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NOUS42 KWNO 011514
ADMNFD
SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS CAMP SPRINGS MD
1010 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008
THE 12Z NCEP PRODUCTION CYCLE IS ON TIME.
RAOBS...
CDB/70316 - 10159
BUF/72528 - 10142
MZL/76654 - 10159
HYY/76692 - 10159
YZT/71109 - IN FOR GFS
A GOES EAST RAPID SCAN WILL RUN FROM 1/1426Z -
2/0026Z TO HELP METWATCH THE SYNOPTIC SITUATION ALONG THE
EAST COAST.
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HAS REQUESTED A REGIONAL
CRITICAL WEATHER DAY...CWD...TO BE DECLARED FOR ARIZONA AND
NEW MEXICO. THE CWD WILL EXTEND FROM 1/1700Z TO 4/0500Z.
NCEP/NWSTG AND THE NCF ARE ALSO PARTICIPATING IN THIS CWD
TO ENSURE A RELIABLE FLOW OF WEATHER DATA. ALL SCHEDULED
SOFTWARE/HARDWARE/NETWORK CHANGES FOR THE IMPACTED OFFICES
WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE CWD HAS ENDED. ANY EMERGENCY
CHANGES WILL BE EVALUATED AND APPROVED BY THE LOCAL/REGIONAL
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. NWS OFFICES SHOULD CONTACT THEIR
REGIONAL OFFICES FOR FURTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CWD.
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KNEAS/SDM/NCO/NCEP
ALL NCEP MODEL GRIB1 PRODUCTS ARE IN THE PROCESS
OF BEING REMOVED FROM THE NCEP AND NWSTG PUBLIC
FTP AND HTTP SERVERS.
ALL USERS OF GRIB DATA ON THESE SERVERS SHOULD
HAVE TRANSITIONED TO GRIB2 PRODUCTS.