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PNSWSH TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 10-21NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 1235 PM EDT TUE MAY 4 2010
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
-NOAAPORT
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: ELI JACKS
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: MANDATORY PRODUCT FORMAT FOR MAXIMUM/MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION TABLE /RTP/ EFFECTIVE
SEPTEMBER 1 2010
BETWEEN NOW AND SEPTEMBER 1 2010...ALL NWS FORECAST OFFICES
/WFOS/ WILL BEGIN ISSUING THE MAXIMUM/MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AND
PRECIPITATION TABLE /RTP/ PRODUCT USING A STANDARD FORMAT.
MOVING TO A STANDARD FORMAT RTP PRODUCT WILL ALLOW PARTNERS AND
USERS TO MORE EASILY USE THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN THE RTP.
THE CURRENT RTP PRODUCT IS ISSUED AS A FREE-FORM TEXT PRODUCT... ALTHOUGH SOME WFOS DO USE A STANDARD HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL EXCHANGE FORMAT /SHEF/ .B CODE AS THEIR FREE-FORM TEXT.
EFFECTIVE BY SEPTEMBER 1 2010...ALL WFOS WILL USE A STANDARD SHEF .B FORMAT INSTEAD OF A FREE-TEXT FORMAT. MORE DETAILED INFORMATION REGARDING THE NEW STANDARD RTP FORMAT IS ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/RTP.PDFMORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE SHEF CODE IS CONTAINED IN NWS MANUAL 10-944 /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01009044CURR.PDFPARTNERS AND USERS SHOULD PREPARE NOW TO USE THE NEW FORMAT AS NWS WFOS COMPLETE THE TRANSITION TO THE STANDARD FORMAT.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT: ART THOMAS PHYSICAL SCIENTIST NWS OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES 1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910 ART.THOMAS@xxxxxxxx NATIONAL TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$
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