On Sat, 31 Mar 2012, Tom Yoksas wrote:
Hi Gilbert,
re:
idd.unidata.ucar.edu and U-W Madison have no FSL2, so something is (not)
up. Any insights from anyone as to what is happening?
Here is a message we received from GSD operations regarding NOAANet
wind and RASS (wind profiler) data:
 From: opers.its.gsd@xxxxxxxx
 To: point-data.gsd@xxxxxxxx,support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 Reply-To: opers.its.gsd@xxxxxxxx
 Subject:NOAANet Wind & RASS 1 hr Prf
 Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 03:04:28 +0000 (GMT)
 PRODUCT - NOAANet Wind & RASS 1 hr Prf
 Last received: 03/31/12 00:37:05 Z
 Cause of outage unknown, investigation underway.
Thanks, Tom. Here's the latest...
NOUS71 KNES 310958
ADANES
SUBJECT: PRODUCT OUTAGE/ ANOMALY,UPDATE#1: WINDS PROFILER DATA OUTAGE,
*UPDATE #1:* ESPC **IS STILL NOT RECEIVING WINDS PROFILER DATA.*
UPDATE:*ESPC WAS INFORMED THAT LDM  HARD DRIVE AT BOULDER CRASHED.
BOULDER REPORTS THEY ARE HAVING
  TROUBLE GOING TO THEIR BACKUP SYSTEM. PROBLEM IS STILL BEING
INVESTIGATED  PER DATA PROVIDER.
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TOPIC:* WINDS PROFILER DATA OUTAGE*
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*DATE/TIME ISSUED**:*MARCH 31, 2012 0950 UTC
*PRODUCT(S) OR DATA IMPACTED*:WINDS PROFILER  DATA
*DATE/TIME OF INITIAL IMPACT*:MARCH 31, 2012  0000 UTC
*DATE/TIME OF EXPECTED END:*  UNKNOWN
*LENGTH OF EVENT:*TBD*
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