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371 NOUS42 KWNO 231501 ADMNFD SPECIAL NCEP DISCUSSION CENTRAL OPERATIONS/NCEP/NWS/WASHINGTON DC 1455 UTC TUE JUL 23 2002 231455Z...THE 12Z NCEP PRODUCTION CYCLE IS ON TIME. GOES-8/EAST RAPID SCAN. THE GOES-8 SATELLITE WILL BE OPERATED IN RAPID SCAN MODE FROM 23/1626Z - 24/0026Z TO HELP WITH THE METWATCH FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. NCEP BACKUP TEST...FYI...NCEP WILL BE PERFORMING ITS QUARTERLY BACKUP TEST ON 07/25...FOR THE 12Z CYCLE. NCEP WILL RESUME PRODUCTION FOR THE 18Z CYCLE. IN THE EVENT OF A CRITICAL WEATHER DAY THE TEST WILL BE POSTPONED TO AUG 1. AS USUAL...NCEP APPRECIATES YOUR PATIENCE DURING THESE EXERCISES WHICH ARE NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE CONTINUED FLOW OF MODEL GUIDANCE IN THE EVENT OF AN OUTAGE AT OUR SUPER COMPUTER FACILITY. IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CANCELING THE TEST...WE INVITE YOU TO MAKE THEM KNOWN TO NCEP BEFORE 17Z 07/24. KNEAS/SDM/NCO/NCEP NNNN -Jeff ____________________________ _____________________ Jeff Weber jweber@xxxxxxxx Unidata Support PH:303-497-8676 NWS-COMET Case Study Library FX:303-497-8690 University Corp for Atmospheric Research 3300 Mitchell Ln http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/staff/jweber Boulder,Co 80307-3000 ________________________________________ ______________________
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