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683 NOUS42 KWNO 090952 ADMNFD SPECIAL NCEP DISCUSSION CENTRAL OPERATIONS/NCEP/NWS/WASHINGTON DC 0940 UTC WED JAN 09 2002 090940Z...JUST A REMINDER THAT NCEP MODEL PRODUCTION WILL BE SWITCHING TO THE IBM BSP COMPUTER FOR THE 09/12Z CYCLE FOR A SCHEDULED SOFTWARE UPGRADE TO THE ASP MACHINE. NCEP OPERATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ON THE BSP UNTIL THEY ARE SWITCHED BACK TO THE ASP FOR THE 12Z CYCLE TUE JAN. 15. ALSO...AWC IN KANSAS CITY IS STILL PREPARING FOR A PLANNED 2HR POWER OUTAGE FROM 1100Z TO 1300Z. DURING THIS TIME THE AIR FORCE WX AGENCY AFWA WILL ASSUME FCST AND WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR SIGMETS AND AIRMETS...CONVECTIVE SIGMETS WILL NOT BE ISSUED...TPC WILL ASSUME FCST AND WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE NEW YORK..SAN JUAN..MIAMI.. AND HOUSTON OCEANIC AND GULF OF MEXICO FIRS...HNL WFO WILL ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR OAK OCEANIC FIRS...THERE WILL BE NO FLIGHT FOLDER DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED...AND AWC INTERNET HOME PAGE AND ADDS SERVICE WILL BE N/A. HIGH LVL SIG WX CHART PRODUCTION IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE IMPACTED HOWEVER. DNV DANVILLE IL SURFACE OBSERVATIONS CONTINUE TO APPEAR AS DEGREES C. RATHER THAN DEGREES F AND THE WIND DIRECTION ALSO APPEARS TO BE BAD. SFC DATA FOR DNV IS BEING DELETED AUTOMATICALLY UNTIL THIS PROBLEM IS CORRECTED AND SHOULD NOT CONTAMINATE THE NCEP MODELS. 06Z AVN RUN IS NOW FINISHING UP ON TIME. BUREK/SDM/NCO/NCEP NNNN ---------- End Forwarded Message ----------
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