GFS ENS Issues Tonight

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SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0013Z SUN MAY 19 2013

MORE GEFS (GFS ENS) PROBLEMS THIS EVENING... THE 18Z GFS ENS POST
PROCESSING IS AGAIN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS ON THE CIRRUS CCS.
SUPPORT HAS RESOLVED MANY OF THE ISSUES AND IT APPEARS THE
PRODUCTS WILL END UP BEING DELAYED BY UP TO 26 MINUTES.. THERE IS
AN IMPACT NOW TO THE WAVE ENS PROCESSING. SUPPORT CONTINUES TO
TRY TO RESOLVE THESE ISSUE NOW.

WE ARE CONSIDERING SWITCHING CCS SYSTEMS BASED ON CONTINUING
INSTABILITY ON CIRRUS.. WILL CONTINUE TO EVALUATE THIS DURING THE
NEXT FEW HRS. ALL OTHER MODELS CURRENTLY ARE RUNNING ON TIME.
MORE TO COME..


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