Subject: Changes to the NWS Production Suite
1. The NWS Telecommunications Operations Center (TOC) is currently under a
moratorium on changes to operational data flow, while they replace their legacy
mainframe system and the Andrews File System (AFS). During the moratorium no new
NCEP model data will be added to TOC FTP server (tgftp.nws.noaa.gov), AWIPS, or
NOAAPORT. Limited resources on the NCEP FTP server (ftpprd.ncep.noaa.gov) will not
permit it to be utilized as an interim source of new data during the moratorium.
Further details on the impact of the moratorium will be provided as they become
available.
2. During the last few weeks problems have been encountered in the delivery of NCEP
model output to the TOC FTP server (tgftp.nws.noaa.gov). Delays in the delivery of
GFS products have improved during the last week. Ensemble products are still
experiencing delays. The ultimate solution to the problem is related to the
activity referenced in item 1 above. TOC and the NCO staff continue to work on an
interim solution, which will not be available until next week at the earliest,
barring the continuance of critical weather due to nearby hurricanes. Operational
staff is aggressively monitoring the situation in an attempt to keep the delays as
short as possible until an interim solution can be implemented.