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20000719: Re: NWS weather chart site (fwd)-Difax

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  • Subject: 20000719: Re: NWS weather chart site (fwd)-Difax
  • Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 06:49:29 -0600
Hi Harry,
The NWS has promised to provide a 6-month notice of termination. When the Difax service is terminated (which will happen), it will include the Web site too. Apparently, NCEP is the only NWS group still using Difax so they are being encouraged to make the transition, due to budgets, etc. The Users Committee has been grappling with this issue for a LONG time. One solution is that the Univ of WI is producing Difax-type charts using GEMPAK scripts. They are willing to make those available to anybody wanting them, via the IDD. 

Hope this helps.

Linda
--On Tuesday, July 18, 2000 2:22 PM -0700 Harry Edmon <address@hidden> wrote: 


Is DIFAX still scheduled to be terminated on September 30, and will this web
site still exist after that time?



Forwarded message from Ernie Recker <address@hidden>


Harry:

The NWS WEBsite with most of the products on DIFAX is:

   http://weather.noaa.gov/fax/nwsfax.shtml

The equivalent FTP site is:

   ftp://weather.noaa.gov/fax/

--
         Ernie

<<  End forwarded message


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