20010214: NCEP changes today-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS72 KNCF (fwd)

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• Subject: 20010214: NCEP changes today-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS72 KNCF (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 06:59:24 -0700

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NOUS72 KNCF 140711
ADMNCF
THIS MESAGE TAKEN FROM NOUS42 KWNO. FURTHER UPDATES IF
NEEDED WILL ALSO BE SENT IN THE NOUS42 KWNO BULLETIN.
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     SPECIAL NCEP DISCUSSION
     CENTRAL OPERATIONS/NCEP/NWS/WASHINGTON DC
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PLEASE NOTE.
ON WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 14 2001.  THE IBM ASP WILL BE TAKEN OUT OF
SERVICE BETWEEN 1730-2000Z OR AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE 12Z MODEL
CYCLE.  DURING THE OUTAGE NCEP WILL BE DISSEMINATING THE 17-20Z RUC2
ANC RSAS MODELS AS WELL AS THE RADAR VIA NCEP BACKUP PROCESSING.
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NCEP WILL ALSO USE THIS OUTAGE TO RE-TEST THE ETA MODEL BACKUP
PROCESSING USING THE AFWA MM5 18Z ETA MODEL.  FOR THIS TEST NCEP WILL
ONLY DISSEMINATE BACKUP ETA GRIDS FOR 00HR TO 12HR FORECASTS FOR
AWIPS/NAWIPS AND FOS VIA NOAAPORT.
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AS SOON AS THE IBM ASP IS RETURNED TO SERVICE NCEP WILL RUN AND
DISSEMINATE THE ENTIRE NCEP ETA MODEL THROUGH 48HRS.  THIS OUTAGE
WILL CAUSE THE NCEP ETA TO BE DELIVERED APPROXIMATELY 60 TO 90
MINUTES LATER THAN USUAL.
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A WEB PAGE CONTAINING THE INFORMATION ON PRODUCT DELIVERY TIMES CAN
BE VIEWED AT:
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     http://www.ncep.noaa.gov/NCO/PMB/ncep_backup_20010214.html
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     PLEASE NOTE ALL LOWER CASE EXCEPT FOR THE NCO/PMB


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