NOUS41 KWBC 121551 PNSWSH TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 08-93 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 1050 AM EST WED NOV 12 2008 TO: SUBSCRIBERS: -FAMILY OF SERVICES -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES FROM: JASON TUELL CHIEF...SCIENCE PLANS BRANCH OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SUBJECT: REMOVAL OF REDUNDANT WAVEWATCH III SPECTRAL BULLETINS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 27 2009 EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JANUARY 27 2009...WITH THE 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ RUN...REDUNDANT WAVEWATCH III /WW3/ TEXT SPECTRAL BULLETINS WILL BE REMOVED FROM NOAAPORT AND AWIPS. THERE IS A REDUNDANCY OF THE POINT LOCATION INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE MULTI GRID WW3 TEXT SPECTRAL BULLETINS OVER NOAAPORT AND AWIPS. CURRENTLY THE MULTI GRID WW3 SPECTRAL BULLETINS ARE BEING SENT OVER NOAAPORT AND AWIPS USING BOTH THE HEADINGS FROM THE OLDER REGIONAL WW3 MODELS AND THE MULTI GRID WW3. THE OLDER REGIONAL MODELS INCLUDE -WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC REGIONAL MODEL -EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC REGIONAL MODEL -ALASKA REGIONAL MODEL. THE SPECTRAL BULLETINS USING THE OLDER REGIONAL WW3 MODEL WMO HEADINGS AND AWIPS IDS WILL BE REMOVED FROM NOAAPORT AND AWIPS TO ELIMINATE THE REDUNDANCY. A COMPLETE LIST OF SPECTRAL BULLETINS WHICH WILL BE REMOVED FROM NOAAPORT AND AWIPS...ALONG WITH THE CORRESPONDING PRODUCTS WHICH WILL REMAIN ON NOAAPORT AND AWIPS...IS ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/WW3_RMV.PDF FOR QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE REMOVAL OF THE MULTI GRID TEXT SPECTRAL BULLETINS...PLEASE CONTACT: JOHN F. KUHN NWS OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 301 713 3557 X184 JOHN.F.KUHN@NOAA.GOV OR HENDRIK TOLMAN NCEP/EMC...CHIEF MARINE MODELING BRANCH CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND 301 763 8000 X7253 HENDRIK.TOLMAN@NOAA.GOV TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN