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PLEASE PASS TO THE ESA, SOO, AFP, ITO, AND LEAD FORECASTER:
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SUBJECT: EMERGENCY RELEASE OB8.3.2
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ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17 AND 18
BETWEEN 14Z AND 21Z, THE NCF WILL INSTALL THE EMERGENCY
PATCH OB8.3.2 AT ALL OB8.3.1 SITES. THE PATCH ADDRESSES
THREE WARNGEN PROBLEMS DESCRIBED IN DR'S 20343, 20372,
AND 20458.
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THE INSTALLATION OF OB8.3.2 DOES NOT STOP ANY AWIPS
SOFTWARE PROCESSES AND DOES NOT AFFECT OPERATIONS.
HOWEVER, A NEW warnGenWish EXECUTABLE IS INSTALLED
WHICH WILL TAKE EFFECT UPON THE NEXT WARNGEN RESTART
AFTER THE INSTALLATION.
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A FOLLOW-UP ADMIN MESSAGE WILL BE SENT AT THE END OF
EACH INSTALLATION DAY LISTING THE SITES THAT HAVE HAD
THE PATCH INSTALLED.
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OB8.3.2 BETA SITES AND OB9 BETA SITES HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED
THIS PATCH. SITES THAT HAVE NOT YET INSTALLED MAINTENANCE
RELEASE OB8.3.1 WILL HAVE THE OB8.3.2 PATCH INSTALLED
AUTOMATICALLY UPON INSTALLING THAT RELEASE.
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NCF/BB
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