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Storm Systems to Impact the Central and Eastern U.S. Through the Weekend

Two storm systems will track through the central and eastern U.S. today through this weekend with areas of gusty winds, rain and heavy snow. Severe thunderstorms and heavy to excessive rainfall is forecast today from the Lower Mississippi River Valley to the Tennessee Valley. Damaging winds, a few tornadoes, and areas of flooding are possible. Read More >

Description Product Baseline

The GTS Internet File Service (GIFS) Product Baseline is the listing of products approved for dissemenation over the internet. The listing is provided in both a Comma Separated Variable (CSV) text format and in Microsoft Excel 97-2003 workbook format to accommodate a variety of uses and platforms. The current and the immediately preceding Product Baselines are provided for review or download.

The GIFS Product Baseline is based on the requirements of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Regional Association IV (RA-IV) Regional Meteorological Telecommunications Network (RMTN), as presented in the WMO Manual on the Global Telecommunication System (GTS), WMO No. 386.

The GIFS Product Baseline is managed by the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) ISCS Program Office. All proposed modifications should be identified through the respective State's Permanent Representatives, or their designees, to the action focal points listed below. Proposed changes which have been properly document on the NWS Request for Change (RC) form and received by the NWS ISCS Program Office for processing, are available for review on the ISCS DRG Web Page.

GIFS Baseline
DATE DATA FILE
(Text or Excel)
03/27/25 text file Excel File
Approved Modifications


 
GeoNetCast Baseline
DATE DATA FILE
(Text or Excel)
03/27/25 text file Excel File
Approved Modifications


 
EMWIN Baseline
DATE DATA FILE
(Text or Excel)
09/26/25 text file Excel File
Approved Modifications


 
Contacts for Baseline Information
RA-IV Action Focal Point
Bernard Werwinski
Acting Chief, Dissemination Systems Branch
iscs.dm@noaa.gov