Subject: Administrative: New AWIPS Product - Blended Rain Rate This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------090909020100020706060207 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *Topic:* Replacement of Single Microwave Sensor Rainfall Rate Products with the Blended Rain Rate (bRR) Products on AWIPS/NOAAPort *Date/Time**Issued:*July 17, 2012 21:40 UTC *Product(s) or Data Impacted:*AWIPS AMSU Rainfall Rate and SSM/I Rainfall Rate Products *Date/Time of Operational Implementation**:* July 19, 2012, J/day 201 @ 1600 UTC ** *Date/Time of Expected End:*N/A *Length of Outage:*N/A *Details/Specifics of Change:*On July 19, 2012, at 1600 UTC, NESDIS will replace the AMSU Rainfall Rate and SSM/I Rainfall Rate products (two products) currently on AWIPS with the new, higher quality, Blended RR (bRR) products. The specifications of the new products follow. Sectors Used for bRR AWIPS Products and Associated WMO Headers (these are the same headers applied to the AMSU Rainfall Rate Products): - Super National -- TITN29 KNES - Alaska National -- TITB29 KNES - Hawaii National -- TITI29 KNES - Puerto Rico National -- TITQ29 KNES Data Volumes: Alaska National - 220781 Bytes Hawaii National - 745445 Bytes Puerto Rico National - 220781 Bytes Super National - 388373 Bytes. *Contact Information for Further Information:* ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880 *Web Site(s) for applicable information:* NA This message was sent to ESPC.Notification@noaa.gov . You have been sent this and other notifications because you have opted in to receive it. If for any reason, you wish to unsubscribe, please contact ESPC Help Desk at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov or (301) 817-3880. Please note: it make take up to two business days to process your unsubscribe request. --------------090909020100020706060207 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Topic: Replacement of Single Microwave Sensor Rainfall Rate Products with the Blended Rain Rate (bRR) Products on AWIPS/NOAAPort

Date/Time Issued: July 17, 2012 21:40 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted: AWIPS AMSU Rainfall Rate and SSM/I Rainfall Rate Products

Date/Time of Operational Implementation: July 19, 2012, J/day 201 @ 1600 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End: N/A

Length of Outage: N/A

Details/Specifics of Change: On July 19, 2012, at 1600 UTC, NESDIS will replace the AMSU Rainfall Rate and SSM/I Rainfall Rate products (two products) currently on AWIPS with the new, higher quality, Blended RR (bRR) products. The specifications of the new products follow.

Sectors Used for bRR AWIPS Products and Associated WMO Headers (these are the same headers applied to the AMSU Rainfall Rate Products):

- Super National -- TITN29 KNES

- Alaska National -- TITB29 KNES

- Hawaii National -- TITI29 KNES

- Puerto Rico National -- TITQ29 KNES

Data Volumes:

Alaska National - 220781 Bytes

Hawaii National - 745445 Bytes

Puerto Rico National - 220781 Bytes

Super National - 388373 Bytes.

Contact Information for Further Information: ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880

Web Site(s) for applicable information: NA

This message was sent to ESPC.Notification@noaa.gov <mailto:ESPC.Notification@noaa.gov>. You have been sent this and other notifications because you have opted in to receive it. If for any reason, you wish to unsubscribe, please contact ESPC Help Desk at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov <mailto:ESPCOperations@noaa.gov> or (301) 817-3880. Please note: it make take up to two business days to process your unsubscribe request.

--------------090909020100020706060207--