NOUS41 KWBC 241224 PNSWSH TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 09-43 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 725 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009 TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS... NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES FROM: TIMOTHY MCCLUNG SCIENCE PLANS BRANCH CHIEF OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SUBJECT: ADDITIONS/DELETIONS/CHANGES TO NAM AND RUC BUFR STATIONS AND ASSOCIATED CHANGES TO NAM BUFR SOUNDING COLLECTIVES: EFFECTIVE MARCH 9 2010 EFFECTIVE TUESDAY MARCH 9 2010...BEGINNING WITH THE 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ MODEL DISTRIBUTION...THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION /NCEP/ WILL MODIFY THE LIST OF STATIONS FOR WHICH BUFR DATA IS GENERATED FOR BOTH THE NORTH AMERICAN MESOSCALE /NAM/ AND RAPID UPDATE CYCLE /RUC/ MODELS. THESE LISTS CONTAIN METADATA FOR THE STATIONS INCLUDING NUMERICAL AND CHARACTER IDS...LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE. THE CHANGES WILL ALSO MODIFY THE STATIONS IN THE NAM MODEL BUFR SOUNDING COLLECTIVES DISSEMINATED ON NOAAPORT. FOR THE NAM AND RUC LISTS...THE NEW STATIONS ARE LISTED IN TABLE 1. THE STATIONS BEING REMOVED ARE LISTED IN TABLE 2. TABLE 1. NEW STATIONS IN THE NAM AND RUC BUFR LISTS. THE NUMERICAL AND CHARACTER IDENTIFICATIONS ARE PROVIDED: 000704 TVR VICKSBURG/TALLULAH ARPT MS 000705 EVR EVERGLADES CITY FL 000706 INV INVERNESS FL 000707 MCR MCRAE GA 000708 GVH GROVE HILL GA 000709 STV STARKVILLE MS 000710 BKY BRINKLEY AR 000711 MCH MANCHESTER TN 000712 LIN LINDEN TN 000713 CND CUNDIFF KY 000714 BDS BLEDSOE TX 000715 SRK SHAMROCK TX 000716 OKL OAKLEY KS 000717 WIN WINONA MO 000718 CNN CLINTON MO 000719 MBY MOBERLY MO 000720 LBT LUMBERTON MUNI AIRPORT NC 000721 KFMH FALMOUTH/OTIS MA 000722 KOGB ORANGEBURG/MUNI ARPT SC 000723 KRCX LADYSMITH WI 000724 KJMR MORA MN 000725 KRNH NEW RICHMOND WI 000726 KAQP APPLETON MN 000727 KDAF NECEDAH WI 000728 MHS MOUNT SHASTA CA 000729 RCK ROCK CREEK OR 000730 FRO FORT ROCK OR 000731 SMB SOMES BAR CA 000732 ROU ROUND MOUNTAIN CA 000733 K4S3 JOSEPH OR 000734 K5J0 JOHN DAY OR 000735 KIXA ROANOKE RAPIDS NC 000736 KRCZ ROCKINGHAM/RICHMOND CO AIRPORT NC 000737 KPHD NEW PHILADELPHIA OH 000738 KTT KITTANNING PA 000739 KIDI INDIANA PA 000740 K2G4 OAKLAND MD 000741 KAFJ WASHINGTON PA 000742 EON ONEONTA NY 000743 KGUY GUYMON OK 000744 KEET SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT AL 000745 KHBG CHAIN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT MS 000746 KISM KISSIMMEE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT FL 000747 KLEE LEESBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT FL 000748 KCXO CONROE AIRPORT TX 000749 KUTS HUNTSVILLE TX 000750 D07 FAITH SD 000751 UVA UVALDE/GARNER FIELD TX 000752 JWG WATONGA OK 000753 PNT PONTIAC IL 000754 WTBY WATERBURY CT 000755 BON BONNERS FERRY ID 000756 REP REPUBLIC WA 000757 PLA PLAIN WA 000758 WIN WINTHROP WA 000759 KLG KELLOGG ID 000760 WEV WEAVERVILLE CA 000761 WCK WILLOW CREEK CA 000762 YOB YOLLA BOLLA CA 000763 COV COVELO CA 000764 BNS BRANSON AIRPORT MO 044065 