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Severe Thunderstorms in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest; Critical Fire Weather in the West; Dangerous Heat in the Central and Eastern U.S.

Severe thunderstorms are likely today across the northern Plains and into the upper Mississippi Valley. Gusty winds and dry conditions will result in widespread critical fire weather through Saturday across parts of the Four Corners region and the Great Basin. A significant and dangerous heat wave will expand from the Central U.S. into the Eastern U.S this weekend through much of next week. 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)
03/26/25 text file Excel File
Approved Modifications


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