FROM: John H. Ward
Chief, Production Management Branch
1. The resolution increase of the Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) from 20 to 13 km has
been scheduled for Tuesday, 28 June. There will be no change in format or
content
of forecast model output. At some point in the future, 13 km output will become
available.
2. In mid-July, the resolution of the Global ensembles will increase from T62
to
T126 for forecast hours 180 to 384. There will be no change in product format
or
content.
3. In late June, Short Range Ensemble products for Alaska and Hawaii will be
made
available.
4. On Tuesday, 28 June all MRF products will be removed from the NCEP and TOC
ftp
servers.
5. The Snow system was returned to service on Monday, 16 May, three weeks
ahead of
schedule. For the week, some additional tuning may be required, which may
result in
short interruptions in availability.
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