[nws-changes] 20080521: new cycles for GFS-based LAMP guidance-Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]



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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 08-44
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1035 AM EDT WED MAY 21 2008

TO:  SUBSCRIBERS:
         -FAMILY OF SERVICES
         -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
         -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
         -NOAAPORT
         OTHER USERS...PARTNERS AND NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     JASON TUELL
         CHIEF...SCIENCE PLANS BRANCH
         OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
SUBJECT: ADDITION OF NEW CYCLES FOR GFS-BASED LAMP GUIDANCE: EFFECTIVE JUNE 24 2008
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JUNE 24... BEGINNING WITH THE 1600 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ RUN...THE NWS WILL PRODUCE FOUR ADDITIONAL CYCLES OF THE NEW SHORT RANGE /1 - 25 HOUR/ GFS-BASED LAMP GUIDANCE. THESE CYCLES WILL BE DISSEMINATED ON THE SATELLITE BROADCAST NETWORK /SBN/...NOAAPORT AND THE NWS FTP SERVER. THE FOUR NEW LAMP CYCLES ARE 1600...1700...2200 AND 2300 UTC.
THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE 16 EXISTING LAMP CYCLES OF 0000... 0100...0300...0400...0500...0600...0700...0900...1000...1100... 1200...1300...1500...1800...1900 AND 2100 UTC. THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF OPERATIONAL LAMP CYCLES UP TO 20. ADDITIONAL CYCLES... FOR A TOTAL OF 24 CYCLES... WILL BE ADDED AT A LATER DATE. THESE GUIDANCE PRODUCTS WILL BE IN BUFR...ASCII AND GRIB2 FORMAT. THE COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THE BUFR...ASCII AND GRIB2 PRODUCTS ARE SHOWN BELOW IN TABLES 1...2 AND 3 RESPECTIVELY. A WEB PAGE OUTLINING THE LAMP GUIDANCE CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: 

 HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/GFSLAMP/DOCS/GFSLAMP_INFO.SHTML
TABLE 1: COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THE GFS-BASED LAMP PRODUCTS IN BUFR FORMAT. LISTED BELOW ARE THE WMO HEADINGS: 
WMO HEADING     REGION

JSMF10 KWNO     LAMP BUFR PACIFIC REGION
JSMF11 KWNO LAMP BUFR NORTHEAST REGION JSMF12 KWNO LAMP BUFR SOUTHEAST REGION JSMF13 KWNO LAMP BUFR NORTH CENTRAL REGION JSMF14 KWNO LAMP BUFR SOUTH CENTRAL REGION JSMF15 KWNO LAMP BUFR ROCKY MOUNTAINS REGION JSMF16 KWNO LAMP BUFR WEST COAST REGION JSMF17 KWNO LAMP BUFR ALASKA TABLE 2: COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIER FOR THE GFS-BASED LAMP PRODUCTS IN ASCII FORMAT. LISTED BELOW IS THE WMO HEADING AND AWIPS IDENTIFIER: 
WMO HEADING     AWIPS ID

FOUS11 KWNO     LAVUSA
TABLE 3: COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THE GFS-BASED LAMP GRIDDED THUNDERSTORM PRODUCTS IN GRIB2 FORMAT. EACH GRIB2 PRODUCT HAS A UNIQUE WMO HEADING. LISTED BELOW ARE REPRESENTATIONS OF THE WMO HEADINGS. 
WMO HEADING     ELEMENT

LAUXXX KWNO     2-HR PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS
LBUXXX KWNO 2-HR CATEGORICAL FORECASTS OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING
A COMPLETE LIST OF WMO HEADINGS FOR LAMP GRIDDED THUNDERSTORM GUIDANCE IS AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/GFSLAMP/DOCS/LAMPHEADERS.PDF LINKS TO THE GFS-LAMP PRODUCTS...ALONG WITH DESCRIPTIONS...CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: 

 HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MDL/LAMP

FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE PRODUCTS OR THE LAMP GUIDANCE CONTACT:

 JUDY GHIRARDELLI
 MDL/SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
 PHONE:  301-713-0056 EXT. 194
 E-MAIL: JUDY.GHIRARDELLI@xxxxxxxx
NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: 
 HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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