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SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS CAMP SPRINGS MD
0520 PM EDT MON MAR 24 2008
A REGIONAL/LOCAL CRITICAL WEATHER DAY WILL BE INITIATED
AT 12Z TOMORROW..TUESDAY MARCH 25..IN SUPPORT OF THE JOHNSON SPACE
CENTER/SMG WITH THE EXPECTED LANDING OF THE SPACE SHUTTLE
ON WEDNESDAY EVENING. CWD WILL BE IN PLACE FROM 12Z TUESDAY
MORNING UNTIL 00Z SATURDAY MARCH 29TH. THE CWD WILL BE
TERMINATED PROMPTLY WHEN THE SPACE SHUTTLE LANDING
TAKES PLACE THIS WEEK.
NCEP.. NWSTG(GATEWAY) AND NCF WILL PARTICIPATE IN THIS
REGIONAL CWD DURING THIS PERIOD. A LOCAL CWD WILL ALSO
INCLUDE NWS SOUTHERN REGIONS OFFICES.. EL PASO..MELBOURNE..
AND WEST REGIONS..LAS VEGAS.. IN SUPPORT OF SPACE SHUTTLE
ACTIVTIES.
THE NAM AND GREAT LAKES MODEL UPGRADES SCHEDULED FOR THIS
WEEK WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT WEEK.
FYI...THE NAM MODEL WILL BE UPGRADED ON MON MAR 31. THE
12Z CYCLE WILL BE THE FIRST RUN IMPACTED BY THE MODEL
CHANGES. SEE THE TIN BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS ON THIS
PLANNED MODEL IMPLEMENTATION. PLEASE USE ALL LOWERCASE
LETTERS FOR THE LINK BELOW.
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIFICATION/TIN07-96AAB_
NAM_CHANGES.TXT
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