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113 NOUS42 KWNO 301256 ADMNFD SPECIAL NCEP DISCUSSION CENTRAL OPERATIONS/NCEP/NWS/WASHINGTON DC 1130 UTC THURSDAY NOV 30 2000 301130Z...STILL AWAITING REPAIR OF OSO CABLE CUT AFFECTING VERIZON COMMS AND PHONE LINES...NO IDEA YET HOW LONG THIS MAY TAKE BUT 12Z NCEP MODELS MAY WELL BE AFFECTED. HPC 3 HOURLY N.AM. SFC CHARTS WILL NOT BE AVBL NOR WILL MPC GRAPHICS BE AVBL VIA RADIOFAX OR AWIPS UNTIL THIS PROBLEM IS FIXED...MPC TEXT PRODUCTS ARE AVBL AND MPC GRAPHICS AVBL VIA INTERNET. THE FOLLOWING GLOBAL DATA SHORTAGES WERE OBSERVED FOR 00Z/06Z NCEP MODELS... UPA RAOBS 85 PER CENT OF NORMAL BUT NO CANADIAN UPA DATA SFC SYNOPTIC 60 PER CENT BUT NO CANADIAN DATA SFC METAR 85 PER CENT BUT NO CANADIAN DATA SHIPS AND DRIFTING BUOYS 90 PER CENT MOORED BUOYS 30 PER CENT NO GOES SOUNDINGS AND CLOUD MOTION WINDS NO ACARS DATA AIREPS 50 PER CENT ALL OTHER DATA SOURCES INCL. PROFILER..NEXRAD VAD WINDS..AMDAR/ ASDAR..NOAA POLAR ORBITER..JAPANESE GMS..AND EUROPEAN METEOSAT DATA..AND SCATTEROMETER DATA HAVE NORMAL DATA COVERAGE. WILL KEEP YOU POSTED. BUREK/SDM/NCO/NCEP NNNN ---------- End Forwarded Message ----------
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