Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 16:29:50 -0600
From: "Ed Mahoney" <Ed.Mahoney@noaa.gov>
To: allsoos@comet.ucar.edu
Subject: New Bufkit Release Supports GFS Profiles

All,

1.        To support the GFS forecast profile products made available to
NWS forecasters this week by Hua-Lu Pan at NCEP and Bob Rozumalski at
Comet Branch, I've posted a new version of Bufkit that provides for the
visualization of these profiles out to 180 hours.

        A summary of the new Bufkit functionalities and download
instructions can be found here:

http://www.wdtb.noaa.gov/resources/projects/BUFKIT/bufkit4.html

2.    Additional capabilities in this Bufkit release include:

    -  Dual-display support for the Windows NT, 2000 and XP platforms.

    -  Ability to run under Linux using the WINE emulation package.

    -  Expanded precipiation-type tools that integrate the newest P-Type
techniques presented at WDTB's November Winter Weather Workshop.

3.    Also available is an updated Graphic User Interface to Bob's
Modsnd 2003 package that allows for the forecaster to interactively
generate Eta, RUC and GFS profiles.  You can download this TCK/TK
application that runs in your Modsnd directory here:

http://www.wdtb.noaa.gov/resources/projects/BUFKIT/makekit.html

4.  Finally, if you want to check out examples of GFS forecast profiles
prior to installing Modsnd on your workstation, you can find some at the
main Bufkit Web Page:

http://www.wdtb.noaa.gov/resources/projects/BUFKIT

Just click on "Current Data".



Contact me if you have questions concerning this new Bufkit release.

Ed Mahoney, Chief
Warning Decision Training Branch