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-> John Ward <wd22jw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
June 21,2002
FROM: John H. Ward
Chief, Production Management Branch
SUBJECT: Changes to the NWS Production Suite
The transition to the next NCEP Central Computer System will
begin in July, when IBM provides access to a small, single node
test system. Production Management Branch (PMB) will move all
operational codes and scripts to the test system and perform an
initial recompile and test of the operational codes. Individual
programmers will only be contacted if problems are encountered
during these initial tests. Production codes will not be frozen
during July. In October half of the CCS will be installed in the
IBM Gaithersburg facility. At that time all operational codes
will be frozen while PMB establishes parallel operations on the
CCS. The moratorium on changes to the production suite can be
expected to extend at least through the normal holiday moratorium
period. Users should have their JIF's submitted to PMB by the
first part of September if they want them implemented before the
moratorium begins. More details on the transition and moratorium
will be provided as they become available.
An increase in the resolution of the Global Forecast System
(GFS) from T170 to T254 is tentatively scheduled for early
September 2002. Details of the upcoming change can be found at:
http://sgi62.ncep.noaa.gov:8080/tpb97/TPB02/html/v1.html
The GFS is currently undergoing integration testing.
Additional information on the implementation will be provided as
it becomes available.
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