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NOUS41 KWBC 221200
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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 07-43
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
815 AM EDT FRI JUN 22 2007
TO:       FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER 
         WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS 
         WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS... 
         NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 
         /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS ...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM:     PAUL HIRSCHBERG
         CHIEF...SCIENCE PLANS BRANCH
         OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY /OST/
SUBJECT:  NCEP COASTAL OCEAN FORECAST SYSTEM /COFS/ DISCONTINUED 
         EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 5 2007
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 5 2007...BEGINNING WITH THE 1200 
COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ RUN...NCEP WILL DISCONTINUE THE 
COASTAL OCEAN FORECAST SYSTEM /COFS/ MODEL.
THIS CHANGE WAS ORIGINALLY ADVERTISED IN TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION 
NOTICE 07-33 DISSEMINATED ON MAY 7 2007.
THE REAL TIME OCEAN FORECAST SYSTEM /RTOFS/ MODEL WAS UPGRADED ON 
JUNE 5 2007.  THIS MODEL WAS DESIGNED TO REPLACE THE COFS MODEL.
THE RTOFS OUTPUT CAN BE FOUND ON THE NCEP FTP SERVER AT THE 
FOLLOWING LOCATION /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: 
FTP://FTP.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PUB/DATA/NCCF/COM/OFS/PROD/OFS.YYYYMMDD
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT: 
    VERA GERALD 
    NCEP...MARINE MODELING AND ANALYSIS BRANCH  
    CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND  
    PHONE: 301 763 8000 X7213  
    EMAIL: VERA.GERALD@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE 
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
    HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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