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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT REQUEST 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
217 PM EDT MON AUG 13 2007

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...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     DAVID RUTH  
          METEOROLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY  
          NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS

SUBJECT:  COMMENT REQUEST: PLANNED TERMINATION OF THE NESTED GRID  
          MODEL /NGM/- BASED LOCAL AWIPS MOS SYSTEM /LAMP/    
          PRODUCTS

THE NWS IS SEEKING USER COMMENTS ON THE PLANNED TERMINATION OF THE 
NGM-LAMP SYSTEM.

THE NGM-BASED LAMP SYSTEM ACTS AS AN UPDATE TO THE NGM MODEL 
OUTPUT STATISTICS /MOS/ GUIDANCE.  THE LAMP SYSTEM IS BEING 
REDEVELOPED TO UPDATE THE GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEM /GFS/ MOS INSTEAD 
OF THE NGM MOS. THE NEW SYSTEM HAS BEEN RENAMED THE LOCALIZED 
AVIATION MOS PROGRAM.  CURRENTLY THE NEW GFS-BASED LAMP SYSTEM IS 
RUNNING OPERATIONALLY WITH THE SAME NUMBER OF CYCLES AS THE NGM-
BASED LAMP SYSTEM AND WILL EVENTUALLY PROVIDE UPDATED GUIDANCE 
EVERY HOUR OF THE DAY. IN ADDITION THE NUMBER OF STATIONS FOR 
WHICH FORECASTS ARE GENERATED IN THE NEW GFS-LAMP SYSTEM HAS 
SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED FROM ITS PREDECESSOR...THE NGM-LAMP 
SYSTEM. IT IS NOW ON THE ORDER OF THE STATION-BASED GFS MOS 
SYSTEM.  

THE NWS IS PLANNING TO TERMINATE THE NGM-LAMP SYSTEM. IF A 
DECISION IS MADE TO TERMINATE THE NGM-LAMP...WE ANTICIPATE ITS 
TERMINATION TO BE EFFECTIVE IN JANUARY 2008. EFFECTS OF THIS 
PROPOSED PRODUCT TERMINATION INCLUDE THE REMOVAL OF ALL NGM-LAMP 
PRODUCTS WHICH ARE AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: 

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

AND THE REMOVAL OF ALL NGM-LAMP GUIDANCE AVAILABLE ON THE NWS FTP 
SERVER AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: 

TGFTP.NWS.NOAA.GOV

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CONCERNING THE PROPOSED TERMINATION OF THE NGM-
LAMP SYSTEM AND THE KEY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NGM-LAMP SYSTEM 
AND THE NEW GFS-LAMP SYSTEM ARE SUMMARIZED AT /USE LOWER CASE 
LETTERS/: 
 
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MDL/GFSLAMP/DOCS/PLAN_NGMLAMP_REMOVAL.SHTML  
 
FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE NEW GFS-LAMP SYSTEM, PLEASE SEE /USE LOWER 
CASE LETTERS/: 
 
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MDL/LAMP/

PLEASE SEND ANY COMMENTS ON THIS PROPOSED TERMINATION BY SEPTEMBER 
14 2007 TO NGMLAMP.COMMENTS@NOAA.GOV.  PLEASE USE THE SUBJECT: 
NGM-LAMP COMMENT 

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:

JUDY GHIRARDELLI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
METEOROLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY
PHONE:  301-713-0056 EXT. 194
E-MAIL: JUDY.GHIRARDELLI@NOAA.GOV

THIS AND OTHER NWS PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE 
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: 

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

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