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SPECIAL NCEP DISCUSSION
CENTRAL OPERATIONS/NCEP/NWS/WASHINGTON DC
1700 UTC WED JUL 10 2002
101700Z..THE NCEP 12Z PRODUCTION CYCLE UPDATE..
THE 12Z ETA..NGM AND AVN ARE DONE..HOWEVER THEIR IS
SOME TYPE OF PROBLEM AT NCF CAUSING DELAYS IS POSTING
OF A COMPLETE SET OF 12Z ETA AND 12Z AVN PRODUCTS TO
AWIPS SITES..WE HAVE CHECKED OUR END AND TOC/GATEWAY
HAVE A COMPLETE SET OF MODEL PRODUCTS..IF AWIPS USERS
ARE STILL NOT GETTING A COMPLETE SET OF MODEL PRODUCTS..
PLEASE CONTACT NCF FOR ASSISTANCE..TKS..
FYI..THE NWS AVIATION WEATHER CENTER..AWC..AND
USAF AIR FORCE WEATHER AGENCY..AFWA..WILL CONDUCT A SERVICE
BACKUP TEST TODAY. THE TEST WILL RUN FROM 10/2000Z TILL
11/0400Z. DURING THE TEST AFWA WILL ISSUE AIRMETS..SIGMETS..
AND CONVECTIVE SIGMETS BULLETINS NORMALLY ISSUED BY AWC.
HOWEVER..THE AFWA ISSUED CONVECTIVE SIGMETS WILL NOT TAKE THE
FORM OF THE AWC HOURLY CONVECTIVE SIGMETS...INSTEAD AFWA WILL
ISSUE THUNDERSTORM SIGMETS WHICH COVER A 4 HOUR PERIOD.
AWC WILL ISSUE AREA FORECASTS (FA) DURING THE TEST PERIOD.
SMITH/SDM/NCO/NCEP
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-Jeff
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