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NOVember/december 2007 ISSUE
Dear Reader,
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Regional Basic Synoptic and Climatological Networks (RBSN and RBCN)
Changes to the Regional Basic Synoptic Network (RBSN) in Region VI- Europe
Greenland: 04207 Hall Land (Surface) - deleted
WMO No. 9 - Volume A- Observing Stations
WMO No. 9 - Volume C1 - Catalogue of Meteorological Bulletins
New ECMWF EPS Probability products on the GTS
ECMWF is extending its range of GTS products by adding probability products produced by our Ensemble Prediction System (EPS). These new products are encoded in FM 92 - GRIB Edition 2 at 2.5 degree lat/lon resolution. The forecasts run twice a day and the forecast basetime is 00 and 12 UTC.
The products will be inserted to the GTS via Offenbach and Exeter.Changes to the ECMWF Seasonal Forecast products on the GTS:
ECMWF plans some changes to the FM 92 - GRIB Edition 2 coding of its Seasonal Forecast products on the GTS on 1 February 2008. A description of these products with a complete list of GTS bulletin headers can be found at: http://www.ecmwf.int/products/additional/gts_headers_seasonal.html .
Comparing bulletins included in: Volume C1, routeing catalogues of MTN centres and the bulletins received during the October 2007 SMM exercise
Comparison of bulletins transmitted during an SMM exercise with RTH routeing catalogues and Volume C1
Comparison of bulletins in Volume C1 with bulletins transmitted during an SMM exercise and RTH Routeing Catalogues
Total number of bulletins in RTH Routeing Catalogues, transmitted during an SMM exercise and in Volume C1
Comparison in content (iiiii) of bulletins (TTAAii CCCC) - Comparing RBSN/RBCN stations included in bulletins received during the SMM exercise and compiled in bulletins in Volume C
MTN centres are invited to review the comparisons and amend Volume C1 and their routeing catalogues accordingly.
WMO No. 9 - Volume D - Information for shipping
Notification from New Zealand
Changes in the coverage of METAREA XIV. Effective immediately, New Zealand MetService has extended this coverage polewards to the Antarctic ice edge. The extended coverage consists of high seas forecasts and warnings for a new high seas area, Southern, which extends from 55 South to the Antarctic ice edge and from 160 East to 120 West.
Changes in HF broadcast schedule, showing the extent of coverage of METAREA XIV.
Automatic Marine Stations
Marine Automatic Weather Station (MAWS) network
Information
on marine stations monitored by JCOMMOPS: (buoys,
profiling floats, ships of opportunity)
European
Group on Ocean Stations (EGOS)
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