B#X BUOY AMBROSE LIGHT 046015 B015 BUOY WEST OF CAPE BLANCO 722016 KMTH MARATHON AIRPORT FL 722067 KVQQ CECIL FIELD NAS FL 722079 KHXD HILTON HEAD SC 722235 KBFM MOBILE /DOWNTOWN/ AL 722314 KARA NEW IBERIA/ACADIANA LA 722390 KPOE FORT POLK LA 722527 KLBX ANGLETON/LAKE JACKS TX 722576 KGRK FORT HOOD/GRAY AAF TX 722695 KLRU LAS CRUCES INTL AIRPORT NM 723526 KCSM CLINTON-SHERMAN AIRPORT OK 724285 KLCK COLUMBUS/RICKENBACHER OH 724375 BNG BLOOMINGTON/MONROE IN 724698 AKO AKRON CO 724835 KMHR MATHER FIELD CA 725145 KMSV MONTICELLO NY 725496 SLB STORM LAKE IA 725524 ODX ORD/SHARP FIELD NE 726064 KSFM SANFORD ME 726184 KLEW AUBURN-LEWISTON ME 726904 KRBG ROSEBURG OR 746410 KWWR WEST WOODWARD OK TABLE 2. STATIONS BEING REMOVED FROM THE NAM AND RUC BUFR LISTS. THE NUMERICAL AND CHARACTER IDENTIFICATIONS ARE PROVIDED: 000153 G002 SEVEN MILE MARSH OR 000157 G006 STRAWBERRY RESERVOIR OR 000281 PINN PINNACLES NY 000293 HLD HEALDSBURG CA 000624 C24 NEAR ALEXANDRIA MN 000825 UNV UNIVERSITY PARK PA 046027 B#I BUOY ST GEORGES PAC 072783 S06 MULLAN ID 723010 ILM WILMINGTON NC 724235 KLOU LOUISVILLE/BOWMAN KY 724810 MCE MERCED CA 725940 KEKA EUREKA CA 726465 KCWA MOSINEE WI 726584 KSTP ST PAUL /DOWNTOWN/ MN 727820 EAT WENATCHEE WA 727840 PSC PASCO WA THE FOLLOWING CHANGES ARE BEING MADE TO THE STATION LISTS: 1 THE CHARACTER IDENTIFER FOR 000262 /FORT STOCKTON TX/ CHANGES TO FSTK. THE OLD IDENTIFIER USED A LOWERCASE /F/. 2 THE SITE FOR 000847 /PLATTSBURGH NY/ IS NOW THE NEW AIRPORT LOCATED AT 44.65N 73.49W. THE CHARACTER IDENTIFIER CHANGES FROM PLB TO KPBG. 3 THE CHARACTER IDENTIFIER FOR 044009 /BUOY EAST OF FENWICK ISLAND/ CHANGES FROM B#Q TO B#W. 4 THE LATITUDE FOR 722490 /FORT WORTH TX/ IS CORRECTED. THE VALUE OF 32.80N IS CHANGED TO 32.83N. 5 THE CHARACTER IDENTIFIER FOR 727790 /KALISPELL MT/ IS CHANGED FROM KFCA TO KGPI. 6 THE LOCATION FOR 726620 /RAPID CITY REGIONAL AIRPT SD/ IS MOVED FROM 44.05N/103.07W TO 44.06N/103.05W. 7 THE LOCATION FOR 000059 /NEAR LUSK WY/ MOVES TO THE ACTUAL TOWN. THE SITE MOVES FROM 42.50N/104.40W TO 42.76N/104.45W. THE CHANGES TO THE BUFR STATION LISTS WILL RESULT IN NO CHANGES TO THE WMO HEADERS OF THE NOAAPORT SOUNDINGS COLLECTIVES. THE HEADERS LISTED IN TABLE 3...BELOW... WILL CONTINUE TO BE USED. THERE ALSO WILL BE NO CHANGE TO THE BUFR FORMAT OF THE PRODUCTS EXCEPT THAT NEW STATIONS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE COLLECTIVES. THE NEW STATIONS AS WELL AS THOSE BEING ELIMINATED APPEAR IN TABLE 4 BELOW. TABLE 3. WMO COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THE NAM BUFR COLLECTIVES JUSA41 KWNO JUSA42 KWNO JUSB43 KWNO JUSB44 KWNO JUSB45 KWNO JUSB46 KWNO TABLE 4. ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO NAM BUFR SOUNDING COLLECTIVES COLLECTIVE 1 /JUSA41/ ADDED STATION STATION NUMBER ID STATION NAME 000705 EVR EVERGLADES CITY FL 000706 INV INVERNESS FL 000707 MCR MCRAE GA 000708 GRH GROVE HILL GA 000709 STV STARKVILLE MS 000711 MCH MANCHESTER TN 000712 LIN LINDEN TN 000713 CND CUNDIFF TN 000720 LBT LUMBERTON MUNI AIRPORT NC 000722 KOGB ORANGEBURG/MUNI AIRPORT SC 000735 KIXA ROANOKE RAPIDS NC 000736 KRCZ ROCKINGHAM/RICHMOND CO AIRPORT NC 000744 KEET SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT AL 000745 KHBG CHAIN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT MS 000746 KISM KISSIMMEE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT FL 000747 KLEE LEESBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT FL 722016 KMTH MARATHON AIRPORT FL 722067 KVQQ CECIL FIELD NAS FL 722079 KHXD HILTON HEAD SC DELETED 723010 ILM WILMINGTON NC COLLECTIVE 2 /JUSA42/ ADDED STATION STATION NUMBER ID STATION NAME 000721 KFMH FALMOUTH/OTIS MA 000737 KPHD NEW PHILADELPHIA OH 000738 KTT KITTANNING PA 000739 KIDI INDIANA PA 000740 K2G4 OAKLAND MD 000741 KAFJ WASHINGTON PA 000742 EON ONEONTA NY 000753 PNT PONTIAC IL 000754 WTBY WATERBURY CT 044065 B#X BUOY AMBROSE LIGHT 724285 KLCK RICKENBACKER ANGB OH 724375 BNG BLOOMINGTON/MONROE IN 725145 KMSV MONTICELLO NY 726064 KSFM SANFORD ME 726184 KLEW AUBURN-LEWISTON ME DELETED 000281 PINN PINNACLES NY 000825 UNV UNIVERSITY PARK PA 724235 KLOU LOUISVILLE/BOWMAN KY 726465 KCWA MOSINEE WI COLLECTIVE 3 /JUSB43/ ADDED STATION STATION NUMBER ID STATION NAME 000704 TVR VICKSBURG/TALLULAH ARPT MS 000710 BKY BRINKLEY AR 000714 BDS BLEDSOE TX 000715 SRK SHAMROCK TX 000743 KGUY GUYMON OK 000748 KCXO CONROE AIRPORT TX 000749 KUTS HUNTSVILLE TX 000751 UVA UVALDE/GARNER FIELD TX 000752 JWG WATONGA OK 000764 BNS BRANSON AIRPORT MO 722314 KARA NEW IBERIA/ACADIANA LA 722390 KPOE FORT POLK LA 722527 KLBX ANGLETON/LAKE JACKS TX 722576 KGRK FORT HOOD/GRAY AAF TX 722695 KLRU LAS CRUCES INTL AIRPORT NM 723526 KCSM CLINTON-SHERMAN AIRPORT OK 746410 KWWR WEST WOODWARD OK DELETED NONE COLLECTIVE 4 /JUSB44/ ADDED STATION STATION NUMBER ID STATION NAME 000716 OKL OAKLEY KS 000717 WIN WINONA MO 000718 CNN CLINTON MO 000719 MBY MOBERLY MO 000723 KRCX LADYSMITH WI 000724 KJMR MORA MN 000725 KRNH NEW RICHMOND WI 000726 KAQP APPLETON MN 000727 KDAF NECEDAH WI 000750 D07 FAITH SD 724698 AKO AKRON CO 725496 SLB STORM LAKE IA 725524 ODX ORD/SHARP FIELD NE DELETED 000624 C24 NEAR ALEXANDRIA MN 726584 KSTP ST PAUL /DOWNTOWN/ MN COLLECTIVE 5 /JUSB45/ ADDED STATION STATION NUMBER ID STATION NAME 000728 MHS MOUNT SHASTA CA 000731 SSB SOMES BAR CA 000732 ROU ROUND MOUNTAIN CA 000760 WEV WEAVERVILLE CA 000761 WCK WILLOW CREEK CA 000762 YOB YOLLA BOLLA CA 000763 COV COVELO CA 724835 KMHR MATHER FIELD CA DELETED 000293 HLD HEALDSBURG CA 046027 B#I BUOY ST GEORGES PAC 724810 MCE MERCED CA 725940 KEKA EUREKA CA COLLECTIVE 6 /JUSB46/ ADDED STATION STATION NUMBER ID STATION NAME 000729 RCK ROCK CREEK OR 000730 FRO FORT ROCK OR 000733 K4S3 JOSEPH OR 000734 K5J0 JOHN DAY OR 000755 BON BONNERS FERRY ID 000756 REP REPUBLIC WA 000757 PLA PLAIN WA 000758 WIN WINTHROP WA 000759 KLG KELLOGG ID 046015 B015 BUOY WEST OF CAPE BLANCO 726904 KRBG ROSEBURG OR DELETED 000153 G002 SEVEN MILE MARSH OR 000157 G006 STRAWBERRY RESERVOIR OR 072783 S06 MULLAN ID 727820 EAT WENATCHEE WA 727840 PSC PASCO WA FOR QUESTIONS CONCERNING THESE CHANGES...PLEASE CONTACT: GEOFF MANIKIN NCEP...ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND 301-763-8000 EXT 7263 GEOFFREY.MANIKIN@NOAA.GOV NATIONAL TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN