NOUS41 KWBC 081845 AAA PNSWSH TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 08-57...AMENDED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 245 PM EDT WED AUG 6 2008 TO: SUBSCRIBERS: -FAMILY OF SERVICES -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES FROM: AHSHA N. TRIBBLE CHIEF...CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION OFFICE OF CLIMATE... WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES SUBJECT: AMENDED TIME: TWELVE CLIMATE OUTLOOK PROBABILITY ELEMENTS TO BECOME OPERATIONAL IN THE NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE /NDFD/ ON AUGUST 21 2008 AT 1200 UTC NOTICE 08-57 HAS BEEN AMENDED TO CHANGE THE EFFECTIVE TIME TO 1200 UTC /FROM 1400 UTC/ BECAUSE THE ONE-MONTH AND THREE-MONTH OUTLOOKS ARE ISSUED AT 830 AM EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME /1230 UTC/. ALL OTHER INFORMATION FROM THE ORIGINAL NOTICE REMAINS THE SAME. EFFECTIVE THURSDAY AUGUST 21 2008 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...NWS WILL UPGRADE THE 12 NDFD CLIMATE OUTLOOK PROBABILITY ELEMENTS FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO OPERATIONAL STATUS. THESE ELEMENTS ARE GENERATED BY THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER /CPC/ IN CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND. THESE CLIMATE ELEMENTS HAVE BEEN EXPERIMENTAL SINCE OCTOBER 18 2007. THE 12 CLIMATE OUTLOOK PROBABILITY ELEMENTS BELOW ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE NDFD FOR THE CONTIGUOUS U.S. /CONUS/... THE 16 PRE-DEFINED NDFD CONUS SUBSECTORS AND FOR ALASKA. 8- TO 14-DAY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ABOVE NORMAL 8- TO 14-DAY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE BELOW NORMAL 8- TO 14-DAY TOTAL PRECIPITATION ABOVE MEDIAN 8- TO 14-DAY TOTAL PRECIPITATION BELOW MEDIAN ONE-MONTH AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ABOVE NORMAL ONE-MONTH AVERAGE TEMPERATURE BELOW NORMAL ONE-MONTH TOTAL PRECIPITATION ABOVE MEDIAN ONE-MONTH TOTAL PRECIPITATION BELOW MEDIAN THREE-MONTH AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ABOVE NORMAL* THREE-MONTH AVERAGE TEMPERATURE BELOW NORMAL* THREE-MONTH TOTAL PRECIPITATION ABOVE MEDIAN* THREE-MONTH TOTAL PRECIPITATION BELOW MEDIAN* * THIRTEEN ISSUANCES: FOR MONTHS 1 THROUGH 3...MONTHS 2 THROUGH 4...MONTHS 3 THROUGH 5...ETC...TO MONTHS 13 THROUGH 15. THIS CHANGE PRIMARILY AFFECTS USERS WHO PULL THESE ELEMENTS IN GRIDDED BINARY 2 /GRIB2/ FORMAT FROM THE NWS FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL /FTP/ SERVER...EITHER VIA THE INTERNET OR THE FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SERVER ACCESS SERVICE...AND USERS WHO PULL HTML FILES FROM THE NWS HYPERTEXT TRANSPORT PROTOCOL /HTTP/ SERVER. THOSE USERS WILL NEED TO PULL THESE ELEMENTS FOR THE DOMAIN/S/ OF INTEREST FROM A DIFFERENT UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATOR/S/ /URL/ AND MAY NEED TO UPDATE PROCEDURES AND SCRIPTS TO ENSURE CONTINUED RECEIPT OF THE DATA. ADDITIONAL DETAILS ABOUT THIS IMPLEMENTATION...INCLUDING SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR HTTP AND FTP USERS...ARE AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NDFD/CLIM_OUTLK_NDFD_OPNL_IMPLEM.HTM FOR USERS WHO KEY ON THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ SUPER HEADINGS TO ACCESS NDFD ELEMENTS...THE LIST OF WMO SUPER HEADINGS FOR THESE ELEMENTS IS ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NDFD/RESOURCES/CLIM_OUTLK_WMO_NDFD.PDF USERS OF THE NDFD IN EXTENSIBLE MARKUP LANGUAGE /XML/ VIA SIMPLE OBJECT ACCESS PROTOCOL /SOAP/ AND NDFD IN GEOGRAPHIC MARKUP LANGUAGE /GML/ VIA WEB FEATURE SERVICE ARE NOT DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THIS IMPLEMENTATION. THOSE USERS CAN USE THE SAME METHODS THEY CURRENTLY USE TO ACQUIRE THESE ELEMENTS FOR THE DOMAIN/S/ OF INTEREST. FOR XML AND GML USERS...THERE IS NO DISTINCTION IN THE DATA ITSELF BETWEEN EXPERIMENTAL AND OPERATIONAL ELEMENTS. THESE OUTLOOKS ARE ALREADY AVAILABLE ONLINE FROM THE CPC WEB SITE LISTED BELOW. THEREFORE GRAPHICS FOR THESE ELEMENTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE THROUGH NDFD. NWS WILL PROVIDE MORE DETAILS REGARDING THESE ELEMENTS IN A PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT /PSDD/ IN THE ONLINE NATIONAL CATALOG OF PRODUCTS. THE CURRENT EXPERIMENTAL PDD FOR THESE PRODUCTS AT /USE LOWER CASE/ HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV/DETAILE.PHP?SELROW=330 WILL BE REPLACED WITH AN OPERATIONAL PDD AND POSTED IN THE LIST OF OFFICIAL NWS PRODUCTS WITHIN ONE WEEK BEFORE THE AUGUST 21 2008 IMPLEMENTATION DATE. THE UPDATED OPERATIONAL PDD WILL BE AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV/VIEWLIST.PHP DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THESE PRODUCTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE CPC WEB SITE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/ GENERAL INFORMATION ON ACCESSING AND USING NDFD ELEMENTS IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USER LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://NDFD.WEATHER.GOV/TECHNICAL.HTM IF AUGUST 21 2008 IS A CRITICAL WEATHER DAY...THIS IMPLEMENTATION MAY BE POSTPONED. IN THAT CASE USERS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THAT DECISION VIA A TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE AS FAR IN ADVANCE AS POSSIBLE. USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK ON BOTH EXPERIMENTAL AND OPERATIONAL NDFD ELEMENTS VIA ONE OF THE BRIEF ONLINE SURVEY AND COMMENT FORMS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/: HTTP://NDFD.WEATHER.GOV/CUSTOMER.HTM FOR GENERAL QUESTIONS REGARDING THE NDFD...PLEASE EMAIL: NWS.NDFD@NOAA.GOV FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE PRODUCTS...PLEASE CONTACT: ED OLENIC NWS CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER CHIEF...OPERATIONS BRANCH - W/NP51 5200 AUTH RD CAMP SPRINGS MD 20746-4304 301-763-8000 X 7528 ED.OLENIC@NOAA.GOV IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE...PLEASE CONTACT: RON BERGER NWS OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION - W/OS4 1325 EAST-WEST HWY SILVER SPRING MD 20910-3283 301-713-1970 X 178 MYRON.BERGER@NOAA.GOV FOR TECHNICAL QUESTIONS REGARDING NDFD DATA...PLEASE CONTACT: DAVID RUTH NWS OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CHIEF...MESOSCALE PREDICTION BRANCH - W/OST21 1325 EAST-WEST HWY SILVER SPRING MD 20910-3283 301-713-1768 X 157 DAVID.RUTH@NOAA.GOV TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE NDFD ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NDFD/TINS.HTM ALL NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN