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Chris, At present, the FOUS4[1-6] KWNO bulletins on the NOAAPORT broadcast are the "ETA FOUS FREEZING LEVELS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY". Thes bulletins do not have PIL id's, so they will not match the /pMET that you mentioned previously. You would have to use the FOUS4[1-6] pattern explicitly. However, they do not contain the information of the ETA MOS GUIDANCE as you referenced in the URL in your email. I searched for the above string in all products we have received in the past 5 days, and did not have any matches. Here is an example of what this bulletin currently contains: 993 ^M FOUS41 KWNO 241200^M OUTPUT FROM 1200Z APR 24 02^M ETA FOUS FREEZING LEVELS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN REGION^M STA 25/00 25/06 25/12 25/18 26/00 26/06 26/12 26/18 27/00^M SAV 12830 11590 11955 12475 13010 12525 12530 12625 13025 ^M ATL 11950 12080 12465 13410 12830 12835 12620 12125 12340 ^M MIA 14730 14545 14160 14155 14150 13965 13965 14360 14455 ^M LAL 14460 14260 13655 14140 13940 13945 13750 13250 13095 ^M X68 14545 14060 13560 13645 13650 13185 13555 13240 13420 ^M TLH 14360 14260 14035 13750 13845 13610 13215 13630 13365 ^M 3J2 13420 11685 11195 12265 12850 13310 12920 12930 13230 ^M BHM 13915 13170 13425 13115 12825 13225 12620 11760 12580 ^M MOB 14755 14240 13850 13470 13855 13945 13565 13865 13855 ^M JAN 14335 14045 13545 13315 13410 13615 12755 12880 13390 ^M MSY 14950 14545 14045 13760 13960 14265 14160 14260 14555 ^M SHV 14440 14435 13830 13830 12655 12095 12985 13295 14760 ^M LIT 14025 13520 12615 12715 12725 12085 11495 12395 12895 ^M MEM 12780 13315 12310 12025 12425 12630 11795 11995 12095 ^M BNA 12675 13015 11210 11830 11720 11940 12255 11795 10980 ^M OKC 13320 13115 13415 13140 12585 12480 12590 13270 13270 ^M DFW 14540 14125 13820 13050 12590 12895 13095 14075 14655 ^M SAT 15155 15050 15050 14565 14960 15455 15065 14985 15085 ^M IAH 15055 14750 14550 14355 14065 14660 14265 14970 15360 ^M BRO 16735 16540 16235 15940 15840 16335 16235 16235 16135 ^M DRT 15445 15255 15065 14975 14970 15660 14980 15355 15525 ^M LBB 14215 14415 14235 13090 12695 13670 13565 13665 13465 ^M ELP 15050 14455 14055 12785 14065 13770 13565 12550 12125 ^M ABQ 14025 14130 13835 12955 13755 13160 12360 12065 11830 ^M G2GFA15225 14930 14835 14845 14550 14650 14350 14545 14445 ^M G2GFB15240 14940 14740 14550 14550 14350 14350 14450 14055 ^M G2GFC14950 14950 14355 14455 14150 14345 14155 14255 13760 ^M G2GFD16140 15740 14950 14955 15050 14945 14945 15045 14940 ^M G2GFE16340 15850 15260 15255 15545 15250 15250 15735 16225 ^M G2GFF17610 16825 16235 16730 17125 16430 16130 16825 16920 ^M ^M Steve Chiswell Unidata User Support >From: "Chris E. Halcomb" <address@hidden> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata >Keywords: 200204241747.g3OHlHa10701 >Steve, > >I have enclosed the section from the Eta MOS tech. bulletin >(http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/tpb/486.html) that pertains to availablility. >According to the MDL mailing list, the product was to be made available to FOS > >on April 2, and is available on line at >http://www.nws.noaa.gov/mdl/synop/products.htm. I will make the changes that >you recommended and see how they work. Thank you. > >Chris Halcomb > >14. AVAILABILITY > > The 0000 and 1200 UTC Eta MOS guidance will be available at >approximately 0230 and 1430 UTC, respectively, in 6 alphanumeric messages >transmitted to NWS AWIPS and Family of Services (FOS) circuits and containing >guidance for stations in the contiguous United States (CONUS). Guidance is >not available for stations outside of the CONUS. The following two-line WMO >headers will be used: > > WMO Header - Region > > FOUS41 KWNO - Northeast U.S. > METNE1 > > FOUS42 KWNO - Southeast U.S. > METSE1 > > FOUS43 KWNO - North Central U.S. > METNC1 > > FOUS44 KWNO - South Central U.S. > METSC1 > > FOUS45 KWNO - Rocky Mountain Region > METRM1 > > FOUS46 KWNO - West Coast Region > METWC1 >>To: "Chris E. Halcomb" <address@hidden> >>cc: address@hidden, address@hidden >>Subject: 20020424: Eta MOS >>Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 11:28:55 -0600 >>From: Unidata Support <address@hidden> >> >>>From: "Chris E. Halcomb" <address@hidden> >>>Organization: UCAR/Unidata >>>Keywords: 200204241553.g3OFr5a05030 >> >>>I am trying to access the new Eta MOS experimental product, and now need >>>your help. I am using the following in the pqact.conf file: >>> >>># ETA MOS >>>WMO ^..... .... ([0-3][0-9])([0-2][0-9]).*/pMET >>> FILE /res/met/data/ldm/gempak/nwx/mos/etamos/(\1:yy)(\1:mm)\1\2.etamos >>> >>>Is this correct, or do I need to change something? I am sure that >>>the guidata and master tables are correct. Thanks for your time. >>> >>>Chris Halcomb >>>Doctoral Student >>>Mesoscale Dynamics Group >>>218 Gentry Hall >>>Columbia, MO 65211 >> >> >>Chris, >> >>First, your pattern would need 6 "." characters in the first group since >>all the WMO headers in the IDD will be of the form TTAAII. You only >>show 5. >> >>Second, your /pMET would match many METAR products. You would want to >>be more specific, probably using enough of a WMO header to >>exclude any METARS, for example 'FO.... etc..... >> >>However, I do not find any experimental ETA MOS bulletins in the >>NOAAPORT data stream. I have not seen any administrative messages >>that say they have been added. So, you may not find them. What header >>do you expect them to be in? What is your reason for believing that >>the NWS is broadcasting these on NOAAPORT? >> >>The ETA freezing level forecasts and ETA upper level forecasts are >>in the data stream. >> >>Steve Chiswell >>**************************************************************************** >>Unidata User Support UCAR Unidata Program >>(303)497-8644 P.O. Box 3000 >>address@hidden Boulder, CO 80307 >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>Unidata WWW Service http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ >>**************************************************************************** > >Chris Halcomb >Doctoral Student >Mesoscale Dynamics Group >218 Gentry Hall >Columbia, MO 65211 >address@hidden >address@hidden >