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NOUS42 KWNO 061033
ADMNFD
SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS CAMP SPRINGS MD
530 AM EST WED FEB 06 2008
A GOES EAST RSO WAS APPROVED FOR WFO CHS FOR SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS...STARTING TIME WILL BE 1126Z TO 02/07/0026Z..
CRITICAL WEATHER DAY. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS
REQUESTED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A REGIONAL CRITICAL WEATHER
DAY...CWD. THE CWD WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 6/1200Z.
NCEP/NWSTG AND THE NCF ARE ALSO INCLUDED 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. 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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SHRUELL/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.