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WWW Operational Newsletter - 2013

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CODES

Adoption of amendments to the Manual on Codes (WMO No. 306) between CBS sessions

In accordance with the Procedure for the Adoption of Amendments to the Manual on Codes between CBS sessions, and as concurred by the president of CBS, the WMO Circular letter No. OBS/WIS/DRMM/DRC (PR-6688) (English, French, Russian, Spanish, Arabic) dated 25 February 2013, including draft amendments to the Manual on Codes, was dispatched to all WMO Members for comments.

The WMO Secretariat received replies approving the draft amendments in the Circular letter by 24 April 2013. The amendments are therefore approved in accordance with the Procedure

The president of CBS agreed to notify all WMO Members and members of EC of the approval of the amendments by the WWW Operational Newsletter. The implementation date of amendments is on 14 November 2013.

Published: 13 May 2013

Volume D - Information for Shipping

Notification from the Hellenic National Met. Service

To amend Volume D as follows (amendments):

Chapter 1 - Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)
Chapter 2 - Satellite - INMARSAT-C
Chapter 3 - Radio-Facsimile Broadcasts
Chapter 4 - Broadcasts by Radiotelegraphy and Radiotelephony

To view Volume D

Published: 03 May 2013

Volume D - Information for Shipping

Chapter 6 - Focal Point Contact Information for Port Meteorological Offices

Amendments (in country alphabetical order):

January

February

March

April

Australia	13 March 2013
Brazil	2 April 2013
Canada	28 March 2013
Chile	1 March 2013
Croatia	11 April 2013
EUMETNET	19 February 2013
France	27 February 2013
Gambia	2 April 2013
Germany	25 February 2013
Greece	1 March 2013
Hong Kong, China	14 March 2013
India	27 February 2013
Indonesia	3 April 2013
Ireland	29 January 2013
Japan	5 March 2013
Malaysia	5 March 2013
Netherlands	29 January 2013
New Zealand	2 April 2013
Republic of Korea	2 April 2013
Romania	4 April 2013
Russian Federation	2 April 2013
Singapore	27 February 2013
Saudi Arabia	23 April 2013
South Africa	11 March 2013
Sweden	6 March 2013
Thailand	8 February 2013
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	29 January 2013

To view Volume D

Published: 03 May 2013

CODES

Adoption of amendments to the Manual on Codes (WMO No. 306) by fast-track procedure

In accordance with the fast-track procedure for adoption of amendments to the Manual on Codes, the Secretariat sent an email to the focal points for codes and data presentation matters for comments on 12 February 2013.

No disagreements were received from the focal points and the amendments were approved by the president of CBS on behalf of the Executive Council (EC) for implementation on 8 May 2013.

The amendments are available in English, French, Russian and Spanish.

Published: 23 April 2013

WMO to explore IPv6 for usage in the GTS

The new version 6 of the Internet Protocol (IPv6) an its applications for meteorological data will be explored by the WMO Expert Team on Communication Techniques and Structure.

The five year WMO IPv6 initiative has as objective "to enable the usage of IPv6 for WIS/GTS related exchanges". The main focus of the initiative will be to assess the current situation with respect to IPv6 as used by WMO Members, to conduct a pilot project to exchange meteorological data using IPv6, to update the WMO Regulatory Material, as well as to develop a capacity develpoment strategy for IPv6.

In 2013, the main focus will be to assess WMO Members awareness of IPv6 and to conduct the pilot project. An online questionnaire has been circulated for the assessment, which is available at:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WMOIPV6

The pilot project is implemented by volunteer sites. WMO Members interested in participating can contact the WIS Team (wis-help@wmo.int) at the WMO Secretariat.

The internet protocol is the basis of most of the data exchange in the GTS. Since the address space of IPv4 is rapidly becoming depleted, a migration to IPv6, with its increased address space, will become necessary at some point in the future. The WMO IPv6 initiative makes sure that WMO is prepared for an eventual activation, and that the advantages of using IPv6 are available to all WMO Members.

Published: 27 February 2013

METEOSAT switch over

EUMETSAT announces that the Meteosat 0 degree service will switch from Meteosat-9 to Meteosat-10 on 21 January 2013. For full details on the satellite relocations and the service swaps planned for this transition, please see: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/Satellites/SP_2012113011418367?l=en

If you have any questions, please contact the EUMETSAT User Service Helpdesk at ops@eumetsat.int.

Published: 22 January 2013

Volume A - Observing Stations

METNO archive
Flatfile of data on observing stations
Published: Every Thursday

Volume C1 - Catalogue of Meteorological Bulletins

METNO archive
Flatfile of catalogue of meteorological bulletins
Published: Every Tuesday

Buoy Data

Australia - Published: Monthly
Canada - Published: Monthly
Ireland - Published: Monthly
New Zealand - Published: Monthly
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - Published: Hourly
United States of America - Published: Weekly
EUMETNET Surface Marine Programme- Published: Monthly