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.
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