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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 07-19 AMENDED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
905 AM EST FRI NOV 16 2007

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/ PARTNERS
          AND OTHER USERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     ROBERT BUNGE 
          INTERNET DISSEMINATION OFFICER
          OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

SUBJECT:  AMENDED: COMMENT PERIOD FOR WEB FEATURE SERVICE 
          ACCESS TO THE NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE
          EXTENDED THROUGH APRIL 30 2008

NOTE:     THE INFORMATION IN THIS NOTICE IS BEING PROVIDED 
          AS A COURTESY. THIS NOTICE IS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE 
          OF NWS INSTRUCTION 10-1805

EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 23 2007...NWS HAS EXTENDED THE COMMENT PERIOD
FOR THE EXPERIMENTAL WEB FEATURE SERVICE /WFS/ ACCESS TO THE 
NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE /NDFD/ THROUGH APRIL 30 2008.  
NDFD WFS USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK USING THE 
ONLINE SURVEY AT THE WEB ADDRESS BELOW /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=NDFD-WFS

THE WFS WILL REMAIN EXPERIMENTAL THROUGH THE COMMENT PERIOD.  
AFTER THE COMMENT PERIOD CLOSES ON APRIL 30  2008...ALL FEEDBACK 
WILL BE ASSESSED AND A TECHNICAL ANALYSIS WILL BE COMPLETED.  
UPON COMPLETION OF THOSE TASKS...THE NWS WILL DETERMINE WHETHER 
TO TRANSITION THIS SERVICE TO OPERATIONAL STATUS...DISCONTINUE IT
...OR REVISE AND RETAIN IT AS EXPERIMENTAL.  

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE EXPERIMENTAL WFS...REFER TO THE 
FOLLOWING WEB PAGE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FORECASTS/XML/OGC_SERVICES/

FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS SERVICE...PLEASE CONTACT:

ROBERT BUNGE                  	JOHN SCHATTEL
INTERNET DISSEMINATION OFFICER  METEOROLOGIST
OFFICE OF CIO                   OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND          SILVER SPRING MARYLAND   
301-713-1381 X140       	301-713-0056 X111
ROBERT.BUNGE@NOAA.GOV      	JOHN.SCHATTEL@NOAA.GOV
         	                
FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE...PLEASE CONTACT:

     ROBERT BUNGE
     INTERNET DISSEMINATION OFFICER
     OFFICE OF CIO
     SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
     PHONE: 301-713-1381 X140
     ROBERT.BUNGE@NOAA.GOV

FOR TECHNICAL QUESTIONS REGARDING THE NDFD DATA...PLEASE CONTACT:

     DAVID RUTH
     CHIEF...MESOSCALE PREDICTION BRANCH
     NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
     OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
     SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
     DAVID.RUTH@NOAA.GOV

TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE 
NDFD ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

     HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NDFD/TINS.HTM

NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE POSTED AT /USE 
LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

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

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