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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 05-42...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1120 AM EDT THU JUNE 23 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:  CORRECTED:  ADDITION OF EXTENDED-RANGE GFS-BASED 
          MOS TEXT PRODUCT FOR THE 1200 UTC MODEL 
          CYCLE...EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 13 2005

REFER TO: TECHNICAL IMPLEMTATION NOTICE /TIN/ 05-42
          TRANSMITTED ON JUNE 6 2005

CORRECTED TO INCLUDE EXTENDED-RANGE CANADIAN MOS PRODUCT IN 
DESCRIPTION AND REFERENCES.

ATTENTION USERS OF THE MODEL OUTPUT STATISTICS /MOS/ 
GUIDANCE...

ON TUESDAY... SEPTEMBER 13 2005... WITH THE 1200 UNIVERSAL 
COORDINATED TIME /UTC/ MODEL CYCLE... NWS WILL ADD EXTENDED-
RANGE MOS GUIDANCE BASED ON THE GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEM /GFS/ 
FOR THE 1200 UTC MODEL CYCLE.  CURRENTLY EXTENDED-RANGE GFS 
MOS PRODUCTS ARE PRODUCED ONLY FROM THE 0000 UTC MODEL 
CYCLE.  GUIDANCE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR STATIONS IN THE 
UNITED STATES... PUERTO RICO... AND THE CARRIBEAN IN AN 
ALPHANUMERIC PRODUCT FOR 1 TO 7 DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THE 1200 
UTC MODEL CYCLE.  INITIALLY THE 1200 UTC TEXT PRODUCT WILL 
CONTAIN GUIDANCE FOR TEMPERATURE...DEWPOINT TEMPERATURE... 
MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURE...PROBABILITY OF 
PRECIPITATION... SNOWFALL AMOUNT... AND PROBABILITY OF 
THUNDERSTORMS ONLY.  GUIDANCE FOR TOTAL SKY COVER...WIND... 
AND PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL BE ADDED AS IT BECOMES 
AVAILABLE.  AN 1200 UTC CYCLE EXTENDED-RANGE PRODUCT 
CONTAINING MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE FOR CANADIAN STATIONS WILL 
ALSO BE ADDED.  COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THE EXTENDED-
RANGE GFS MOS PRODUCTS ARE SHOWN BELOW IN TABLE 1.

TABLE 1.  COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THE EXTENDED-RANGE 
GFS-BASED MOS ALPHANUMERIC PRODUCTS.

WMO HEADING 		AWIPS ID		

GUIDANCE FOR SITES IN U.S....PUERTO RICO AND CARRIBEAN
FEPA20 KWNO		MEXPA0
FEUS21 KWNO		MEXNE1
FEUS22 KWNO		MEXSE1
FEUS23 KWNO		MEXNC1
FEUS24 KWNO		MEXSC1
FEUS25 KWNO		MEXRM1
FEUS26 KWNO		MEXWC1
FEAK37 KWNO		MEXAJK
FEAK38 KWNO		MEXAFC
FEAK39 KWNO		MEXAFG

MAX/MIN GUIDANCE FOR CANADIAN SITES
FECN21 KWNO         MEXCND       

A TECHNICAL PROCEDURES BULLETIN DESCRIBING THE EXTENDED-
RANGE GFS MOS ALPHANUMERIC PRODUCTS IS AVAILABLE AT THE URL 
LISTED BELOW /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/... 

  HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/TPB/MDLTPB05-07.PDF

A SAMPLE OF THE 0000 AND 1200 UTC CANADIAN MAX/MIN 
TEMPERATURE PRODUCT IS AVAILABLE AT THE URL LISTED BELOW 
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/...

  HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/TPB/FECNSAMPLE.HTM

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE PRODUCTS OR THE MOS 
GUIDANCE... PLEASE CONTACT:

PAUL DALLAVALLE
METEOROLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
PHONE:  301-713-0023 EXT. 135
E-MAIL: PAUL.DALLAVALLE@NOAA.GOV

LINKS TO THE MOS PRODUCTS... ALONG WITH DESCRIPTIONS... CAN 
BE FOUND AT THE URL LISTED BELOW /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/...

  HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/PRODUCTS.SHTML

THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE 
AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT THE URL LISTED BELOW /USE LOWER 
CASE LETTERS/... 

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

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