Fiber Cut for NCEP

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SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0815Z FRI FEB 14 2014

DUE TO THE MAJOR NETWORK CIRCUIT CUT IN NEAR
NWSHQ/SSMC...NUMEROUS NCEP MODELS/PRODUCTS ARE UNAVAILABLE ON THE
AWIPS SBN OR VIA THE NWSTG FTP SITE. NCEP MODEL DATA CAN BE FOUND
ON THE NCEP FTP AND/OR NOMADS SITES.

THE 07Z RAP FAILED DUE TO A LACK OF DATA. THE 06Z NAM IS RUNNING
ON TIME...HOWEVER NOTE THAT THE 06Z NCEP PRODUCTION SUITE WILL
NOT HAVE THE USUAL COMPLEMENT OF REALTIME DATA FOR MODEL
ASSIMILATION.


THE FOLLOWING IS ANOTHER UPDATE FROM THE NWSTG...

FROM - NWSTG
TO - ALL
SUBJECT - NWSTG COMMS OUTAGE
.
UPDATE 003
.
THE NWSTG WAS ADVISED BY OPSNET THEY ARE WORKING
TO MOVE THE FOLLOWING LIST OF WFO SITES USING ALT
TRANSPORT PROJECT CONNECTIONS OVER TO THEIR
PRIMARY VERIZON AND REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS FOR
INTERNET ACCESS BECAUSE OF THE LOCAL NOAA NOC
FIBER CUT ISSUE AT NWSHQ.
.
BE ADVISED THAT ONCE YOU ARE BACK ON VERIZON,
YOUR INTERNET ACCESS CAPACITY WILL BE REDUCED.
PLEASE MANAGE YOUR APPLICATIONS ACCORDINGLY.
YOUR SERVICE WILL BE MOVED BACK TO THE ALT
TRANSPORT PROJECT CONNECTION AND HIGHER
BANDWIDTH ONCE SERVICES ARE RESTORED AND
STABILIZED.
.
WFO ARX
WFO MKX
WFO DVN
WFO PAH
WFO ILX
WFO TOP
WFO OAX
WFO ICT
WFO MQT
WFO GRB
WFO UNR
WFO BYZ
WFO DSM
WFO TWC
WFO SAC
WFO PIH
.
YOUR PATIENCE DURING THIS TIME IS APPRECIATED.
.

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SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1303Z SAT FEB 15 2014

12Z MODEL PRODUCTION CYCLE WILL DEFINITELY BE DELAYED.. DUE TO
THE MAJOR CIRCUIT AND INTERNET SERVICE ISSUE AT THE TOC/GATEWAY..

WE ARE DELAYING THE START OF THE 12Z CYCLE RUNS.. INCLUDING THE
NAM AND RAP UPDATES.. DUE TO THE ON-GOING ISSUES AT THE
GATEWAY/TOC. THEIR VENDOR/CONTRACTOR SAYS THEIR WORK COULD TAKE
UP TO 2-3 HRS.. BUT THEY ARE ON-SITE AND WORKING ON THE ISSUE.

WE WILL UPDATE YOU AS SOON AS WE KNOW HOW LONG THE DELAY OF THE
12Z MODELS WILL BE... MOST OF THE DATA NEEDED TO RUN THE MODELS
IS NOT REACHING THE NEW WCOSS SUPER COMPUTER TO RUN THE MODELS
AND WE ARE ALSO UNABLE TO SEND PRODUCTS OUT AS WELL TO
AWIPS...VIA THE TOC/GATEWAY.

MORE INFORMATION ONCE THIS BECOMES AVAILABLE..

NEWBY/SDM/NCO/NCEP

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NOUS42 KWNO 151437
ADMNFD

SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1433Z SAT FEB 15 2014


12Z MODEL PRODUCTION CYCLE DELAYED.. DUE TO THE MAJOR CIRCUIT AND
INTERNET SERVICE ISSUE AT THE TOC/GATEWAY.. FURTHER DELAY OF 2HRS

WE ARE STILL DELAYING THE START OF THE 12Z CYCLE RUNS.. . DUE TO
THE ON-GOING ISSUES AT THE GATEWAY/TOC. THEIR VENDOR/CONTRACTOR
SAYS

THEIR WORK COULD TAKE UP TO 2-3 HRS ADDITIONALLY... CURRENT
VENDOR ESTIMATES SHOW WORK MAY NOT BE COMPLETED FOR 2 MORE HRS..
SO AFTER 16Z..

WE WILL UPDATE YOU AS SOON AS WE KNOW HOW LONG THE DELAY OF THE
12Z MODELS WILL BE... MOST OF THE DATA NEEDED TO RUN THE MODELS
IS NOT REACHING THE NEW WCOSS SUPER COMPUTER TO RUN THE MODELS
AND WE ARE ALSO UNABLE TO SEND PRODUCTS OUT AS WELL TO
AWIPS...VIA THE TOC/GATEWAY.

MORE INFORMATION ONCE THIS BECOMES AVAILABLE..

NEWBY/SDM/NCO/NCEP
 

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NOUS42 KWNO 151537
ADMNFD

SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1526Z SAT FEB 15 2014

VERY GOOD NEWS TO REPORT.. THE 12Z NAM AND 12Z GFS WILL BEGIN
SHORTLY AFTER THE DELAY DUE TO THE TOC/GATEWAY CIRCUIT ISSUES
THIS MORNING.

WE ARE SEEING DELAYED DATA INPUT INTO THE NEW SUPER COMPUTER
WCOSS SYSTEM... WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED ON THE PROGRESS ON
THE NAM AND GFS MODELS SHORTLY. WE WILL ALSO TRY TO RE-RUN THE
RAP HOURLY RUNS. MORE TO COME..


NEWBY/SDM/NCO/NCEP