NOUS41 KWBC 301705 PNSWSH TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 06-33 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 105 PM EDT TUE MAY 30 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: UPDATE TO STATIONS IN GFS-BASED MODEL OUTPUT STATISTICS /MOS/ BUFR PRODUCTS: EFFECTIVE AUGUST 15 2006 ATTENTION USERS OF THE MOS GUIDANCE... ON TUESDAY AUGUST 15 2006...WITH THE 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ MODEL CYCLE...THE NWS METEOROLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY /MDL/ WILL UPDATE THE STATIONS AVAILABLE IN THE GFS- BASED MOS BUFR PRODUCTS. THE COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR ALL PRODUCTS TO BE MODIFIED ARE LISTED BELOW IN TABLE 1. TABLE 1. COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THE MOS BUFR PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY STATION UPDATES. WMO HEADING WMO HEADING /SHORT RANGE GFS/ /EXTENDED RANGE GFS/ JSML31 KWNO JSMT31 KWNO JSML32 KWNO JSMT32 KWNO JSML33 KWNO JSMT33 KWNO JSML34 KWNO JSMT34 KWNO JSML35 KWNO JSMT35 KWNO JSML36 KWNO JSMT36 KWNO JSML37 KWNO JSMT37 KWNO THE STATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THE FOLLOWING TWO STATIONS WILL BE UPDATED IN THE CURRENT GFS MOS BUFR PRODUCTS: SITE FROM TO KALISPELL: MONTANA KFCA KGPI DENISON: TEXAS KF39 KGYI IN ADDITION APPROXIMATELY 90 NEW STATIONS WILL BE ADDED TO THE GFS MOS BUFR PRODUCTS. TEMPERATURE...DEWPOINT...AND WIND GUIDANCE WILL BE PROVIDED FOR ALL OF THE NEW STATIONS. THE REMAINING ELEMENTS WILL BE INCLUDED AS FORECAST EQUATIONS ARE DEVELOPED BUT MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE WITH THE AUGUST 15 IMPLEMENTATION. USERS CAN FIND A LIST OF THE NEW STATIONS BEING ADDED AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/TIN/NEWSITES2006.HTM IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE PRODUCTS OR THE MOS GUIDANCE ... PLEASE CONTACT: REBECCA COSGROVE MDL/SILVER SPRING MARYLAND PHONE: 301-713-0023 EXT. 124 E-MAIL: REBECCA.COSGROVE@NOAA.GOV LINKS TO THE MOS PRODUCTS...ALONG WITH DESCRIPTIONS...CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT THE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN