NOUS41 KWBC 031603 PNSWSH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... COMMENT REQUEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 1200 PM EDT FRI JUNE 3 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: SOLICITING PUBLIC COMMENTS BY JULY 8 2005 ON THE REMOVAL OF NGM-BASED MOS REDBOOK GRAPHICS NWS IS SOLICITING YOUR COMMENTS BY JULY 8 2005 ON PLANS TO REMOVE THE NESTED GRID MODEL /NGM/ -BASED MODEL OUTPUT STATISTICS /MOS/ REDBOOK GRAPHICS FROM THE NWS PRODUCTION STREAM. BACKGROUND: REDBOOK GRAPHICS CONTAINING NGM-BASED MOS GUIDANCE ARE CURRENTLY DISSEMINATED FOR THE PRODUCTS LISTED BELOW. THE NWS METEOROLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY /MDL/ HAS PRODUCED MOS GUIDANCE BASED ON THE GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEM /GFS/ MODEL SINCE MAY 2000. THIS GUIDANCE IS A REPLACEMENT FOR THE LEGACY NGM MOS GUIDANCE. ALL OF THE PRODUCTS LISTED BELOW... WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOLAR ENERGY... HOURS OF SUNSHINE... AND PERCENT POSSIBLE SUNSHINE ARE AVAILABLE IN THE GFS-BASED MOS GUIDANCE IN BOTH ALPHANUMERIC AND BUFR FORMAT. THEREFORE WE ARE PROPOSING TO REMOVE THE OBSOLETE NGM-BASED REDBOOK GRAPHICS. PROPOSED CHANGE: PENDING THE RESULTS OF THIS REQUEST FOR COMMENT... ON TUESDAY... SEPTEMBER 20 2005... WE PLAN TO REMOVE THE NGM-BASED MOS REDBOOK GRAPHICS LISTED BELOW FROM THE NWS PRODUCTION STREAM. THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS WOULD BE REMOVED: WMO HEADING AWIPS ID REDBOOK GRAPHICS OF CONTOURED FIELDS PJME01 KWNO 24-HR NGM MOS POP /12-HR PERIOD/ PJMG01 KWNO 36-HR NGM MOS POP /12-HR PERIOD/ PJMI01 KWNO 48-HR NGM MOS POP /12-HR PERIOD/ PJMJ01 KWNO 60-HR NGM MOS POP /12-HR PERIOD/ PJME02 KWNO 24-HR NGM MOS MX/MN TEMPERATURE PJMG02 KWNO 36-HR NGM MOS MX/MN TEMPERATURE PJMI02 KWNO 48-HR NGM MOS MX/MN TEMPERATURE PJMJ02 KWNO 60-HR NGM MOS MX/MN TEMPERATURE PJME11 KWNO 24-HR PERCENT POSSIBLE SUNSHINE PJMI11 KWNO 48-HR PERCENT POSSIBLE SUNSHINE REDBOOK GRAPHICS OF STATION PLOTS PJME03 KWNO 24-HR NGM MOS MX/MN TEMPERATURE PJMG03 KWNO 36-HR NGM MOS MX/MN TEMPERATURE PJMI03 KWNO 48-HR NGM MOS MX/MN TEMPERATURE PJMJ03 KWNO 60-HR NGM MOS MX/MN TEMPERATURE PJME09 KWNO 24-HR SURFACE SOLAR ENERGY PJMI09 KWNO 48-HR SURFACE SOLAR ENERGY PJME10 KWNO 24-HR HOURS OF SUNSHINE PJMI10 KWNO 48-HR HOURS OF SUNSHINE PLEASE SEND COMMENTS ON THE FOLLOWING PROPOSAL TO: PAUL DALLAVALLE MDL/SILVER SPRING MARYLAND PHONE: 301 713 0023 EXT. 135 E-MAIL: PAUL.DALLAVALLE@NOAA.GOV OR REBECCA COSGROVE MDL/SILVER SPRING MARYLAND PHONE: 301 713 0023 EXT. 124 E-MAIL: REBECCA.COSGROVE@NOAA.GOV THIS NOTICE AND OTHER CURRENT NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM THIS MESSAGE IS LISTED AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE ABOVE THE SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE AND TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE BOX. $$ NNNN