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[nws-changes] 20130509: termination of NCEP's Legacy Radar Graphics Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC

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Technical Information Notice 13-11 
National Weather Service Headquarters Washington, DC
235 PM EDT Thu May 9 2013
To: Subscribers: 
           -Family of Services
           -NOAA Weather Wire Service
           -Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
           -NOAAPORT
           Other NWS Partners, Users and Employees
From: Rebecca Cosgrove 
           Acting Chief, Production Management Branch
           NCEP Central Operations
Subject: Termination of NCEPs Legacy Radar Graphics: 
           Effective June 11, 2013

Effective Tuesday June 11, 2013, with the 1200 Universal
Coordinated Time (UTC) cycle, the National Centers for
Environmental Prediction (NCEP) will stop producing the legacy
radar summary and radar legend graphics.  These products are
distributed via NOAAPORT and are available in AWIPS.

A Public Information Statement was issued on March 26, 2013,
requesting comments on the proposed termination of these
products.

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/notification/pns13radar_removal.htm

Based on the responses received, NWS will terminate these radar
products on June 11, 2013.

The radar summary is a graphical depiction of the areal coverage
of radar echos.  The radar legend has echo tops and bases,
precipitation type, direction of precipitation movement, and echo
areal coverage with contours of intensities of radar echoes for
VIP levels 1, 3, and 5. These radar products are disseminated via
NOAAPORT as Redbook graphics. The WMO headers are PAWO82 KWBC and
PAWO83 KWBC.

Examples of these products are available at:

http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/changes/docs/radarsummaryGIF.gif

and:

http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/changes/docs/radarsummary.pdf

Radar information is available from multiple sources, including
the NWS Doppler Radar National Mosaic page at:

http://www.weather.gov/Radar

and also at the Aviation Weather Centers website at:

http://www.aviationweather.gov/obs/radar

If you have questions about this termination, please contact:
Rebecca Cosgrove 
  NWS/NCEP Central Operations
  College Park, MD
  Rebecca.cosgrove@xxxxxxxx
National Public Information Statements are online at: http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm $$
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