July 31, 2009
MEMORANDUM FOR: Distribution E
FROM: Allan Darling
Deputy Director, NCEP Central Operations (NCO)
SUBJECT: Scheduled Operational Changes and Upgrades
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---- OPERATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ----
1. The transition to the IBM Power6 system has begun. We are currently
in a moratorium for CCS changes through approximately 18 August 2009.
As usual, changes to resolve operational problems will be accepted
throughout the moratorium.
2. Upcoming major changes to NCEP's production suite and details on any
product or timing changes associated with upcoming implementations can
be viewed at the following website:
http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/changes/
Test data for each of these proposed changes should be available six
weeks prior to implementation. Anyone wishing to receive formal notice
of the final pre-implementation testing and the opportunity to provide
feedback on the proposed changes can subscribe to the Model Evaluation
mailing list via:
https://lstsrv.ncep.noaa.gov/mailman/listinfo/ncep.list.modelevalinfo