20070622: COFS discontinued-[Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

[Linda Miller]

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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 07-43
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
815 AM EDT FRI JUN 22 2007

TO:       FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER 
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS 
          WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS... 
          NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 
          /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS ...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     PAUL HIRSCHBERG
          CHIEF...SCIENCE PLANS BRANCH
          OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY /OST/

SUBJECT:  NCEP COASTAL OCEAN FORECAST SYSTEM /COFS/ DISCONTINUED 
          EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 5 2007

EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 5 2007...BEGINNING WITH THE 1200 
COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ RUN...NCEP WILL DISCONTINUE THE 
COASTAL OCEAN FORECAST SYSTEM /COFS/ MODEL.

THIS CHANGE WAS ORIGINALLY ADVERTISED IN TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION 
NOTICE 07-33 DISSEMINATED ON MAY 7 2007.

THE REAL TIME OCEAN FORECAST SYSTEM /RTOFS/ MODEL WAS UPGRADED ON 
JUNE 5 2007.  THIS MODEL WAS DESIGNED TO REPLACE THE COFS MODEL.

THE RTOFS OUTPUT CAN BE FOUND ON THE NCEP FTP SERVER AT THE 
FOLLOWING LOCATION /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: 

FTP://FTP.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PUB/DATA/NCCF/COM/OFS/PROD/OFS.YYYYMMDD

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT: 

     VERA GERALD 
     NCEP...MARINE MODELING AND ANALYSIS BRANCH  
     CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND  
     PHONE: 301 763 8000 X7213  
     EMAIL: VERA.GERALD at NOAA.GOV

THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE 
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

     HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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