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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 09-04
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1013 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

TO:       SUBSCRIBERS:
          -FAMILY OF SERVICES
          -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
          -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
          -NOAAPORT
          OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES

FROM:     JASON TUELL
          CHIEF...SCIENCE PLANS BRANCH
          OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

SUBJECT:  REMINDER: TERMINATION OF THE NGM AND 
          NGM-BASED PRODUCTS: EFFECTIVE MARCH 3 2009

REFER TO: PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...REQUEST FOR COMMENTS... 
RELEASED JULY 1 2008.

NOTE:  THIS NOTICE IS BEING RETRANSMITTED TO REMIND USERS OF THE 
MARCH 3 2009 TERMINATION OF THE NGM MODEL AND ALL ASSOCIATED 
PRODUCTS.  THE ORIGINAL TIN08-90... TRANSMITTED NOVEMBER 6 2008... 
IS BELOW.

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY MARCH 3 2009 WITH THE 1200 UNIVERSAL 
COORDINATED TIME /UTC/ CYCLE RUN...NWS WILL TERMINATE THE NESTED 
GRID MODEL /NGM/...DIRECT MODEL OUTPUT GRIB/BUFR/TEXT PRODUCTS 
AND NGM-BASED PRODUCTS. NGM-BASED PRODUCTS INCLUDE NGM MODEL 
OUTPUT STATISTICS /MOS/...NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 
PREDICTION /NCEP/-BASED PRODUCTS AND A TRAJECTORY MODEL PROVIDED 
BY THE METEOROLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY /MDL/.  

A PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT WAS ISSUED ON JULY 1 2008 
REQUESTING COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED TERMINATION OF THE NGM AND 
NGM-BASED PRODUCTS. PLEASE SEE /USE LOWERCASE/:

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/OLD/PNS08_NGM_REMOVAL.TXT

BASED ON RESPONSES RECEIVED...THE DECISION WAS MADE TO TERMINATE. 
FOR DETAILS ABOUT THIS DECISION... PLEASE SEE /USE LOWERCASE/: 
     
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/INFOSERVICECHANGES/TERMNGMDECISION.PDF

EFFECTS OF THIS TERMINATION INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 

1.   REMOVAL OF NGM MODEL PRODUCTS AVAILABLE ALONG WITH THE
     REPLACEMENT/ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS AT /USE LOWERCASE/:

     HTTP://WWW.NCO.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PMB/NWPROD/ANALYSIS/

2.   REMOVAL OF NGM-MOS PRODUCTS AVAILABLE ALONG WITH 
     REPLACEMENT/ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS AT /USE LOWERCASE/: 

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

3.   REMOVAL OF ALL NGM-BASED GUIDANCE AVAILABLE ON THE  
     NWS FTP SERVER AT /USE LOWERCASE/: 

     FTP://TGFTP.NWS.NOAA.GOV

4.   REMOVAL OF THE TRAJECTORY MODEL AVAILABLE AT /USE 
     LOWERCASE EXCEPT FOR SL...DF...AND DC/:

     FTP://TGFTP.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SL.US008001/DF.GR1/DC.TRAJ/ 

A LIST OF NGM-BASED PRODUCTS FROM MDL ALONG WITH 
REPLACEMENT/ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS IS AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE 
LETTERS/:

     HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/CHANGES/NGMREMOVE_MDL.PHP

A LIST OF NGM DIRECT MODEL PRODUCTS FROM NCEP ALONG WITH 
REPLACEMENT/ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS IS AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:

     HTTP://WWW.NCO.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PMB/PRODUCTS/NGM/

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NGM TERMINATION...PLEASE CONTACT:

     DOUGLAS HILDERBRAND
     OST/SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
     PHONE: 301-713-3557 EXT. 179
     E-MAIL: DOUGLAS.HILDERBRAND@NOAA.GOV

NATIONAL TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT 
/USE LOWERCASE/: 

     HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM

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