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20050502: Will McIDAS support the new RAOB format?
- Subject: 20050502: Will McIDAS support the new RAOB format?
- Date: Fri, 06 May 2005 00:26:26 -0600
>From: Gilbert Sebenste <address@hidden>
>Organization: NIU
>Keywords: 200505021615.j42GFcP3026333 McIDAS-XCD RAOB mod
Hi Gilbert,
>Subject line says it all. Read on.
I sent the NWS/OOS notice to SSEC for comment. Thanks for the reminder!
Cheers,
Tom
>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 08:52:53 -0500
>From: LDM Data Software Account <address@hidden>
>To: address@hidden, address@hidden
>Subject: NWS NOAAport message
>
>
>412
>NOUS41 KWBC 021352
>PNSWSH
>
>TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 05-34
>NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
>955 AM EDT MON MAY 2 2005
>
>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: JOSEPH FACUNDO
> CHIEF...OBSERVING SYSTEMS BRANCH
> OFFICE OF OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
>
>SUBJECT: RADIOSONDE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM /RRS/ COMMUNICATIONS
> TEST SCHEDULED TO START MAY 16 2005
>
>
>NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE
> SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS.
>
>AS PART OF THE RADIOSONDE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM...A COMMUNICATIONS
>TEST WILL TAKE PLACE BEGINNING WITH THE 12Z UPPER AIR SOUNDING ON
>MAY 16 2005. THIS TEST WILL ORIGINATE AT THE CARIBOU... MAINE
>WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE. THE TEST WILL LAST APROXIMATELY 30 DAYS
>AND WILL CONSIST OF DAILY MESSAGES TRANSMITTED DURING THE NORMAL
>SYNOPTIC WINDOW FOR THE 00Z AND 12Z SOUNDINGS...AND AS NECESSARY...
>AT ASYNOPTIC TIMES WHEN WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TEST REQUIREMENTS
>WARRANT. THESE TEST MESSAGES WILL BE IN THE SAME FORMAT AS OPERATIONAL
>MESSAGES BUT WILL HAVE DIFFERENT DATA DUE TO DIFFERENT UPPER AIR
>CONDITIONS AND CODING PRACTICES AS EXPLAINED BELOW.
>
>THE NWS IS INVITING CUSTOMERS OF UPPER AIR DATA COLLECTED FROM
>RADIOSONDES... AS TRANSMITTED BY NOAAPORT OR VIA THE NWS
>TELECOMMUNICATIONS GATEWAY /NWSTG/... TO EVALUATE THE USABILITY OF
>MODIFIED PRODUCTS GENERATED FROM THE RRS. A TEST HEADER FOR
>CARIBOU...MAINE...KCRT /STATION ID 69992/ HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED
>FOR THE RRS. THE OFFICIAL HEADER OF THE CARIBOU OFFICE...KCAR
>/STATION ID 72712/ WILL CONTINUE TO BE USED FOR TRANSMISSION OF
>OFFICIAL PRODUCTS PRODUCED BY THE CURRENT SYSTEM.
>
>MODIFICATIONS OF THESE PRODUCTS ARE A RESULT OF CHANGES MADE TO
>THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ LEVEL SELECTION
>CRITERIA AND UPDATED CODING PRACTICES. ACTUAL MESSAGE FORMAT WILL
>NOT CHANGE. THE BIGGEST IMPACT WILL BE TO THE TTBB AND TTDD WMO
>MESSAGES. DUE TO AN INCREASE IN DATA RESOLUTION AND TIGHTER LEVEL
>SELECTION CRITERIA...THESE TEST MESSAGES CAN BE SIGNIFICANTLY
>LONGER. IN ADDITION...THE 31313 INDICATOR AND ASSOCIATED GROUPS
>WILL BE INCLUDED IN ALL PARTS OF THE MESSAGE. FOR ADDITIONAL
>INFORMATION REGARDING THESE MESSAGES... PLEASE REFERENCE THE
>MANUAL ON CODES WMO-NO. 306...SECTION A.
>
>WHEN THE INDIVIDUAL TEST KCRT RRS PRODUCTS ARE RECEIVED BY THE
>NWSTG... THEY ARE PACKAGED WITH OPERATIONAL UPPER AIR PRODUCTS
>INTO COLLECTIVE PRODUCTS AND CONVERTED INTO BUFR FORM. THESE
>PRODUCTS ARE THEN BROADCAST OVER NOAAPORT. THE INDIVIDUAL...
>COLLECTIVE...AND BUFR MESSAGES ARE ALSO TRANSMITTED FROM THE NWSTG
>TO NWS CUSTOMERS OVER A VARIETY OF COMMUNICATION SERVICES.
>
>THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS WILL BE ISSUED DURING THE TEST:
>
> INDIVIDUAL COLLECTIVE
>PIL WMO HEADER WMO HEADER
>CRTMANCRT USUS41 KCRT USUS05 KWBC
>CRTSGLCRT UMUS41 KCRT UKUS50 KWBC AND UGUS50 KWBC
>CRTABVCRT UFUS41 KCRT ULUS05 KWBC...UEUS05 KWBC...
