THE NDFD...PLEASE EMAIL:

            NWS.NDFD@xxxxxxxx

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

    JANNIE FERRELL
    DIGITAL SERVICES
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
    OFFICE OF CLIMATE...WATER...AND WEATHER SERVICES
    1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY
    SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
    EMAIL:  JANNIE.G.FERRELL@xxxxxxxx

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

    DAVID RUTH
    CHIEF...MESOSCALE PREDICTION BRANCH
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
    OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY
    SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
    EMAIL:  DAVID.RUTH@xxxxxxxx

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

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

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