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SPECIAL NCEP DISCUSSION
CENTRAL OPERATIONS/NCEP/NWS/WASHINGTON DC
1440 UTC MON JUNE 26 2000
261440Z...NETWORK PROBLEM...
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN OSO GATEWAY AND THE IBM HAS BEEN LOST.
THAT MEANS NEW DATA ARE NOT REACHING THE IBM. THE PROBLEM HAS
BEEN DIAGNOSED AS A BELL ATLANTIC /TELCO/ LINE OUTAGE BETWEEN
SILVER SPRING AND BOWIE. TELCO TECHINICIANS ARE WORKING ON ITS
RESTORATION AND STILL NO REPORT AS TO WHEN CONNECTION WILL BE
RESTORED. THEREFORE THE 12Z NCEP MODEL PRODUCTION IS EXPECTED
TO START AT LEAST TWO HOURS LATE.
WE ARE SWITCHING TO FSL RUC2 BACKUP BEGINNING WITH 14Z AND
CONTINUING AS LONG AS NEEDED.
THE 12Z SFC ANALYSES WILL BE LATE AND THE 12Z AND 13Z SFC RUCS
WILL BE NOT BE AVAILABLE.
WE REGRET THE INCONVENIENCE THIS IS SURE TO CAUSE.
STOUDT/SDM/NCO/NCEP
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