[nws-changes] [20071023: Power Work Scheduled-Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS72 KNCF]

[Linda Miller]

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NOUS72 KNCF 231707
ADMNCF
PLEASE PASS TO THE MIC/HIC, SOO, ESA, ITO AND AWIPS FOCAL POINT: 
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DUE TO POWER WORK SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE THIS 
WEEKEND AT NOAA HEADQUARTERS IN SILVER SPRING, MD;  
NCF OPERATIONS WILL  BE SWITCHED FROM THE PRIMARY 
AWIPS NCF (ANCF) IN SILVER SPRING, MD TO THE BACKUP
NCF (BNCF) AT FAIRMONT, WV.   THE SWITCH IS SCHEDULED FOR 
THURSDAY, 25 OCTOBER AT 1515 UTC.  OPERATIONS WILL BE SWITCHED 
BACK TO THE PRIMARY NCF ON MONDAY, 29 OCTOBER AT 1315 UTC.  
THE SWITCH WILL NOT BE DONE ON A CRITICAL WEATHER DAY, OR 
IF THERE ARE OTHER SIGNIFICANT OPERATIONAL ISSUES WARRANTING POSTPONEMENT.  
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ALL ANCF MESSAGE DISTRIBUTION WILL BE REPOINTED TO THE BNCF. 
THE SWITCH TO THE BNCF WILL BEGIN AT 1515 UTC AND WILL TAKE 
ABOUT 20 MINUTES.  DATA WILL QUEUE WHILE THE SWITCH IS IN 
PROGRESS AND WILL BE SENT ONCE THE SWITCH IS COMPLETE.  THIS 
WILL AFFECT DATA ORIGINATING AT NWS FIELD OFFICES AND NATIONAL 
CENTERS ON THE AWIPS NETWORK INCLUDING RADAR DATA. 
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REPOINTING OF OPERATIONS BACK TO THE ANCF WILL ALSO TAKE 
ABOUT 20 MINUTES DURING WHICH DATA WILL BE QUEUED.  
QUEUED DATA WILL BE SENT WHEN THE REPOINTING IS COMPLETE. 
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NCF