20040430: new products-NOAAPort

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2004/05/01
DM 04-04.15 Add New GFS Grids to SBN/NOAAPORT (REVISED)

NOXX10KWBC 301859
DATA MGT MESSAGE 04-04.15

AWIPS CHANGE NOTICE NO AB665
EFFECTIVE DATE MAY 1 2004
[AB665] ON THE ABOVE EFFECTIVE DATE THE FOLLOWING WILL BE ADDED TO THE AWIPS/NOAAPORT DATASTREAM.
DAVE NIVER [301] 713-9001 EXTENSION 168 AND BRENT GORDON [301] 763-8000 EXTENSION 7193 ARE THE COGNIZANT TECHNICAL INDIVIDUALS. HENRY ROBINSON [301] 713-1373 EXTENSION 173 IS THE DRG FOCAL POINT FOR THIS ITEM. 

THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS WILL BE ADDED TO THE AWIPS/NOAAPORT DATASTREAM:

WMO HEADER
-----------
YTQA## KWBC
YTQB## KWBC
YTQC## KWBC
YTQD## KWBC
YTQE## KWBC
YTQF## KWBC
YTQG## KWBC
YTQH## KWBC
YTQI## KWBC
ZTQM## KWBC
YTQJ## KWBC
ZTQN## KWBC
YTQK## KWBC
ZTQT## KWBC
YTQL## KWBC
ZTQU## KWBC
YTQM## KWBC
ZTQV## KWBC
YTQN## KWBC
ZTQW## KWBC
YTQO## KWBC
ZTQZ## KWBC
YTQP## KWBC
YTQQ## KWBC
YTQR## KWBC
YTQS## KWBC
YTQT## KWBC
YTQU## KWBC
YTQV## KWBC
YTQW## KWBC
YTQX## KWBC
YTQY## KWBC
NEW RELATIVE HUMIDITY GRIDS (SAME AS TEMPERATURE HEADERS, ABOVE, EXCEPT SECOND HEADER CHARACTER IS ?R?).
NEW GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT GRIDS (SAME AS TEMPERATURE HEADERS, ABOVE, EXCEPT SECOND HEADER CHARACTER IS ?H?).
NEW U WIND COMPONENT GRIDS (SAME AS TEMPERATURE HEADERS, ABOVE, EXCEPT SECOND HEADER CHARACTER IS ?U?).
NEW V WIND COMPONENT GRIDS (SAME AS TEMPERATURE HEADERS, ABOVE, EXCEPT SECOND HEADER CHARACTER IS ?V?).
NEW CAPE GRIDS (SAME AS TEMPERATURE HEADERS, ABOVE, EXCEPT SECOND HEADER CHARACTER IS ?Y? AND SEE NOTE 6.).
NEW CIN GRIDS (SAME AS TEMPERATURE HEADERS, ABOVE, EXCEPT SECOND HEADER CHARACTER IS ?W? AND SEE NOTE 6.). NOTES: THE WMO HEADER ASSIGNMENT NOTES, BELOW, REFER TO THE GENERIC HEADER TEMPLATE: T1T2A1A2II. 

