[nws-changes] 20100818: Add NCEP RTMA Grids to NWSTG/NDGD, AWIPS and NCDC: CONUS Area at 2.5km Res.

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• Subject: [nws-changes] 20100818: Add NCEP RTMA Grids to NWSTG/NDGD, AWIPS and NCDC: CONUS Area at 2.5km Res.
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:02:03 -0600

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NOXX10 KWBC 191653
DATA MGT MESSAGE 08-10.03

TO  AWIPS/NOAAPORT USERS.. FAMILY OF SERVICES/FOS/SUBSCRIBERS...
     EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/
     NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS... WAFS USERS...
     GTS USERS... NWS FAX CHART USERS

FROM  RTH WASHINGTON DATA MANAGEMENT

CHANGE NOTICE NO 12368
EFFECTIVE DATE  NOVEMBER 16 2010

[12368] ON THE ABOVE EFFECTIVE DATE THE FOLLOWING NATIONAL
CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION [NCEP] REAL-TIME MESOSCALE
ANALYSIS [RTMA] PRODUCTS ON A 2.5 KM GRID OVER THE CONUS WILL
BE ROUTED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE [NWS] TELECOMMUNICATION
GATEWAY IN GRBI2 FORMAT VIA THE NETWORK CONTROL FACILITY [NCF]
AND DISSEMINATED OVER THE SATELLITE BROADCAST NETWORK [SBN].
THESE PRODUCTS WILL BE IN ADDITION TO THE EXISTING 5KM CONUS
RTMA PRODUCTS.

PRIOR TO NOV 16 THE PRODUCTS WILL BE ROUTED TO THE NATIONAL
DIGITAL GUIDANCE DATABASE [NDGD] AND THE NATIONAL CLIMATE DATA
CENTER [NCDC] ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2010.  THE CONUS RTMA ON THE NDGD
WILL CHANGE FROM A HORIZONTAL RESOLUTION OF 5 TO 2.5 KM WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF THE GOES EFFECTIVE CLOUD AMOUNT WHICH WILL REMAIN
AT A HORIZONTAL RESOLUTION OF 5 KM.

MANUEL PONDECA [301] 763-8000 EXTENSION 7734 IS THE COGNIZANT
TECHNICAL INDIVIDUAL.  ANTHONY ROBINSON [301] 713-1892 EXTENSION
145 IS THE DRG FOCAL POINT FOR THIS ITEM.

THE FOLLOWING HEADERS WILL BE ADDED TO THE NDGD NCDC AND SBN:

WMO HEADER
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LTIA98 KWBR      TEMPERATURE ANALYSIS
LTIA98 KWBR      TEMPERATURE ANALYSIS UNCERTAINTY
LRIA98 KWBR      DEWPOINT TEMPERATURE ANALYSIS
LRIA98 KWBR      DEWPOINT TEMPERATURE ANALYSIS UNCERTAINTY
LPIA98 KWBR      SURFACE PRESSURE ANALYSIS
LPIA98 KWBR      SURFACE PRESSURE ANALYSIS UNCERTAINTY
LNIA98 KWBR      WIND DIRECTION ANALYSIS
LNIA98 KWBR      WIND DIRECTION ANALYSIS UNCERTAINTY
LNIA98 KWBR      WIND SPEED ANALYSIS
LNIA98 KWBR      WIND SPEED ANALYSIS UNCERTAINTY
LUIA98 KWBR      U COMPONENT OF WIND (NOT SENT TO NDGD)
LVIA98 KWBR      V COMPONENT OF WIND (NOT SENT TO NDGD)
LHIA98 KWBR      TERRAIN HEIGHT
LEIA98 KWBR      PRECIPITATION

FOR FOS/NOAAPORT AND NON-AWIPS CUSTOMERS - IF YOU  HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS REGARDING ROUTING OR WOULD LIKE TO ADD THESE
PRODUCTS TO YOUR DATASTREAM PLEASE CONTACT.

Data Management
The URL address for our CRM System is listed below.

http://help.nws.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/doit.cgi?201~-533,,,,1:521:1:CIO


THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO POSTED ON THE NWS DATA MANAGEMENT
CHANGE NOTICES WEB PAGE. THE URL IS LISTED BELOW.

http://www.weather.gov/datamgmt/notices.shtml

DATA MANAGEMENT
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