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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT COMMENT REQUEST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1115 AM EDT MON AUG 22 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

FROM:	  PAUL DALLAVALLE
	  METEOROLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY
	  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
                    
SUBJECT:  COMMENT REQUEST: PROPOSED TERMINATION OF ETA-BASED 
          MOS PRODUCTS

NWS IS PROPOSING TO TERMINATE PRODUCTION OF MODEL OUTPUT 
STATISTICS /MOS/ GUIDANCE FROM THE ETA MODEL. THIS PROPOSED 
CHANGE IS NECESSARY FOLLOWING REPLACEMENT OF THE ETA MODEL 
WITH THE NON-HYDROSTATIC MESOSCALE MODEL /NMM/ VERSION OF 
THE WEATHER RESEARCH FORECAST /WRF/ MODEL IN JUNE 2006. SEE

WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/TIN05-68AAA_ETA_REPLACEMENT.TXT

FOR A DETAILED EXPLANATION FOR THIS PROPOSED TERMINATION AND 
DESCRIPTION OF ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF STATISTICAL GUIDANCE 
SEE /USE LOWERCASE LETTERS/:

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MDL/SYNOP/WRFEVAL/ETAMOS_TERMINATION.PDF 

PLEASE SEND COMMENTS BY OCTOBER 31 2006 TO:

	SREELA.NANDI@NOAA.GOV 

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT: 

PAUL DALLAVALLE 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
METEOROLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY
PHONE:  301-713-0023  EXT 135
EMAIL: PAUL.DALLAVALLE@NOAA.GOV

THIS AND OTHER NOTIFICATION MESSAGES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT 
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

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

THIS MESSAGE IS LISTED AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE...ABOVE 
THE SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE AND TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION 
NOTICE BOX.

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