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NOUS42 KWNO 031723
ADMNFD
SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS CAMP SPRINGS MD
1721Z MON JAN 03 2011
TO USERS OF THE REAL-TIME OCEAN FORECAST SYSTEM (RTOFS) -
ATLANTIC:
THE NUMERICAL INSTABILITY THAT CAUSED THE DEC. 24 FAILURE OF THE
RTOFS-ATLANTIC FORECAST HAS PASSED. WE ARE CHANGING THE
BAROCLINIC TIME STEP BACK FROM 60 SECONDS TO 80 SECONDS, SO OUTPUT
FROM THE RTOFS-ATLANTIC WILL AGAIN BE AVAILABLE AT THE PRE-DEC. 24
DELIVERY TIME. A PERMANENT FIX FOR THE INSTABILITY PROBLEM IS
EXPECTED SOME TIME THIS
MONTH.
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