Operational Newsletter February 2004

WORLD WEATHER WATCH
Operational Newsletter

March 2004

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		GLOBAL OBSERVING SYSTEM
		PUBLICATIONS NO. 9: VOLUME A - "OBSERVING STATIONS"
		FEEDBACK for Observing network: Explanatory Note Feedback Form
		Meteosat-8 Global Instability Product Change
		Change in the Meteosat-8 Global Instability Product disseminated via Eumetcast. Several parameters in the BUFR encoded Global Instability Index (GII) Product for Meteosat-8 have been declared as missing. The parameters involved are: K Index KO Index Lifted Index Maximum Buoyancy The change took effect on 18 March 2004 at 10:00 UTC
		AUTOMATIC MARINE STATION
		National Programmes: Australia Canada (we hope to receive an updated report in Mid April) France New Zealand United Kingdom United States of America European Group on Ocean Stations ARGOS monthly status report (due to technical difficulties the current report is unavailable)


		GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM
		VOLUME C1 - CATALOGUE OF METEOROLOGICAL BULLETINS
		The following changes have been received from: RTH Toulouse: LFO13180.txt see METNO MC1304.txt
		WMO No. 386 - MANUAL ON THE GTS
		The Manual on the GTS, Volume I - Global Aspects is now available in PDF format on the WMO FTP server. Volume I is currently up-to-date, and includes CBS-Ext 02 decisions endorsed by EC-LV (2003)
		DATA MANAGEMENT
		The 2003 EUMETNET/EUCOS monitoring report is available on the WMO FTP server. This document is intended to give an overview of the availability and quality of observations within the EUCOS area during 2003
		MARINE METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
		PUBLICATION NO. 9 - VOLUME D - INFORMATION FOR SHIPPING
		Chapter 2 - Meteorological Broadcasts by Radio-Facsimile Tokyo (JMH), Japan - Region II Amendments to Centre - Fleet Weather and Oceanographic Centre (FWOC), Northwood, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - Region VI Chapter 6 - Marine Meteorological Services Available for Main Ports Amend entries for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - Region VI

Acknowledgements The WMO Secretariat would like to express its appreciation to all those who have contributed material to the "Operational Newsletter".

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