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519 NOUS42 KWNO 101353 ADMNFD SPECIAL NCEP DISCUSSION CENTRAL OPERATIONS/NCEP/NWS/WASHINGTON DC 1330 UTC WED OCT 10 2001 101330Z...12Z NCEP PRODUCTION BACKUP TEST IS UNDERWAY. AIR FORCE AFWA MM5 MODEL WILL REPLACE THE ETA...NAVY NOGAPS WILL REPLACE AVN... AND FSL BACKUP RUC REPLACES THE NCEP VERSION. EXPECT ONLY MINIMAL DELAYS IN POSTING MM5 FCST OUTPUT BUT SOME NOGAPS OUTPUT MAY BE UP TO 2HRS OR MORE LATE. UNFORTUNATELY THE 12Z HOURLY RADAR WAS LOST DURING THE SWITCH BUT THE 13Z BACKUP RADAR HAS ALREADY POSTED TO AWIPS AND THE 12Z BACKUP FSL RUC IS ALSO NOW POSTING TO AWIPS. 12Z NGM AND NGM MOS FCST DATA WILL BE SENT AFTER THE 12Z NOGAPS FINISHES. NCEP PRODUCTION WILL SWITCH BACK TO THE IBM FOR THE 18Z MODEL CYCLE. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CONCERNING THE NCEP OPERATIONAL PRODUCTION BACKUP TEST CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: http://www.ncep.noaa.gov/NCO/PMB/docs/ncep_backup.html BUREK/SDM/NCO/NCEP NNNN ---------- End Forwarded Message ----------
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