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[IDD #RTY-317977]: Recent troubles with delayed 18 UTC METAR data over the IDD

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  • Subject: [IDD #RTY-317977]: Recent troubles with delayed 18 UTC METAR data over the IDD
  • Date: Fri, 06 Mar 2020 08:33:20 -0700
Hi Daryl,

> Thanks for the detailed response. I am tracking what you are saying, I think, 
> but fail to understand how it could cause a product to flow over the IDD an 
> hour late.  I do wonder though if this same issue is causing an uplink 
> problem at the NWS, causing the product to be failed to be sent in a timely 
> manner.

The LDMs at the Weather Forecast Offices have the ability to request the 
retransmission of a data-product that wasn't received correctly. The request 
goes into a queue, so it can be a while before it's honored by the NOAAPort 
system.

--Steve
Regards,
Steve Emmerson

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: RTY-317977
Department: Support IDD
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed
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