1. SOME OF THESE HEADERS ARE USED BY BOTH RUC AND GFS GRIDS.
2. THE ?CHARACTER PER MSG? ENTRY CORRESPONDS TO THE ESTIMATED SIZE OF A SINGLE GRID. MOST HEADERS CORRESPOND TO MULTIPLE GRIDS, AS INDICATED BY OTHER APPLICABLE NOTES. THE PRODUCT VOLUME ESTIMATE, FOR ALL THE GRIDS ABOVE, IS ROUGHLY 13.7MBYTES PER MODEL RUN OR 54.8MBYTES PER DAY.
3. THE 2 OR 4 PER DAY FREQUENCY ENTRIES REFER TO THE NUMBER OF MODEL RUNS PER DAY. TOTAL DAILY FREQUENCIES (FOR THE OCCURRENCE OF EACH HEADER GROUP) CAN BE MUCH LARGER SINCE EACH ##, IN THE HEADER, CORRESPONDS TO MULTIPLE VALUES AS DESCRIBED IN NOTES 4 & 5, BELOW. TWO-PER-DAY FREQUENCIES CORRESPOND TO THE 00 & 12UTC GFS MODEL RUNS; FOUR-PER-DAY FREQUENCIES CORRESPOND TO THE 00, 06, 12 & 18 UTC GFS MODEL RUNS.
4. THESE HEADERS CORRESPOND TO THE FOLLOWING LEVELS (NEW FOR THE THE GFS MODEL), WITH THE ASSOCIATED II WMO HEADER VALUES IN PARENTHESES: BL OR SIGMA LAYERS AT 0-30, 30-60, 60-90, 90-120, 120-150,150-180MB ABOVE THE SURFACE (86), 1000MB (99) 975MB (93), 950MB (95), 925MB(92), 900MB(90), 875MB(91), 825MB(82), 800MB(80), 775MB(77), 750MB(75), 725MB(72), 675MB(67), 650MB(65), 625MB(62), 600MB(60), 575MB(57), 550MB(55), 525MB(52), 450MB(45), 350MB(35). ALL LEVELS ARE SUMMARIZED IN NOTE 11.
5. FOR HEADERS REFERENCING THIS NOTE, ALL LEVELS IN NOTE 4 ARE INCLUDED, PLUS THE FOLLOWING LEVELS. AS IN NOTE 4, THE ASSOCIATED II WMO HEADER VALUES ARE IN PARENTHESES: SURFACE(98), 850MB(85), 700MB(70), 500MB(50), 400MB(40), 300MB(30), 250MB(25), 200MB(20), 150MB(15), 100MB (10). ALL LEVELS ARE SUMMARIZED IN NOTE 11.
6. FOR CAPE AND CIN, GRIDS AT TWO LEVELS WILL BE ADDED. ASSOCIATED II WMO HEADER VALUES ARE SHOWN IN PARENTHESES: SURFACE (98) AND 0-180MB AGL BL (86). 

7. THE T1 VALUES CORRESPOND, RESPECTIVELY, TO THE FOLLOWING:
Y. DEFAULT VALUE
Z. VALUE FOR FORECAST PERIODS OF 54, 66, 78, 90, 102, 114, 126, 138, 150, 162, 174, 186, 198, 210, 222, AND 234 HRS 

8. THE T2 VALUES CORRESPOND TO THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS:

T. TEMPERATURE
R. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
   H. GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT
   U. EAST/WEST ?U? WIND COMPONENT
   V. NORTH/SOUTH ?V? WIND COMPONENT
   W. CIN
   Y.  CAPE
9. THE: A1 VALUE IS ALWAYS ?Q?? CORRESPONDING TO THE AWIPS 211 (~80KM RESOLUTION) GRID.
10. THE A2 VALUES CORRESPOND TO MODEL FORECAST TIMES (HOURS FROM INITIALIZATION), AS FOLLOWS:
FOR T1=Y: A2 HAS THE FOLLOWING VALUES: A=00, B=06, C=12, D=18, E=24, F=30, G=36, H=42, I=48, J=60, K=72, L=84, M=96, N=108, O=120, P=132, Q=144, R=156, S=168, T=180, U=192, V=204, W=216, X=228, AND Y=240 HRS. FOR T1=Z: A2 HAS THE FOLLOWING VALUES: M=54, N=66, T=78, U=90, V=102, W=114, AND Z=126, 138, 150, 162, 174, 186, 198, 210, 222, AND 234 HRS. 
  * NOTE: FOR T1=Z, A2 = ?Z? FOR TEN FORECAST PERIODS.

11 THE II VALUES ARE ASSIGNED TO THE FOLLOWING GFS MODEL LEVELS:
98 = SURFACE
    86 = ALL BL (BOUNDARY LAYERS)
    99 = 1000 MB
    93 =   975 MB
    95 =   950 MB
    92 =   925 MB
    90 =   900 MB
    91 =   875 MB
    85 =   850 MB
    82 =   825 MB
    80 =   800 MB

    77 =   775 MB
    75 =   750 MB
    72 =   725 MB
    70 =   700 MB
    67=    675 MB
    65 =   650 MB
    62 =   625 MB
    60 =   600 MB
    57 =   575 MB
    55 =   550 MB
    52 =   525 MB
    50 =   500 MB
    45 =   450 MB
    40 =   400 MB
    35 =   350 MB
    30 =   300 MB
    25 =   250 MB
    20 =   200 MB
    15 =   150 MB
    10 =   100 MB

FOR FOS/NOAAPORT AND NON-AWIPS CUSTOMERS - IF YOU  HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS REGARDING ROUTING OR WOULD LIKE TO ADD THESE
PRODUCTS TO YOUR DATASTREAM PLEASE CONTACT.

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