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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 06-65
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1100 AM EDT THU SEP 28 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... AND NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:       THERESE Z. PIERCE
            CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:    SOLICITING COMMENTS FOR EXPERIMENTAL FORMAT OF THE 
            SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL  
            MARINE FORECAST CENTERS BEGINNING OCTOBER 16 2006

FROM OCTOBER 16 2006 THROUGH MAY 31 2007...NWS WILL BE SEEKING 
COMMENTS ON EXPERIMENTAL GRIDDED SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT 
FORECASTS FROM THE TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL ANALYSIS 
AND FORECAST BRANCH /TAFB/ AND THE OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER /OPC/.

THE EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCTS WILL BEGIN ON OCTOBER 16 AT 1200 
COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/. NWS WILL PROVIDE EXPERIMENTAL 
GRIDDED SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS FROM THE TAFB AND THE 
OPC FOR INITIAL...24 HOUR...AND 48 HOUR FORECASTS. 

GRIDDED FORECASTS WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THE WESTERN ATLANTIC 
OCEAN...THE NORTHERN PACIFIC OCEAN EAST OF 155W... AND THE 
TROPICAL EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN...WITH A 25 KILOMETER SPATIAL 
RESOLUTION. 

USERS MUST ADD THE FOLLOWING WMO PRODUCT HEADERS TO THEIR 
DATABASES TO BEGIN RECEIVING THESE PRODUCTS:

LJPN98 KWNM	FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC NORTH OF 30N TO 62N  
                AND EAST OF 155W TO 110W 

LJNT98 KWNM	FOR THE WESTERN ATLANTIC...THE CARIBBEAN SEA...AND 
                THE GULF OF MEXICO WEST OF 55W TO 100W AND NORTH 
                OF 5N TO 55N

LJPZ98 KNHC	FOR THE EASTERN TROPICAL PACIFIC NORTH OF THE 
                EQUATOR TO 30N AND EAST OF 140W TO 100W

USERS MAY ALSO ACCESS THESE PRODUCTS AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

   FTP://FTP.MPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/GRIDS

A PRODUCT DESCRIPTION FOR THE EXPERIMENTAL OPC AND TAFB 
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT GRIDS IS POSTED AT /USE LOWER CASE 
LETTERS:/

   HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV/VIEWLISTE.PHP

THIS IS AN EXPERIMENTAL SERVICE. USERS OF THE PRODUCT ARE 
ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON THESE EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCTS BY 
USING THE BRIEF SURVEY AND COMMENT FORM AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER 
CASE LETTERS/:
 
  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=GSWH

COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH MAY 31 2007.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE...PLEASE CONTACT:

     WAYNE WEEKS
     NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
     MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
     1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY
     SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
     EMAIL:  WAYNE.WEEKS@NOAA.GOV

THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE 
POSTED AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

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

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