> ULUS50 KWBC AND UEUS50 KWBC
>CRTFZLCRT UXUS41 KCRT UXUS70 KWBC
>
>BUFR COLLECTIVES: IUST41 KWBC...IUST42 KWBC AND IUST46 KWBC
>
>BELOW ARE EXAMPLES OF INDIVIDUAL PRODUCTS ISSUED BY RRS:
>
>UXUSII KSTA 180001
>FZLSTA
>
>RADAT 83145=
>
>USUSII KSTA 180001
>MANSTA
>
>69990 TTAA 68001 69990 99005 26427 15506 00127 25429 13507
>92815 24456 27508 85551 18835 29022 70187 08426 29027 50589
>06758 26039 40760 17164 27043 30970 30990 26536 25097 41786
>26534 20244 52760 27029 15423 69558 25030 10661 64759 29522
>88135 75358 24534 77999 31313 58708 82310 51515 10164 00051
>10181 10194 27509 28525=
>
>UMUSII KSTA 180001
>SGLSTA
>
>69990 TTBB 68000 69990 00005 26427 11982 24212 22980 24211
>33977 24839 44971 26250 55967 26656 66952 25857 77944 25656
>88911 23244 99883 21650 11824 16821 22814 16232 33795 14413
>44765 12026 55760 11408 66745 10219 77744 10236 88741 10039
>99740 09812 11738 09609 22722 09025 33719 09450 44707 08243
>55703 08219 66686 07849 77685 07650 88680 07042 99677 06420
>11672 06018 22665 05620 33650 05031 44644 05257 55640 05057
>66637 04657 77622 03056 88613 01824 99611 01614 11607 01411
>22604 01221 33601 01211 44594 01026 55589 00428 66573 00923
>77562 02310 88560 02306 99555 02123 11553 02326 22518 04756
>33513 05157 44512 05159 55511 05159 66505 05960 77494 07356
>88488 08160 99483 08561 11465 10556 22460 11157 33458 11159
>44451 11959 55449 12157 66448 12158 77446 12362 88438 13165
>99434 13764 11431 13960 22427 14761 33425 14759 44422 14773
>55420 14761 66415 14960 77413 15359 88404 16758 99403 16963
>11401 17165 22398 17362 33386 18965 44378 19758 55377 19966
>66376 20159 77375 20158 88363 21565 99360 21563 11355 22366
>22352 22763 33332 25965 44328 26391 55312 28591 66284 33789
>77245 43186 88240 43986 99224 47564 11207 50961 22203 52160
>33135 75358 44130 74358 55126 76158 66121 76558 77116 73758
>88114 71158 99111 69558 11106 68959 22105 66159 33102 66559
>31313 58708 82310 41414 79692 51515 10181=
>
>PPBB 68000 69990 90012 15506 21009 25008 90346 29009 29515
>28523 90789 28022 28026 28529 91024 28530 28526 28533 916//
>28035 92059 26536 27042 26547 93057 26546 27538 28039 94024
>25026 27024 26036 94568 25524 25528 23531 95012 26534 27032
>29047=
>
>UFUSII KSTA 180001
>ABVSTA
>
>69990 TTCC 68002 69990 70878 63961 28505 50088 59766 06509
>30412 54782 06522 20674 49384 09529 88999 77999 31313 58708
>82310 51515 10182=
>
>TTDD 6800/ 69990 11965 64160 22874 69559 33844 66360 44703
>64161 55666 62562 66648 59562 77589 57564 88533 61165 99368
>55182 11359 54782 22315 56382 33295 54583 44255 55782 55229
>49184 66197 49384 77192 46985 88169 45185 99157 41986 11135
>42986 22130 41187 31313 58708 82310=
>
>PPDD 68000 69990 9569/ 29502 00000 96046 17007 03510 09016
>96789 08012 11015 05512 97012 09018 08020 10516 97345 08018
>06517 08021 976// 05527 98034 07019 05519 07024 98589 07027
>10033 11028 99012 10526 11029 10521 99367 09027 10033 11021=
>
>ANOTHER MESSAGE ON THIS RRS WILL BE TRANSMITTED AFTER THIS
>COMMUNICATIONS TEST IS CONCLUDED.
>
>IF YOU OR YOUR ORGANIZATION WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS TEST BY
>PROVIDING FEEDBACK... OR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE
>CHANGES...PLEASE CONTACT:
>
>JAMES FITZGIBBON
>NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
>W/OPS22
>1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY
>SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
>PHONE: 703-661-1243
>E-MAIL: address@hidden
>
>OR
>
>ANTHONY ROBINSON
>NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
>W/OS12
>1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY
>SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
>PHONE: 301-713-1373 EXT. 165
>E-MAIL: address@hidden
>
>
>THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
>ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
>
> HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
>
>$$
>
>
>
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>From address@hidden Fri May 6 09:56:15 2005
Hi Tom,
You are welcome. Take care!
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Gilbert Sebenste ********
(My opinions only!) ******
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