970307: Potential loss of NCEP products-NOUS (fwd)

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• Subject: 970307: Potential loss of NCEP products-NOUS (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 7 Mar 1997 14:07:23 -0700 (MST)

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NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION MESSAGE /NTIM/ 97-12
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1130 AM EST FRI MAR 7 1997
 
TO:       FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
          WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
     
FROM:     DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF...CUSTOMER SERVICE
    
SUBJECT:  THE POTENTIAL TEMPORARY LOSS OF NATIONAL CENTERS FOR
          ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION /NCEP/ PRODUCTS...BEGINNING
          MARCH 10 1997
     
     AS PER A PREVIOUS 90-DAY NOTIFICATION TO OUR CUSTOMERS
REGARDING THE POTENTIAL TEMPORARY LOSS OF PRODUCTS FROM THE
NCEP...NCEP WILL BEGIN THE ORDERLY SHUTDOWN OF THE HITACHI DATA
SYSTEM /HDS/ COMPUTER AT 8:00 A.M. EST ON MARCH 10 1997.  IT IS
ANTICIPATED THAT THE TERMINATION OF NCEP PRODUCTION ON THE HDS
WILL REQUIRE SEVEN DAYS. 
 
     THE COMPLETE LIST OF PRODUCTS THAT MAY TEMPORARILY BE
UNAVAILABLE AS A RESULT OF THE HDS SHUTDOWN IS ON THE FOLLOWING
NCEP URL WEBSITE ADDRESS.  THIS LIST WILL BE UPDATED IF CHANGES
ARE MADE.
 
     HTTP://WWW.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/FOS/     /ALL CAPS WILL WORK/
           
     IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE ABOVE URL ADDRESS...YOU CAN
GET A FAX COPY...E-MAIL MESSAGE...OR REGULAR MAILING OF THE LIST
BY CALLING 301-763-8000... EXTENSION 7361.  FROM 8:00 A.M. - 5:00
P.M. EST...THIS LINE WILL BE ANSWERED DIRECTLY.  AFTER 5:00 P.M.
THIS LINE WILL GO TO VOICE MAIL AFTER NINE RINGS.  THE BACKUP
CONTACT NUMBER IS 301-713-0090...EXTENSION 117 OR 121.
 
     NCEP WILL RETURN THE PRODUCTS ON THE LIST TO PRODUCTION AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE.  PLEASE REFER TO THE LIST BEFORE INQUIRING
ABOUT MISSING OR INCOMPLETE PRODUCTS.  
 
     FOR MISSING OR INCOMPLETE PRODUCTS NOT CONTAINED ON THE
LIST...CALL 301-763-8000...EXTENSION 7361.  AS NOTED ABOVE...THE
LINE WILL BE ANSWERED DIRECTLY FROM 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST. 
AFTER 5:00 P.M. THIS LINE WILL GO TO VOICE MAIL AFTER NINE RINGS.
 
     WHILE THERE ARE OVER 23000 PRODUCTS ON THE FOS...LESS THAN
200 ARE AFFECTED.  WE WILL CONTINUE WORKING DILIGENTLY TO RESTORE
THESE REMAINING PRODUCTS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. 
 
END