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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-57
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1115 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008

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

FROM:     ELI JACKS
          CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  TRANSITION FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO OPERATIONAL STATUS OF
          THE TABULAR PRODUCT EVOLUTION IN EXTENSIBLE MARKUP
          LANGUAGE /TPEX/ PRODUCTS EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 9 2008

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY DECEMBER 9 2008...NWS WILL BEGIN OPERATIONAL 
PRODUCTION AND DISSEMINATION OF THE SUITE OF TABULAR PRODUCT 
EVOLUTION IN EXTENSIBLE MARKUP LANGUAGE /TPEX/ PRODUCTS. THESE 
PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN PRODUCED AND DISSEMINATED EXPERIMENTALLY 
SINCE SEPTEMBER 12 2007. 

FOUR EXTENSIBLE MARKUP LANGUAGE /XML/ PRODUCTS ARE BEING ISSUED:
  -TWO FORECASTS IN XML /FOX3 AND FOX7/ PRODUCTS
  -ONE OBSERVATIONS IN XML /OBX/ PRODUCT
  -ONE TEMPERATURE EXTREMES IN XML /TEX/ PRODUCT

    PRODUCT                   WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID

    FOX3                      RXUS30 KWBN    XF03DY
    FOX7                      RXUS30 KWBN    XF07DY
    OBX                       RXUS30 KWNO    XOBUS
    TEX                       RXUS30 KWNH    XTEUS

USERS OF THESE PRODUCTS MUST USE THE ABOVE COMMUNICATION 
IDENTIFIERS TO ACCESS THESE PRODUCTS.

FOX3 IS ISSUED HOURLY AND CONTAINS FORECASTS OF WEATHER AND 
HIGH/LOW TEMPERATURES FOR DAYS 1-3 FOR THE SAME STATIONS AND 
CITIES AS IN THE SELECTED CITIES SUMMARY /SCS/ PRODUCTS.

FOX7 ALSO IS ISSUED HOURLY AND CONTAINS FORECASTS OF WEATHER AND 
HIGH/LOW TEMPERATURES FOR DAYS 1-7 FOR THE SAME STATIONS AND 
CITIES AS IN THE SCS PRODUCTS. THE FOX7 PROVIDES MORE 
INFORMATION THAN THE FOX3 AND COULD BE USED AS A TOOL FOR 
ADVANCED PLANNING NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN THE CURRENT TEXT PRODUCT 
SUITE.

THE OBX...AGAIN ISSUED HOURLY...CONTAINS OBSERVED 
MAXIMUM/MINIMUM TEMPERATURES AND OBSERVED PRECIPITATION FOR THE 
SAME STATIONS AND CITIES AS IN THE SCS PRODUCTS. AT THE 
APPROPRIATE TIMES OF DAY...THE OBX CONTAINS HIGH AND LOW 
TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE CURRENT HOUR IN ADDITION TO THE HIGH 
AND LOW TEMPERATURES FOR THE MOST RECENT COMPLETE DAY/NIGHT 
PERIODS.

THE TEX PRODUCT...ISSUED FOUR TIMES A DAY AROUND 0050...0650... 
1250 AND 1850 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...CONTAINS THE 
NATIONAL HIGH/LOW TEMPERATURES OBSERVED IN THE CONTERMINOUS 
UNITED STATES USING THE SAME CRITERIA CURRENTLY USED IN THE SCS.

THE FOX3...OBX AND TEX XML PRODUCTS ARE ISSUED TO NWS PARTNERS 
AND USERS VIA THE ADVANCED WEATHER INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM 
/AWIPS/ SATELLITE BROADCAST NETWORK /SBN/. THE FOX7 XML 
PRODUCT...INTENDED FOR MORE ADVANCED PARTNERS AND USERS...IS 
AVAILABLE VIA THE TELECOMMUNICATION OPERATIONS CENTER /TOC/ FILE 
TRANSFER PROTOCOL /FTP/ SERVER.

MORE DETAIL REGARDING THESE PRODUCTS CAN BE FOUND IN THE TPEX 
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT /PDD/ AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

    HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV  

DETAILS REGARDING THE XML SCHEMA USED CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER 
CASE EXCEPT BOTH INSTANCES OF THE LETTERS DWML ARE UPPER CASE/:

    HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FORECASTS/XML/DWMLGEN/SCHEMA/DWML.XSD

IF YOU HAVE GENERAL QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:

  ANDY HORVITZ
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
  OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES
  1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY
  SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
  ANDY.HORVITZ@NOAA.GOV
IF YOU HAVE TECHNICAL QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:

  STEVE OLSON
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
  OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
  METEOROLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY
  1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY
  SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
  STEVE.R.OLSON@NOAA.GOV

NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE 
LETTERS/:

    HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM

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