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256 NOUS42 KWNO 021318 ADMNFD SPECIAL NCEP DISCUSSION CENTRAL OPERATIONS/NOAA/NWS/NCEP WASHINGTON DC 1315 UTC WED APR 2 2003 021315Z...THE 12Z ETA RUN STARTED ON TIME...RAOBS.. 12 MEXICAN RAOBS WERE PROCESSED FOR THE ETA... MYNN/78073 - PURGE HGTS/TEMPS 150MBS UP .H/W. NSTU/91765 - 10159 KJP/78397 - PURGE WINDS 980MBS UP .ERRATIC DIR/SPDS. A QUARTERLY SUPER COMPUTER BACK UP TEST WILL BE DONE THIS MORNING FOR THE RUC MODEL...THE 13Z AND 14Z RUC FORECASTS WILL BE FROM THE FORECAST SYSTEM LAB (FSL)...DURING THIS TEST WE WILL MAKE LOOK ALIKE NCEP RUC GRIDS AVAILABLE AT THE NWS FTP SERVER...THESE PRODUCTS WILL BE GENERATED ABOUT 35 MINUTES LATER THAN THE NCEP VERSION...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. WHITMORE/SDM/NCO/NCEP NNNN ---------- End Forwarded Message ----------
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