For those of us who follow the guidance products, this is an important update regarding ETA MOS data, from the National Weather Service:
TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 08-89
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
255 PM EDT MON NOV 3 2008
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
-NOAAPORT
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: JASON TUELL
CHIEF...SCIENCE PLANS BRANCH
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
SUBJECT: REPLACEMENT OF ETA-BASED MOS GUIDANCE WITH NAM-BASED
MOS GUIDANCE: EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 9 2008
REFER TO: PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT PERIOD RELEASED
JULY 21 2008.
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY DECEMBER 9 2008 WITH THE 1200 UNIVERSAL
COORDINATED TIME /UTC/ CYCLE RUN...THE NWS WILL REPLACE THE
MODEL OUTPUT STATISTICS /MOS/ GUIDANCE BASED ON THE ETA MODEL
WITH MOS GUIDANCE BASED ON THE NORTH AMERICAN MESOSCALE /NAM/ MODEL.
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