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NOUS42 KWNO 052036
ADMNFD
SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS CAMP SPRINGS MD
435 PM EDT THU JUN 05 2008
NCEP IS CURRENTLY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE 18Z NAM..SUPPORT
IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING....
CRITICAL WEATHER DAY. A REGIONAL CRITICAL WEATHER DAY...
CWD...WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 5/1400Z UNTIL 6/1200Z.
THE FOLLOWING NWS REGIONS ARE IMPACTED BY THIS
CWD...CENTRAL. 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.
GOES-EAST RAPID SCAN. THE GOES-EAST SATELLITE WILL BE
OPERATED IN RSO MODE FROM 5/1526Z - 6/0626Z TO HELP WITH THE
METWATCH OF SEVERE WEATHER OVER THE CENTRAL U.S./UPPER
MIDWEST.
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SHRUELL/SDM/NCO/NCEP