NOUS41 KWBC 101128 PNSWSH TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 06-48 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 727 AM EDT MON JUL 10 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: REMOVAL OF OBSOLETE SHORT-RANGE GFS-BASED MOS BUFR PRODUCTS: EFFECTIVE AUGUST 15 2006 REFER TO: TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE /TIN/ 04-53 UPDATED: TRANSMITTED ON JANUARY 7 2005 DESCRIBING THE REPLACEMENT FOR THESE OBSOLETE PRODUCTS. ATTENTION USERS OF THE MODEL OUTPUT STATISTICS /MOS/ GUIDANCE: ON TUESDAY AUGUST 15 2006...NWS WILL STOP PRODUCING THE SHORT- RANGE GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEM /GFS/-BASED MOS BINARY UNIVERSAL FORM. THIS FORM REPRESENTS METEOROLOGICAL DATA /BUFR/ PRODUCTS ISSUED WITH THE COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS LISTED IN TABLE 1. THESE PRODUCTS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW SHORT-RANGE GFS-BASED MOS BUFR PRODUCTS IN FEBRUARY 2005. THESE NEW BUFR PRODUCTS CONTAIN GUIDANCE FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER ELEMENTS AND MORE STATIONS THAN THE ORIGINAL BUFR PRODUCTS. THE COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THESE PRODUCTS ARE LISTED IN TABLE 2. NWS CONTINUED TO PRODUCE THE OBSOLETE BUFR PRODUCTS TO ALLOW USERS AT LEAST NINE MONTHS TO TRANSITION FROM THE OLD PRODUCTS AND TO ALLOW AWIPS SOFTWARE TO BE UPGRADED TO USE THE NEW PRODUCTS. BOTH OF THESE CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN MET. THE OBSOLETE BUFR PRODUCTS ARE NOW BEING REMOVED. DETAILS ABOUT THE CURRENT SHORT-RANGE GFS MOS BUFR PRODUCTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/BUFR.HTML TABLE 1: COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THE OBSOLETE SHORT-RANGE GFS-BASED MOS BUFR PRODUCTS TO BE ELIMINATED ON AUGUST 15, 2006. WMO HEADING REGION JSMT20 KWNO PACIFIC REGION JSMT21 KWNO NORTHEAST CONUS JSMT22 KWNO SOUTHEAST CONUS JSMT23 KWNO NORTH CENTRAL CONUS JSMT24 KWNO SOUTH CENTRAL CONUS JSMT25 KWNO ROCKY MOUNTAIN CONUS JSMT26 KWNO WEST COAST CONUS JSMT27 KWNO SOUTHEAST ALASKA JSMT28 KWNO SOUTHWESTERN/CENTRAL ALASKA JSMT29 KWNO NORTHERN ALASKA TABLE 2: COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THE SHORT-RANGE GFS-BASED MOS BUFR PRODUCTS THAT REPLACE THE PRODUCTS BEING REMOVED. WMO HEADING REGION JSML30 KWNO PACIFIC REGION JSML31 KWNO NORTHEAST CONUS JSML32 KWNO SOUTHEAST CONUS JSML33 KWNO NORTH CENTRAL CONUS JSML34 KWNO SOUTH CENTRAL CONUS JSML35 KWNO ROCKY MOUNTAIN CONUS JSML36 KWNO WEST COAST CONUS JSML37 KWNO ALASKA IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CHANGES TO THE MOS GUIDANCE SYSTEM...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 AT /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 /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/ HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN