Re: ETA on NMC2

Harry,

Just looking at the NOUS42 KWNO today as the
fire assesment and backup schedule, I do not know when NCEP
will be producing them. I do not see the 104 updated since 
Monday on the ftp server: ftp://140.90.6.103/ncepc/eta/

Though the alaska seems to be updated...

I have attatched the admin notice below.

Steve CHiswell
Unidata User Support

On Thu, 30 Sep 1999, Harry Edmon wrote:

> Do we know when the eta grids will reappear on the NMC2 feed?
> 
> 
> --
> Dr. Harry Edmon                       E-MAIL: address@hidden
> (206) 543-0547                        FAX:    (206) 543-0308
> Dept of Atmospheric Sciences
> University of Washington, Box 351640, Seattle, WA 98195-1640
> 


149 
NOUS42 KWNO 301832
SPECIAL NCEP DISCUSSION
CENTRAL OPERATIONS/NCEP/NWS/WASHINGTON DC
1830 UTC THU SEP 30 1999

301830Z...ALL FIELD PERSONNEL...BELOW IS THE LATEST INFORMATION
AVAILABLE ON THE OUTAGE OF THE CRAY C-90 SUPERCOMPUTER AT SUITLAND/
MD.  THIS INFORMATION WAS SENT TO YOUR REGIONAL DIRECTORS LAST EVENING
AND THEY WERE BRIEFED THIS MORNING.  THE EXACT SCHEDULE FOR THE BACKUP
MODEL SUITE IS STILL BEING EVALUATED BY NCEP AND OSO.  AS OF 00Z THE
MODEL SUITE ACCOMPANYING THIS MESSAGE WILL GO INTO EFFECT.  ADDITIONAL
OPTIONS REGARDING MODEL RUNS AND BACKUP POSSIBILITIES FROM OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS CONTINUE TO BE INVESTIGATED.  I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED AS
THE MODEL SUITE IS MODIFIED.  WE ALSO PLAN TO POST UPDATED INFORMATION
ON THE INTERNET BOTH ON THE NCEP AND OSO HOME PAGES.  THE NCEP HOME PAGE
ADDRESS IS: HTTP://WWW.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/ .  THE OSO HOME PAGE IS:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OSO/NOTICES/NOTICES.SHTML .
/INTERNET ADDRESSES ALL LOWER CASE/
WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE DURING THIS CRITICAL PERIOD.

LOUIS W. UCCELLINI/DIRECTOR/NCEP


.......................................................................


                              FACT SHEET ON
                        NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICES
             CRAY C90 SUPERCOMPUTER FIRE AT SUITLAND CAMPUS


- ON MONDAY 9/27/99 AT 4:00 P.M. A FIRE OCCURRED INSIDE THE
CRAY C90 SUPERCOMPUTER IN FEDERAL OFFICE BUILDING 4 IN SUITLAND
MD.  THE CRAY C90 IS THE CENTRAL NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
/NWS/ COMPUTER THAT GENERATES NUMERICAL WEATHER FORECAST MODELS
FOR THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION /NCEP/
IN CAMP SPRINGS MD.

-THE PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND
EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE BY USING DRY CHEMICALS. TWO OF THE POWER
SUPPLY UNITS INSIDE OF THE CRAY C90 WERE DAMAGED.  THE DRY
CHEMICALS USED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CONTAMINATED OTHER
COMPONENTS IN THE COMPUTER AS WELL.

-AFTER AN ASSESSMENT OF THE CRAY C90 COMPUTER...SILICON GRAPHICS
INCORPORATED...THE COMPUTER CONTRACTOR...HAS DETERMINED THAT THE
COMPUTER HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED.  SILICON GRAPHICS
DOES NOT BELIEVE THE COMPUTER CAN BE REPAIRED.  THE CRAY C90
IS INOPERATIVE.

-NCEP CONTINUES TO INVESTIGATE OPTIONS FOR RESTORING CRAY C90
SERVICE.   IN COLLABORATION WITH NOAAS HIGH PERFORMANCE
COMPUTING CENTER /HPCC/ NCEP IS GETTTING A SECOND OPINION
THROUGH AN EXPERT AT NIST ON THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY
THE FIRE.

-ALL CRITICAL OPERATIONS AT NCEP CONTINUE TO BE SUPPORTED.
THE NWS FORECASTERS CONTINUE TO PERFORM THEIR DUTIES UTILIZING
NUMERICAL MODELS RUN ON OTHER NWS COMPUTERS AND ACCESSED
FROM OTHER NATIONAL CENTERS.  NCEP HAS IMPLEMENTED PRE
ARRANGED BACKUP SUPPORT PROCEDURES USING AIR FORCE NAVY AND
FSL FORECAST PRODUCTS.

-SOME MODELS WHICH USUALLY RUN FOUR TIMES DAILY ARE NOW
RUNNING TWICE DAILY AND ONE MODEL THAT IS USUALLY RUN
HOURLY IS BEING RUN EVERY THREE HOURS/ WITH HOURLY RUNS TO
BE RESUMED BY FRIDAY 10/1/99.  WE ARE ABLE TO MAKE DUE WITH
THESE RUNS IN ADDITION TO USING THE OTHER MODEL INFORMATION
AVAILABLE FROM OTHER NATIONAL CENTERS.

-THE NWS HAS TAKEN ALL STEPS NECESSARY TO MINIMIZE POTENTIAL
IMPACTS TO NWS FORECASTERS AND THOSE OUTSIDE OF THE NWS
WHO RELY ON OUR PRODUCTS.



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              NCEP MODEL SUITE BACKUP SUMMARY - 9/30/99


MODELNORMAL OPERATIONSBACKUPREMARKS


RUCHOURLY3 HOURLYFSL HOURLY
10/1/99

ETA32 KM 4 PER DAY80 KM 2 PERNO ETA
DAY/ 00Z & DATA
12ZASSIMILIATION
36 KM MM5AIR FORCE
2 PER DAYCONUS -
06Z & 18ZEVALUATING ALASKA

NGM/MOS80 KM 2 PER DAYNO CHANGENO REGIONAL
DATA
ASSIMILATION
SYSTEM

AVN4 PER DAY2 PER DAY


GLOBAL4 PER DAY2 PER DAY
ANALYSIS
/FNL/

MRF GLOBAL16 DAY FORECAST/7 DAY FORECAST/
1 PER DAY1 PER DAY


MRF ENSEMBLE17-MEMBER/1 PER DAYTOTAL NAVYECMWF
CANADIANRESTRICTED TO
ECMWF ENSEMBLENCEP USE ONLY
PACKAGES

HURRICANE5 STORMS PER 12-HOUR1 STORM PERNWS PRODUCT
12-HOURDOUBLE-NESTED
2 STORMS PERNAVY PRODUCT
12-HOURTRIPLE-NESTED


WAVE MODEL2 PER DAYNO CHANGE

VAFTADRUN ON DEMANDNO CHANGE

CLIMATE MODEL18-MEMBER ENSEMBLEENSO NO CLIMATE
TWICE PER MONTHEXPERIMENTALDATA
MODEL ONCEASSIMILATION
PER MONTHSYSTEM

REGIONAL 48-HOURS/2 PER DAYNO CHANGE

STOUDT/SDM/NCO/NCEP