April 18, 2003
MEMORANDUM FOR: Distribution E
FROM: John H. Ward
Chief, Production Management Branch
SUBJECT: Changes to the NWS Production Suite
On 15 July 2003 all FAX charts based on output from the Nested Grid Model
(NGM) will be removed from the NWS FTP server. A list of products to be
eliminated is contained at the end of this memo. Alternate products can be
found at:
http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/nwprod/analysis/.
NGM MOS FAX products can be found at:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/mdl/synop/products.htm.
On or about 1 July 2003 NCEP will be instituting a policy to limit access
to restricted data to authorized users of the NCEP Central Computer System.
All ftp and WEB access to these restricted data types will be terminated on
that date. Further details on restricted data can be found at:
http://www.ncep.noaa.gov/NCO/DMQAB/RestrictedData/.
The 30-day operational readiness test for the new Central Computer System
(CCS) is continuing. It is anticipated that the CCS will not become
operational prior to 8 May 2003. An exact date will be determined as soon as
possible.
In order to reduce the impact of this delay on planned implementations, the
moratorium on changes to the Production Suite is being lifted and Production
Management Branch will now accept requests for changes. Routine
implementations will commence by late April. For changes that do not require
additional system resource, implementations will be performed on both the IBM
SP and the CCS. Changes that require additional system resources, such as the
GFDL upgrade and the initiation of a Fire Weather run, will be implemented on
the CCS only. Products related to the CCS implementations will not be
available until the CCS becomes operational.
By implementing changes on the CCS that are not on the IBM SP, the switch
over to the CCS will not be as transparent as previously advertised. The NCO
WEB page which lists upcoming changes to the Production Suite
http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/changes
will indicate whether upcoming changes will be made on the CCS only or on both
systems. Once the operational date is established, this WEB site can be used
to determine what changes in product volume, content, or format that will occur
when the CCS becomes operational.
The Production Status WEB page for the parallel runs on the
CCS is available at:
http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/nwpara/prodstat/index.html
The 30-day average times contained on this WEB page should closely mirror
the schedule on the IBM SP prior to the T254 Global Forecast System (GFS)
implementation. The parallel status page now contains the target completion
times for specific forecast products from each model run. As model upgrades
are implemented, every effort will be made to deliver products no later than
the target times indicated. No changes will be made to these target times
without discussions with the customers of NCEP products. In a number of cases
the target times do not currently match the 30-day average completion time.
The target times are based on plans to adjust the production suite to conform
