In the month of April NCEP Central Operations (NCO) delivered an updated version of the AWIPS II National Center Perspective (NCP) and an initial version of NSHARP to both the NWS Office of Science and Technology and Raytheon Technical Services, reports NCO Chief of Systems Integration Michelle Mainelli.
"The NCP will be baselined in the primary AWIPS II software in May and released to test sites across the NWS by late May or early June," says Mainelli. "This version of the software will be the first release to include the full NAWIPS migrated code and functionality."
NCO and Raytheon Technical Services conducted initial tests of the automated data flow to NCO's AWIPS II test bed in April. Currently, radar mosaics, satellite data, and the NAM model in GRIB2 are routinely sent to the system. Significant additional testing of the system's functionality and performance is planned for the near future.
Lastly, Mainelli adds, "NCO formally kicked off the first AWIPS II NCEP-specific training module. We conducted two webinars in the month of April with NCEP personnel to present an overview of NAWIPS Integration with the AWIPS II System."
