20040609: model name change

The message included below was sent earlier on our communications lines. It is also posted to the 
NWS Data Management Change Notices web page at the following URL.

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/datamgmt/notices.shtml

2004/06/15
DM06-04.05 RENAMING OF THE NCEP AVN MODEL OUTPUT TO GFS ON THE NCEP AND NWS FTP SERVERS 

NOXX10 KWBC 091759
DM MESSAGE 06-04.05

TO:       FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
         WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
         WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
         OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND
         PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     JOHN WARD
         CHIEF...PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT BRANCH
         NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS /NCO/

SUBJECT:  RENAMING OF THE NCEP AVN MODEL OUTPUT TO GFS ON THE
         NCEP AND NWS FTP SERVERS.
ON APRIL 24 2002 THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION /NCEP/ AVN MODEL WAS RENAMED TO THE GFS /GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEM/ MODEL. AT THIS TIME THE NAME AVN IS STILL USED ON OPERATIONAL NWS FTP SERVERS TO DESCRIBE GFS MODEL DATA SETS. DURING THE NEXT SIX MONTHS NCEP WILL WORK ON A PROJECT TO RELABLE ALL NCEP AVN OUTPUT ON OFFICIAL NWS EXTERNAL FTP SERVERS TO GFS.
THIS PROJECT WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED IN TWO STAGES. FOR THE FIRST PHASE OF THIS PROJECT?THE FTP SERVERS WILL BE POPULATED WITH DATA THAT HAS THE GFS NAME. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY JUNE 15 2004. THE SCOND PHASE OF THIS PROJECT WILL REMOVE ALL AVN NAMED PRODUCTS LEAVING ONLY THE GFS NAMED PRODUCTS BEHIND. THIS SECOND PHASE WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED NO EARLIER THAN JANUARY 1 2005. THE EXACT DATE OF THIS CHANGE WILL BE PUBLISHED AS SOON AS IT IS KNOWN.
USERS SHOULD BEGIN TO MIGRATE THEIR PROCESSING TO POINT TO THE GFS NAMED DATA SETS AS SOON AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A TRANSPARENT CHANGE TO OCCUR WHEN THE AVN NAMED DATA SETS ARE REMOVED.
THIS CHANGE AFFECTS THE DATA ON THE FOLLOWING TWO SERVERS; THE OFFICIAL NWS SERVER AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: 

FTP://TGFTP.NWS.NOAA.GOV/

AND THE NCEP FTP SERVER AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

    FTP://FTPPRD.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PUB/DATA/NCCF/COM/
SPECIFIC DETAILS ON THE PRODUCTS AND DATA FILES CHANGING NAMES CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: 

    HTTP://WWW.NCO.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PMB/CHANGES/AVN-GFS_RENAME.HTML

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS MODEL NAME CHANGE...PLEASE CONTACT:

JOHN WARD
NCEP...PRODUCT MANAGEMENT BRANCH CHIEF
CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND
PHONE: 301 763 8000 X7185
EMAIL: JOHN.WARD@xxxxxxxx

OR

BRENT GORDON
NCEP...PRODUCTION SUPPORT TEAM LEAD
CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND
PHONE: 301 763 8000 X7193
EMAIL: BRENT.GORDON@xxxxxxxx

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NOTICES WEB PAGE. THE URL IS LISTED BELOW.

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TELECOMMUNICATION OPERATIONS CENTER
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