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PUBLIC INFO STATEMENT-TECH IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 02-18...AMENDED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
400 PM EDT WED OCT 23 2002

TO:       NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES
          FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
          OTHER CUSTOMERS OF NCEP MODEL FORECASTS

FROM:     JOHN WARD
          CHIEF...PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT BRANCH
          NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION

SUBJECT:  AMENDED...TO CANCEL QUARTERLY SUPER COMPUTER BACKUP
          TEST PLANNED DURING THE 1200 UTC MODEL CYCLE ON 
          OCTOBER 24 2002 

THIS AMENDMENT CANCELS THE PLANNED SUPER COMPUTER BACKUP TEST. 
THE ORIGINAL MESSAGE ON THIS TOPIC WAS TRANSMITTED AS TECHNICAL
IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 02-18 ON SEPTEMBER 18 2002.  A FOLLOWUP
MESSAGE TO RESCHEDULE THE TEST ONCE BEFORE WAS TRANSMITTED
OCTOBER 16 2002.

NOTE:  THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SUBSCRIBERS

THE TEST OF THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION
/NCEP/ BACKUP MODEL DISSEMINATION SYSTEM...SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY
OCTOBER 24 2002...HAS BEEN CANCELED.  

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NCEP SUPER COMPUTER
BACKUP TEST PLEASE CONTACT:

 JOHN WARD                     OR   BRENT GORDON
 PHONE:  301-763-8000 X 7185        301-763-8000 X 7193
 E-MAIL: JOHN.WARD@NOAA.GOV         BRENT.GORDON@NOAA.GOV

THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

            http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm

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