040123 NCEP update- (fwd)

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• Subject: 040123 NCEP update- (fwd)
• From: John Ward <wd22jw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Friday, January 23, 2004 2:53 PM -0500

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SUBJECT:          Changes to the NWS Production Suite



    NCEP will perform a quarterly backup exercise on Thursday, 26
February during the 12 UTC model cycle (1200-1800 UTC).  If weather
conditions preclude performing this exercise it will be rescheduled
for the 12 UTC model cycle on Thursday, 4 March.  During this test
no operational products will be available from the Central Computer
System (CCS).  NGM and GFS MOS will be transmitted at the conclusion
of the test.  Backup products will be made available on the TOC FTP
server in place of the NCEP products.  Further information on the
type of products available from the backup processing and their
approximate delivery times can be found at the following web site:

    http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/ncepbk/ncep_backup.html

    In February additional ensemble products will become available
on the Telecommunication Operations Center's (TOC) FTP server.
Details on file size and content for this series of changes can be
found at:

http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/changes/Ncep_dataflow_changes.html

   Currently, on both the NCEP and TOC FTP servers, over 50% of the
gridded NCEP model data sets are not being accessed.  In June 2004,
unused model data will be removed from both the TOC & NCEP FTP
servers.  During January and February file access on both FTP
servers will be reviewed.  A list of unused files, to be removed
will be posted on the TOC and NCEP WEB sites by 1 April.  Files will
only be included on this list if they are unused on both servers.  A
minimum of 60 days will be provided for user comments.  In Early
June all files deemed unnecessary will be removed.  This process
will provide the server resources to host higher temporal and
spatial resolution data not currently available.  Further details
will be provided as they become available.

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