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    • Web Service for NOAA NWS NDFD Gridded Forecasts of Surface Wind Speed (knots) (Time Offsets)

    Metadata Updated: October 6, 2023

    This nowCOAST™ time-offsets map service provides maps depicting the NWS surface wind speed forecasts from the National Digital Forecast Database (NDFD) at 6-hr increments out to 3 days (NDFD has forecasts out to 7 days which are available via the nowCOAST™ time enabled map service for NDFD elements). Each forecast is valid for the specified forecast projection hour with respect to the latest update cycle time. The forecast is valid at 10 m (33 feet) above ground level. The wind speeds are in units of knots (1 knot = 1.15 miles per hour). The wind speed forecast is indicated on the map by different colors for 5-knot increments up to 60 knots (69 mph) and then at 10-knot increments up to 100 knots (115 mph). The forecasts are updated in the nowCOAST™ map service four times per day. For more detailed information about layer update frequency and timing, please reference the nowCOAST™ Dataset Update Schedule.

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    Metadata Date January 13, 2022
    Metadata Created Date October 6, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date October 6, 2023
    Reference Date(s) March 5, 2004 (creation)
    Frequency Of Update

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NESDIS/NCEI/GIS

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Service
    Metadata Date January 13, 2022
    Metadata Created Date October 6, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date October 6, 2023
    Reference Date(s) March 5, 2004 (creation)
    Responsible Party Unknown
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.ncei:Winds_Forecast
    Access Constraints
    Bbox East Long 179.99
    Bbox North Lat 75.46
    Bbox South Lat 12.34
    Bbox West Long -179.99
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update
    Graphic Preview Description NOAA logo
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    Graphic Preview Type SVG
    Harvest Object Id faba444f-bc9d-4ae3-ad8e-d0420db956a6
    Harvest Source Id 1451ffde-a127-4b4e-8fa1-a615a74536ba
    Harvest Source Title NESDIS/NCEI/GIS
    Licence
    Lineage
    Metadata Language
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-179.99, 12.34], [179.99, 12.34], [179.99, 75.46], [-179.99, 75.46], [-179.99, 12.34]]]}
    Progress
    Spatial Data Service Type ArcGIS Map Service
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True

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