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NOUS42 KWNO 051354
ADMNFD
SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS CAMP SPRINGS MD
850 AM EST TUE FEB 05 2008
CRITICAL WEATHER DAY. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS
REQUESTED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A REGIONAL CRITICAL WEATHER
DAY...CWD. THE CWD WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 5/1300Z - 6/1200Z.
A REGIONAL CRITICAL WEATHER DAY...CWD...WAS DECLARED AT
1300Z TUE FEB 5 2008 AND WILL EXTEND UNTIL 1200Z WED FEB 6
2008. THE FOLLOWING AREAS ARE INCLUDED IN THE CWD AREA...
ALL OF THE NWS SOUTHERN REGION. ALSO INCLUDED ARE PARTS OF
THE NWS CENTRAL REGION INCLUDING...S. MO...S. IL...S. IN...
W. KY.
NCEP/NWSTG AND THE NCF ARE ALSO INCLUDED TO ENSURE A RELIABLE
FLOW OF WEATHER DATA. ALL SCHEDULED SOFTWARE/HARDWARE/NETWORK
CHANGES FOR THE IMPACTED OFFICES WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL
THE CWD HAS ENDED. EMERGENCY CHANGES WILL BE EVALUATED AND
APPROVED BY THE LOCAL/REGIONAL MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. NWS
OFFICES SHOULD CONTACT THEIR REGIONAL OFFICES FOR FURTHER
QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CWD.
A GOES EAST RSO WAS APPROVED FOR SPC DUE TO A HIGH RISK
OF SEVERE WEATHER OVER THE MID SOUTH...RSO TIME APPROVED
FROM 1426Z TO 2/6 0026Z...
THE 12Z NAM STARTED ON TIME.
RAOBS...YAK/70361 - 10142
FGZ/72376 - 10159
PASY/70414 - NOT IN FOR NAM
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KNEAS/SDM/NCO/NCEP
ALL NCEP MODEL GRIB1 PRODUCTS ARE IN THE PROCESS
OF BEING REMOVED FROM THE NCEP AND NWSTG PUBLIC
FTP AND HTTP SERVERS. ALL USERS OF GRIB DATA ON THESE
SERVERS SHOULD HAVE TRANSITIONED TO GRIB2 PRODUCTS.
