950810: updated message - NSSFC outage (fwd)

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• Subject: 950810: updated message - NSSFC outage (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 10 Aug 1995 15:38:30 -0600 (MDT)

    The following was prepared by NSSFC and was sent on AFOS, NWSTG
    (including NWS offices in Alaska and Hawaii, the Family of Services,
    FAA, etc.) earlier this aftn.  The AFOS PIL is WSHPNSNMC (WMO header
    NOUS41 KWBC).

    There will be another update during the day tomorrow.

WSHPNSNMC
NOUS41 KWBC 101900

NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION MESSAGE 95-31
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
230 PM EDT THU AUG 10 1995

TO:       NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES
          FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION USERS
          FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
          OTHER USERS OF NWS RADAR DATA

FROM:     JAMES H. HENDERSON    
          DEPUTY DIRECTOR NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS FORECAST CENTER

SUBJECT:  UPDATE OF COMPUTER AND PRODUCT OUTAGES AT NSSFC        

     
NOTE:  THE FOLLOWING CHANGE HAS NO IMPACT TO NWWS USERS.

WE HAVE STABILIZED OUR MAINFRAME COMPUTERS AND ARE NOW ABLE TO
INGEST SATELLITE DATA DIRECTLY FROM OUR ANTENNAS.  WE CAN INGEST
SURFACE  UPPER AIR  RADAR  PROFILER AND PIREP DATA.  SOFTWARE
PROBLEMS CONTINUE THEREFORE WE CANNOT INGEST AND DISPLAY MODEL
DATA.

NO DERIVED FIELDS ARE OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME. FOR EXAMPLE  WE
ARE NOT ABLE TO GENERATE AUTO RADAR OBSERVATIONS.  THE RADAR
SUMMARY CHART IS BEING PRODUCED BUT WITHOUT THE TOPS AND ECHOES
FROM WSR-88D SITES.  FORECASTERS ARE CONTINUING TO USE VDUC
WORKSTATIONS  N-AWIPS  AFOS  ETC. AS THE MAIN RESOURCE IN
EXECUTING THEIR OPERATIONAL PROGRAMS.

WE ARE NOT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT FULLY RESTORING THE SYSTEM TODAY.

IN ADDITION  NO PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE IN RESTORING GENERATION OF
LIGHTNING GRAPHICS FOR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES.  WE
MAY GET TO THAT PROBLEM THIS AFTERNOON  BUT MORE LIKELY THAT WILL
BE SOLVED TOMORROW.

AN UPDATED STATUS MESSAGE WILL BE SENT ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 11TH.

END