to a completely symmetric six hour forecast cycle, after the transition to the
CCS is completed.
An on-line user guide for code conversion to the CCS is available on the
NCEP internal WEB server at:
http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/nwprod/ccs_guide/
The guide will be continually updated as new features or problems with the
code conversion are uncovered.
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List of NGM FAX products to be discontinued on 15 July 2003
File Name RGL Product Description Model Run
Time
QDTA11 00HR SFC/1000-500 THK I 00Z/12Z
QDTI11 24HR SFC/1000-500 THK 00Z/12Z
QDUE11 12HR SFC/1000-500 THK 00Z/12Z
QDUM11 36HR SFC/1000-500 THK 00Z/12Z
QDUQ11 48HR SFC/1000-500 THK 00Z/12Z
QETE00 12HR SFC PRECIP (12HR ACCUM)700VV 00Z
QEUE00 12HR SFC PRECIP (12HR ACCUM)/700 VV 12Z
QEUI00 24HR SFC PRECIP (12HR ACCUM)/700 VV 00Z/12Z
QEUM00 36HR SFC PRECIP (12HR ACCUM)/700 VV 00Z/12Z
QEUQ00 48HR SFC PRECIP (12HR ACCUM)/700 VV 00Z/12Z
QHUA70 00HR 700 HT/RH /00HR 850 HT/TEMP 00Z/12Z
QHUA71 00HR 500 HT/VORT/00HR MSLP/1-500 THK 00Z/12Z
QHUA85 00HR 700 HT/REL HUMIDITY/00HR 850 HT/RH 00Z/12Z
QHUA86 00HR 500 HT/VORT/00HR MSLP/1-500 THK 00Z/12Z
QHUE07 12HR 700 HT/REL HUM 00Z
QHUE70 12HR 700 HT/RH/12HR PCPN/ 700 VV 00Z/12Z
QHUE71 12HR 500 HT/VORT/12HR MSLP/1-500 THK 00Z/12Z
QHUE72 12HR 700 HT/REL HUM/12 HR PRECIP/700 VV 00Z/12Z
QHUE86 12HR 500 HT/VORT/12HR MSLP/1000-500 THK 00Z/12Z
QHUI07 24HR 700 HT/REL HUM 00Z/12Z
QHUI70 24HR 700 HT/RH/24HR PCPN/ 700 VV 00Z/12Z
QHUI71 24HR 500 HT/VORT/24HR MSLP/1-500 THK 00Z/12Z
QHUI72 24HR 700 HT/REL HUM/24HR PRECIP/700 VV 00Z/12Z
QHUI73 24HR 500 HT/VORT/24HR MSLP/1000-500 THK 00Z/12Z
QHUM70 36HR 700 HT/RH /36HR PCPN/ 700 VV 00Z/12Z
QHUM71 36HR 500 HT/VORT/36HR MSLP/1-500 THK 00Z/12Z
QHUM72 36HR 700 HT/REL HUM/36HR PRECIP/700 VV 00Z/12Z
QHUM73 36HR 500 HT/VORT/36HR MSLP/1000-500 THK 00Z/12Z
QHUM85 36HR 850 HT/TEMP/48HR 850 HT/TEMP 00Z/12Z
QHUM86 12HR 850 HT/TEMP/24HR 850 HT/TEMP 00Z/12Z
QHUQ07 48HR 700 HT/REL HUM 00Z
QHUQ70 48HR 700 HT/RH /48HR PCPN/ 700 VV 00Z/12Z
QHUQ71 48HR 500 HT/VORT/48HR MSLP/1-500 THK 00Z/12Z
QHUQ72 48HR 700 HT/REL HUM /48HR PRECIP/700 VV 00Z/12Z
QHUQ73 48HR 500 HT/VORT/48HR MSLP/1000-500 THK 00Z/12Z
QMTA11 00HR 500 HT/VORT/00HR 500 HT 00Z/12Z
QMUE11 12HR 500 HT/VORT 00Z/12Z
QMUI11 24HR 500 HT/VORT 00Z/12Z
QMUM11 36HR 500 HT/VORT 00Z/12Z
QMUQ11 48HR 500 HT/VORT 00Z/12Z
QPTQ07 48HR 700 HT/REL HUM V12Z 12Z
QPUE07 12HR 700 HT/REL HUM V00Z 12Z
QPUM07 36HR 700 HT/REL HUM V00Z 12Z
QRAE86 12HR BNDRY LAYER WIND/RH V00Z 12Z
QRTA07 00HR 700 HT/REL HUM 00Z/12Z
QRTM07 36HR 700 HT/REL HUM V12Z 12Z
QTTA04 00HR NA 850 HT/TEMP (00Z) 00Z/12Z
QTTE00 PROG- MAX/MIN TMPS US 00Z/12Z
QTTR00 PEATMOS PROG 00Z/12Z
QTUI88 24HR 700 MB DEW PT TRAJ PROG 00Z/12Z
QWAI00 24HR BNDRY LYR WIND/RH 12Z
QWAM00 36HR BNDRY LYR WIND/RH 12Z
QWAQ00 48HR BNDRY LYR WIND/RH 12Z
QWPQ61 NGM 48HR BNDRY LYR WIND/RH 12Z
QWTA11 MOS SFC WND/CLD AMT 00Z
QWUA00 12, 18, 24, 30HR MOS SFC WIND/CLOUD AMT 00Z
QWUM99 RAFS 36HR BNDRY LYR WIND/RH 00Z
QWUQ99 48HR BNDRY LYR WIND/RH 00Z
QYTE11 PROB OF THNDR STM 00Z
QZUQ88 24HR, 48HR SOLAR ENERGY (00Z) (CONUS) 00Z/12Z
