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December 19, 2007
MEMORANDUM FOR: Distribution E
FROM: John H. Ward
Chief, Production Management Branch
SUBJECT: Changes to the NWS Production Suite
Items 1255-1261, the HYSPLIT package, were successfully tested and
implemented at 19Z on Tuesday, 18 December.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *1. The annual December moratorium on changes to the CCS Production Suite began at close of business on next Tuesday, 18 December and will end on Tuesday, 8 January.
2. As of 28 November 2007, no further JIFS should be entered into the current Lotus Notes database. Please hold the submission of new change requests until 8 January 2008. Emergency/CRISIS changes should be entered using the modified Request For Change (RFC) Form located at
http://www2.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/director/cm and emailed to NCEP.LIST.CMO@xxxxxxxx3. The modified Request For Change (RFC) located in the Lotus Notes database is tentatively scheduled for implementation at 12Z on 8 January 2008.
4. All NCEP model derived GRIB1 data currently residing on the NCEP and TOC FTP servers will be removed on 28 January 2008. Equivalent GRIB2 data sets are available on both servers. NOAAPORT data will not be impacted by this change.
NCEP provides software to convert GRIB2 formatted data back into GRIB1. Please use the link below to obtain the software utility to convert formats:
http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/codes/GRIB2/Information regarding product equivalents for GRIB1 and GRIB2 on the NWS FTP TOC servers (tgdata.nws.noaa.gov and tgftp.nws.noaa.gov) and NCEP ftp server (ftp.ncep.noaa.gov) can be found via the link below:
http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/docs/GRIB1_to_GRIB2.shtmlPlease direct all questions concerning the GRIB software codes to NCEP.NCO.GRIB@xxxxxxxx.
5. 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.modelevalinfo6. Maintenance of subscriptions to the JIF memo mailing list can be performed via a new list server at:
https://lstsrv.ncep.noaa.gov/mailman/listinfo/ncep.list.jifmemo * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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