NOUS41 KWBC 271800 PNSWSH TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 06-16 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 102 PM EST MON MAR 27 2006 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: ADDITION OF ALASKA GFS-BASED RFC MOS PRODUCT: EFFECTIVE JUNE 13 2006 ATTENTION: USERS OF THE MODEL OUTPUT STATISTICS /MOS/ GUIDANCE EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JUNE 13 2006...DURING THE 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ MODEL CYCLE...NWS WILL ADD A NEW TEXT MESSAGE TO THE GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEM /GFS/ BASED MODEL OUTPUT STATISTICS /MOS/ GUIDANCE FOR RIVER FORECAST CENTER /RFC/ SITES IN ALASKA. THE NEW MESSAGE WILL BE AVAILABLE IN STANDARD HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL EXCHANGE FORMAT /SHEF/ AND CONTAIN MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FORECAST GUIDANCE FOR APPROXIMATELY 170 SITES IN ALASKA. GUIDANCE WILL BE GENERATED TWICE A DAY FOR PROJECTIONS OUT TO 10 DAYS IN ADVANCE. THE COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIER FOR THIS PRODUCT IS LISTED IN TABLE 1. TABLE 1: WMO HEADING AND AWIPS IDENTIFIER OF THE NEW ALASKA RFC MOS TEXT PRODUCT WMO HEADING AWIPS ID GEOGRAPHIC REGION FOAK12 KWNO FTPACR APRFC RFC DETAILED INFORMATION REGARDING THE RFC MESSAGES AND THE STATION LISTS IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/RFC.HTM LINKS TO THESE PRODUCTS...ALONG WITH DESCRIPTIONS...CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/PRODUCTS.SHTML IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT: KATHRYN HUGHES MDL/SILVER SPRING MARYLAND PHONE: 301 713 0023 EXT. 130 E-MAIL: KATHRYN.HUGHES@NOAA.GOV THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN