SDM Administrative Messages

SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0305Z MON JAN 26 2026


The 00Z GFS began and is running on time.  There were also 50
dropsondes available for winter storm/atmospheric river recon for
00Z GFS model ingest.


UPDATED 00Z RAOB RECAP...
78988/CUR - Purged temps/moisture at 131 mb...super-adiabatic
             lapse rate




Ready/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0135Z MON JAN 26 2026


The 00Z NAM began and is running on time with 10 Alaskan...23
Canadian...63 CONUS...1 Mexican...6 Caribbean...and 9 Pacific
raobs available for ingest.


00Z NAM RAOB RECAP...
70133/OTZ - 10159
70308/SNP - 10159
70326/AKN - 10159
72786/OTX - 10159
78970/POS - 10159
70200/OME - 10158
72659/ABR - Short to 623 mb
72645/GRB - No report
72764/BIS - No report
72776/TFX - No report
91348/PNI - Purged temps/moisture at 843 mb, 813 mb, 771 mb,
             694 mb, and 211 mb...super-adiabatic lapse rate





Ready/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
2145Z SUN JAN 25 2026

MDS STATUS...
GOES-W MDS Sector 1 will be centered over 33.5N/101.5W until
26/1200Z in support of winter wx ops at LUB (local radar outage).


Churchill/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1533Z SUN JAN 25 2026

The 12Z NCEP model production suite continues to run on time.
There were 10 Alaskan..24 Canadian..50 CONUS..12 Mexican..
6 Caribbean..and 9 Pacific stations available for 12Z GFS ingest.

UPDATED 12Z RAOB RECAP...
72251/CRP - no report for NAM..in for GFS


Churchill/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1337Z SUN JAN 25 2026

The 12Z NCEP model production suite is currently running on time.

12Z NAM RAOB RECAP...
72202/MFL - no report
72206/JAX - no report
72248/SHV - no report
72251/CRP - no report
72265/MAF - no report
72365/ABQ - no report
72476/GJT - no report
72558/OAX - no report
72562/LBF - no report
72645/GRB - no report
72662/UNR - no report
74455/DVN - no report
70133/OTZ - 10159
70200/OME - 10158
70308/SNP - 10159
70398/ANN - 10142
72274/TWC - 10159
72363/AMA - 10159
72582/LKN - 10159
72597/MFR - 10159
72776/TFX - 10159
72786/OTX - 10159
76394/MTY - 10144

MDS STATUS...
GOES-E MDS Sector 2 will be centered over 34N/85.3W until
26/1200Z in support of severe wx ops for the Gulf Coast.


Churchill/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0904Z SUN JAN 25 2026


CRITICAL WEATHER DAY STATUS...
Critical Weather Day continues until 18Z Mon Jan 26 in support of
winter weather operations from the Southern/Central Plains to the
East Coast.

CRITICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK...
Sunday - Critical...Winter Storm.
Monday - Critical...Winter Storm.
Tuesday - None.



Ready/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0350Z SUN JAN 25 2026


The 00Z GFS began and is running on time with 10 Alaskan...25
Canadian...63 CONUS...1 Mexican...6 Caribbean...and 9 Pacific
raobs available for ingest.  Also, there were 67 dropsondes
available for winter storm/AR recon for 00Z GFS model ingest.


UPDATED 00Z RAOB RECAP...
72572/SLC - Purged temps/moisture at 867 mb and 776
             mb...super-adiabatic lapse rate




Ready/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0135Z SUN JAN 25 2026


The 00Z NAM began and is running on time with 10 Alaskan...25
Canadian...63 CONUS...1 Mexican...5 Caribbean...and 9 Pacific
raobs available for ingest.


00Z NAM RAOB RECAP...
70326/AKN - No report
72562/LBF - No report
72645/GRB - No report
72764/BIS - No report
70133/OTZ - 10159...Unavailable
70308/SNP - 10159...Unavailable
72776/TFX - 10159...Unavailable
72786/OTX - 10159...Unavailable
70200/OME - 10158...Flight equipment failure




Ready/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1805Z SAT JAN 24 2026

MDS STATUS...
GOES-E MDS Sector 2 will be centered over 36.2N/92W until
25/1200Z in support of winter wx ops across the mid-Mississippi
Valley.


Churchill/SDM/NCO/NCEP





SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ALERT ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1703Z SAT JAN 24 2026

...Degraded Digital and Graphical Weather.gov Pages...

NCO is aware of incomplete data and slowness on
digital.weather.gov and graphical.weather.gov webpages. NWS MDL
and the NOAA WOC have been engaged for further investigation.


Churchill/SDM/NCO/NCEP





SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1457Z SAT JAN 24 2026

The 12Z NCEP model production suite continues to run on time.
There were 11 Alaskan..25 Canadian..50 CONUS..14 Mexican..
7 Caribbean..and 9 Pacific stations available for 12Z GFS ingest.

12Z UPDATED RAOB RECAP...
72202/MFL - no report
72240/LCH - no report
72251/CRP - no report
72265/MAF - no report
72365/ABQ - no report
72476/GJT - no report
72558/OAX - no report
72562/LBF - no report
72645/GRB - no report
72662/UNR - no report
74455/DVN - no report
70133/OTZ - 10159
70200/OME - 10158
70308/SNP - 10159
72274/TWC - 10159
72363/AMA - 10159
72582/LKN - 10159
72597/MFR - 10159
72776/TFX - 10159
72786/OTX - 10159
70361/YAK - short to 619.5mb  for NAM.. full report in for GFS
76458/MZT - short to 534.0mb


Churchill/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1327Z SAT JAN 24 2026

The 12Z NCEP model production suite is currently running on time.

12Z NAM RAOB RECAP...
72202/MFL - no report
72240/LCH - no report
72251/CRP - no report
72265/MAF - no report
72365/ABQ - no report
72476/GJT - no report
72558/OAX - no report
72562/LBF - no report
72645/GRB - no report
72662/UNR - no report
74455/DVN - no report
70133/OTZ - 10159
70200/OME - 10158
70308/SNP - 10159
72274/TWC - 10159
72363/AMA - 10159
72582/LKN - 10159
72597/MFR - 10159
72776/TFX - 10159
72786/OTX - 10159
70361/YAK - short to 619.5mb
76458/MZT - short to 534.0mb


Churchill/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0857Z SAT JAN 24 2026


CRITICAL WEATHER DAY STATUS...
Critical Weather Day continues until 18Z Mon Jan 26 in support of
winter weather operations from the Southern/Central Plains to the
East Coast.

CRITICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK...
Saturday - Critical...Winter Storm.
Sunday - Critical...Winter Storm.
Monday - Critical...Winter Storm.



Ready/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0336Z SAT JAN 24 2026

The 00Z NCEP model production suite continues to run on time.
There were 9 Alaskan...25 Canadian...63 CONUS...1 Mexican...7
Caribbean...and 9 Pacific stations available for 00Z GFS ingest.
Also, there were 33 dropsondes available for winter storm/AR
recon.

00Z UPDATED RAOB RECAP...
70326/AKN - No report
72305/MHX - No report for NAM; Available for GFS
72562/LBF - No report
72645/GRB - No report
72764/BIS - No report
70133/OTZ - 10159
70200/OME - 10158
70308/SNP - 10159
70414/SYA - 10145
72776/TFX - 10159
72786/OTX - 10159
78970/POS - 10159


Gerhardt/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0148Z SAT JAN 24 2026

The 00Z NCEP model production suite is currently running on time.

00Z NAM RAOB RECAP...
70326/AKN - No report
72305/MHX - No report
72562/LBF - No report
72645/GRB - No report
72764/BIS - No report
70133/OTZ - 10159
70200/OME - 10158
70308/SNP - 10159
70414/SYA - 10145
72776/TFX - 10159
72786/OTX - 10159
78970/POS - 10159


Gerhardt/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
2143Z FRI JAN 23 2026

MDS STATUS...

GOES-W Meso Sector 2 will remain centered over 14.3S/170.7W until
26/0000Z for continued support of excessive rainfall operations
in American Samoa.


Gerhardt/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1330Z FRI JAN 23 2026

The 12Z NCEP model production suite has started and is running on
time. There were 11 Alaskan..26 Canadian..50 CONUS...14
Mexican..8 Caribbean..and 9 Pacific stations available for
ingest.

12Z NAM RAOB RECAP...
72202/MFL - no report
72240/LCH - no report
72251/CRP - no report
72365/ABQ - no report
72476/GJT - no report
72558/OAX - no report
72562/LBF - no report
72645/GRB - no report
72662/UNR - no report
72797/UIL - no report
74455/DVN - no report
70133/OTZ - 10159
70200/OME - 10158
70308/SNP - 10159
72274/TWC - 10159
72363/AMA - 10159
72582/LKN - 10159
72597/MFR - 10159
72776/TFX - 10159
72786/OTX - 10159


Churchill/Green/SDM/NCO/NCEP





SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ALERT ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1200Z FRI JAN 23 2026

...CRITICAL WEATHER DAY DECLARED...

A Critical Weather Day (CWD) has been declared for...

* NWS Southern, Central, Eastern Regions
- START: 12Z Fri Jan 23 2026
- END: 18Z Mon Jan 26 2026
- REASON: Winter storm operations from the Southern Plains to the
East Coast.

* NCEP and NCF are also participating in this CWD 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.
Any emergency changes will be evaluated and approved by
regional management officials or their designees. NWS offices
should contact their regional offices for further questions
about this CWD.

Please visit the CWD status page for more information:
https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/status/cwd/


Churchill/Green/SDM/NCO/NCEP





SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0903Z FRI JAN 23 2026


CRITICAL WEATHER DAY STATUS...
Critical Weather Day is scheduled from 12Z Fri Jan 23 to 18Z Mon
Jan 26 in support of winter weather operations from the
Southern/Central Plains to the East Coast.

CRITICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK...
Friday - Critical...Winter Storm.
Saturday - Critical...Winter Storm.
Sunday - Critical...Winter Storm.




Ready/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0323Z FRI JAN 23 2026

The 00Z NCEP model production suite continues to run on time.
There were 10 Alaskan..26 Canadian...64 CONUS...1 Mexican...7
Caribbean...and 9 Pacific stations available for 00Z GFS ingest.
Also, there were 10 dropsondes in the Gulf in support of winter
storm recon.  


00Z GFS RAOB RECAP...
72562/LBF - No Report
72645/GRB - No Report
72764/BIS - No Report
70133/OTZ - 10159
70200/OME - 10158
70308/SNP - 10159
70326/AKN - 10159
72776/TFX - 10159
72786/OTX - 10159
72797/UIL - 10142
78970/POS - 10159
72202/MFL - Part A missing



Gerhardt/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0244Z FRI JAN 23 2026

...EMERGENCY CLOUDGIS MAINTENANCE COMPLETE...

Tonight's emergency change to CloudGIS has completed
successfully. Services have stabilized.


Gerhardt/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0138Z FRI JAN 23 2026

The 00Z NCEP model production suite is currently running on time.

00Z NAM RAOB RECAP...
72562/LBF - No Report
72645/GRB - No Report
72764/BIS - No Report
70133/OTZ - 10159
70200/OME - 10158
70308/SNP - 10159
70326/AKN - 10159
72776/TFX - 10159
72786/OTX - 10159
72797/UIL - 10142
78970/POS - 10159
72202/MFL - Part A missing


Gerhardt/SDM/NCO/NCEP





SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ALERT ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0008Z FRI JAN 23 2026

...EMERGENCY CLOUDGIS MAINTENANCE TONIGHT...

The NWS Cloud Team will implement an emergency change to CloudGIS
at 23/0200Z to handle increased load and stabilize the service. A
20 to 30 minute outage of CloudGIS is expected while restarts are
performed following the change.


Gerhardt/SDM/NCO/NCEP





SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
2137Z THU JAN 22 2026

...CPC WEBSITE STABILIZED...
Reported slowness and inaccessibility issues with the CPC website
(cpc.ncep.noaa.gov) have stabilized. CPC web pages should now be
accessible.

MDS STATUS...
GOES-W MDS Sector 2 will be centered over 14.3S/170.7W from
23/0000Z to 24/0000Z in support of excessive rainfall ops at
American Samoa.


Churchill/SDM/NCO/NCEP





SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ALERT ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1617Z THU JAN 22 2026

...CPC WEBSITE ISSUES...

NCO is investigating an issue with the CPC website. The
website (cpc.ncep.noaa.gov) pages are slow to load and may
be inaccessible.


Green/SDM/NCO/NCEP





SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1512Z THU JAN 22 2026

MDS STATUS...
GOES-E MDS Sector 1 will be centered over 33.7N/104.1W from
23/0600Z to 24/1200Z in support of winter wx ops across portions
of the Southwest.

12Z UPDATED RAOB RECAP...
70133/OTZ - 10159..
70200/OME - 10158..
70308/SNP - 10159..
70326/AKN - 10159..
72274/TWC - 10159..
72363/AMA - 10159..
72582/LKN - 10159..
72597/MFR - 10159..
72776/TFX - 10159..
72786/OTX - 10159..
91165/LIH - 10159..
91285/ITO - 10159..
72202/MFL - No report..
72215/FFC - No report for NAM.. in for GFS.
72240/LCH - No report..
72251/CRP - No report..
72365/ABQ - No report..
72476/GJT - No report..
72493/OAK - No report..
72558/OAX - No report..
72562/LBF - No report..
72634/APX - No report for NAM.. in for GFS.
72645/GRB - No report..
72662/UNR - No report..
72797/UIL - No report..
74455/DVN - No report..
72393/VBG - Missing TTAA for NAM.. in for GFS.


Green/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1337Z THU JAN 22 2026

The 12Z NCEP model production has started and is
running on time.

12Z NAM RAOB RECAP...
70133/OTZ - 10159..
70200/OME - 10158..
70308/SNP - 10159..
70326/AKN - 10159..
72274/TWC - 10159..
72363/AMA - 10159..
72582/LKN - 10159..
72597/MFR - 10159..
72776/TFX - 10159..
72786/OTX - 10159..
91165/LIH - 10159..
91285/ITO - 10159..
72202/MFL - No report..
72215/FFC - No report..
72240/LCH - No report..
72251/CRP - No report..
72365/ABQ - No report..
72476/GJT - No report..
72493/OAK - No report..
72558/OAX - No report..
72562/LBF - No report..
72634/APX - No report..
72645/GRB - No report..
72662/UNR - No report..
72797/UIL - No report..
74455/DVN - No report..
72393/VBG - Missing TTAA..

There were 10 Alaskan..25 Canadian..49 CONUS..12 Mexican
8 Caribbean..and 7 Pacific stations available for ingest.

Green/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0858Z THU JAN 22 2026


CRITICAL WEATHER DAY STATUS...
Critical Weather Day is scheduled from 12Z Fri Jan 23 to 18Z Mon
Jan 26 in support of winter weather operations from the Southern
Plains to the East Coast.

CRITICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK...
Thursday - None.
Friday - Critical...Winter Storm.
Saturday - Critical...Winter Storm.




Ready/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0313Z THU JAN 22 2026

00Z NCEP model production is running on time with 9 Alaskan...
26 Canadian...63 CONUS...2 Mexican...7 Caribbean...and 9
Pacific stations available for ingest.  There were also
24 dropsondes in the Pacific in support of winter storm
recon.

UPDATED 00Z GFS RAOB RECAP...
72562/LBF - No report for the NAM/GFS.
72645/GRB - No report for the NAM/GFS.
72764/BIS - No report for the NAM/GFS.
70133/OTZ - 10159.
70200/OME - 10158...Flight equipment failure.
70308/SNP - 10159.
70326/AKN - 10159.
70414/SYA - 10145...Unfavorable weather conditions.
72776/TFX - 10159.
72786/OTX - 10159.
72797/UIL - 10142...Ground equipment failure.


Kempisty/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0135Z THU JAN 22 2026

00Z NCEP model production started on time with 9 Alaskan...
26 Canadian...63 CONUS...2 Mexican...7 Caribbean...and 9
Pacific stations available for ingest.  There were also
20 dropsondes in the Pacific in support of winter storm
recon.

00Z NAM RAOB RECAP...
72562/LBF - No report for the NAM.
72645/GRB - No report for the NAM.
72764/BIS - No report for the NAM.
70133/OTZ - 10159.
70200/OME - 10158...Flight equipment failure.
70308/SNP - 10159.
70326/AKN - 10159.
70414/SYA - 10145...Unfavorable weather conditions.
72776/TFX - 10159.
72786/OTX - 10159.
72797/UIL - 10142...Ground equipment failure.


Kempisty/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
2223Z WED JAN 21 2026

...NCEP WEBSITE SLOWNESS - UPDATE...

The OPC, EMC, and NCO websites have returned to
normal operational performance.

The root cause of the slowness was due to an issue
with the CPC website.  The CPC website issue is ongoing,
and NCO continues to investigate.  To mitigate impacts
on the other NCEP websites, the CPC website has been
isolated to a separate web server.


Kempisty/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
2102Z WED JAN 21 2026

...NCEP WEBSITE SLOWNESS - UPDATE...

NCEP websites (CPC, OPC, EMC, and NCO) remain slow to load. NCO
continues to investigate.


Gerhardt/SDM/NCO/NCEP





SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ALERT ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
2032Z WED JAN 21 2026

...CRITICAL WEATHER DAY DECLARED...

Critical Weather Day has been declared for...

* NWS Eastern, Southern, Central Regions
- START: 1200Z Fri Jan 23 2026
- END: 1800Z Mon Jan 26 2026
- REASON: Winter storm operations from the Southern Plains to the
East Coast.

* NCEP and NCF are also participating in this CWD 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.
Any emergency changes will be evaluated and approved by
regional management officials or their designees. NWS offices
should contact their regional offices for further questions
about this CWD.

Please visit the CWD status page for more information:
https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/status/cwd/



Gerhardt/SDM/NCO/NCEP





SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1816Z WED JAN 21 2026

...NCEP WEBSITE SLOWNESS...

NCO is aware and investigating intermittent slowness on the
following NCEP websites:
https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/
https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/
https://ocean.weather.gov/
https://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/


Gerhardt/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1800Z WED JAN 21 2026


...CRITICAL WEATHER DAY ENDED...

The Critical Weather Day in support of Space Weather Operations
has ended as scheduled.


Gerhardt/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1530Z WED JAN 21 2026


MDS STATUS...

GOES-E Meso-1 will be centered over 41N/102W until 22/0600Z in
support of fire weather ops in the Plains.


Gerhardt/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1413Z WED JAN 21 2026

The 12Z NCEP model production suite is currently running on time.

12Z NAM RAOB RECAP...
72202/MFL - No report
72210/TBW - No report
72240/LCH - No report
72248/SHV - No report
72251/CRP - No report
72365/ABQ - No report
72476/GJT - No report
72558/OAX - No report
72562/LBF - No report
72645/GRB - No report
72662/UNR - No report
74455/DVN - No report
70133/OTZ - 10159
70200/OME - 10158
70308/SNP - 10159
70326/AKN - 10159
70414/SYA - 10158
72274/TWC - 10159
72363/AMA - 10159
72582/LKN - 10159
72597/MFR - 10159
72776/TFX - 10159
72786/OTX - 10159
76394/MTY - 10144


Gerhardt/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1220Z WED JAN 21 2026

...WIDESPREAD AWOS OUTAGE - RESOLVED...

As of 0900Z, AWOS data has resumed. The root cause of the outage
is still pending from the FAA. 


Gerhardt/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0905Z WED JAN 21 2026

CRITICAL WEATHER DAY STATUS...
CWD is in effect until 1800Z Wed Jan 21 in support of space
weather operations. The need to extend CWD is due to continued
observed severe geomagnetic activity.

CRITICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK...
Wednesday - Critical...Space Weather.
Thursday - None.
Friday - Possible CWD for widespread winter wx from the Southern
Plains through the Tennessee Valley.


Renkevens/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0849Z WED JAN 21 2026

CRITICAL WEATHER DAY STATUS...
CWD is in effect until 1800Z Wed Jan 21 in support of space
weather operations. The need to extend CWD is due to continued
observed severe geomagnetic activity.

CRITICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK...
Wednesday - Critical...Space Weather.
Thursday - None.
Friday - None.


Renkevens/SDM/NCO/NCEP





SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ALERT ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0537Z WED JAN 21 2026

...CRITICAL WEATHER DAY UPDATED...

Critical Weather Day has been updated for...

- START: 1000Z Mon Jan 19 2026
- END: 1800Z Wed Jan 21 2026
- REASON: Space Weather ops, with ongoing G3 (Moderate) and a
forecast of greater Geomagnetic Storm activity.

* NCEP and NCF are also participating in this CWD 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.
Any emergency changes will be evaluated and approved by
regional management officials or their designees. NWS offices
should contact their regional offices for further questions
about this CWD.

Please visit the CWD status page for more information:
https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/status/cwd/


Renkevens/SDM/NCO/NCEP





SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0321Z WED JAN 21 2026

00Z NCEP model production is running on time with 10 Alaskan...
26 Canadian...65 CONUS...2 Mexican...7 Caribbean...and 9
Pacific stations available for ingest.

UPDATED 00Z GFS RAOB RECAP...
72230/BMX - No report for the NAM...Full report in for the GFS.
72562/LBF - No report for the NAM/GFS.
72645/GRB - No report for the NAM/GFS.
72764/BIS - No report for the NAM/GFS.
70133/OTZ - 10159.
70200/OME - 10158...Flight equipment failure.
70308/SNP - 10159.
70326/AKN - 10159.
72776/TFX - 10159.
72786/OTX - 10159.
78970/POS - 10159.


Kempisty/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0247Z WED JAN 21 2026

...WIDESPREAD AWOS OUTAGE...

A widespread AWOS outage has been ongoing since about 00Z.
The FAA has been notified out of the outage.


Kempisty/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0132Z WED JAN 21 2026

00Z NCEP model production started on time with 10 Alaskan...
26 Canadian...64 CONUS...2 Mexican...7 Caribbean...and 9
Pacific stations available for ingest.

00Z NAM RAOB RECAP...
72230/BMX - No report for the NAM.
72562/LBF - No report for the NAM.
72645/GRB - No report for the NAM.
72764/BIS - No report for the NAM.
70133/OTZ - 10159.
70200/OME - 10158...Flight equipment failure.
70308/SNP - 10159.
70326/AKN - 10159.
72776/TFX - 10159.
72786/OTX - 10159.
78970/POS - 10159.


Kempisty/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ALERT ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
2259Z TUE JAN 20 2026

...CRITICAL WEATHER DAY UPDATED...

Critical Weather Day has been updated for...

- START: 1000Z Mon Jan 19 2026
- END: 0600Z Wed Jan 21 2026
- REASON: Space Weather ops, with an S2 (Moderate) Solar
Radiation Storm observed and a G4 (Severe) or greater Geomagnetic
Storm observed.

* NCEP and NCF are also participating in this CWD 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.
Any emergency changes will be evaluated and approved by
regional management officials or their designees. NWS offices
should contact their regional offices for further questions
about this CWD.

Please visit the CWD status page for more information:
https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/status/cwd/


Kempisty/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1530Z TUE JAN 20 2026

The 12Z NCEP model production suite is running on time with 10
Alaskan..25 Canadian..52 CONUS..13 Mexican..8 Caribbean..and 9
Pacific stations available for ingest.

UPDATED 12Z GFS RAOB RECAP...
72202/MFL - no report
72240/LCH - no report
72248/SHV - no report
72251/CRP - no report
72365/ABQ - no report
72476/GJT - no report
72558/OAX - no report
72562/LBF - no report
72645/GRB - no report
72662/UNR - no report
74455/DVN - no report
70133/OTZ - 10159
70200/OME - 10158
70308/SNP - 10159
70326/AKN - 10159
72274/TWC - 10159
72363/AMA - 10159
72582/LKN - 10159
72597/MFR - 10159
72776/TFX - 10159
72786/OTX - 10159
70261/FAI - no report for NAM..in for GFS
72215/FFC - no report for NAM..in for GFS
76394/MTY - 10144
78970/POS - 10159
72388/VEF - part A and B missing


Churchill/Gerhardt/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1345Z TUE JAN 20 2026

The 12Z NCEP model production suite has started and is running on
time with 9 Alaskan..25 Canadian..51 CONUS..13 Mexican..7
Caribbean..and 9 Pacific stations available for ingest.

12Z NAM RAOB RECAP...
70261/FAI - no report
72202/MFL - no report
72215/FFC - no report
72240/LCH - no report
72248/SHV - no report
72251/CRP - no report
72365/ABQ - no report
72476/GJT - no report
72558/OAX - no report
72562/LBF - no report
72645/GRB - no report
72662/UNR - no report
74455/DVN - no report
70133/OTZ - 10159
70200/OME - 10158
70308/SNP - 10159
70326/AKN - 10159
72274/TWC - 10159
72363/AMA - 10159
72582/LKN - 10159
72597/MFR - 10159
72776/TFX - 10159
72786/OTX - 10159


Churchill/Gerhardt/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0913Z TUE JAN 20 2026

CRITICAL WEATHER DAY STATUS...
CWD is in effect until 0000Z Wed Jan 21 in support of space
weather operations. The need to extend CWD is due to continued
observed severe geomagnetic activity.

CRITICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK...
Tuesday - Critical...Space Weather.
Wednesday - None.
Thursday - None.


Renkevens/SDM/NCO/NCEP





SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ALERT ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0911Z TUE JAN 20 2026


...CRITICAL WEATHER DAY UPDATED...

Critical Weather Day has been extended to 0000Z Wed Jan 21 2026.

- START: 1000Z Mon Jan 19 2026
- END: 0000Z Wed Jan 21 2026
- REASON: Space Weather ops, with an S2 (Moderate) Solar
Radiation Storm observed and a G4 (Severe) or greater Geomagnetic
Storm observed.

* NCEP and NCF are also participating in this CWD 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.
Any emergency changes will be evaluated and approved by
regional management officials or their designees. NWS offices
should contact their regional offices for further questions
about this CWD.

Please visit the CWD status page for more information:
https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/status/cwd/


Renkevens/SDM/NCO/NCEP





SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0316Z TUE JAN 20 2026

00Z NCEP model production is running on time with 10 Alaskan...
26 Canadian...62 CONUS...1 Mexican...7 Caribbean...and 9
Pacific stations available for ingest.

UPDATED 00Z GFS RAOB RECAP...
72493/OAK - No report for the NAM...Full report in for the GFS.
72562/LBF - No report for the NAM/GFS.
72645/GRB - No report for the NAM/GFS.
72694/SLE - No report for the NAM...Full report in for the GFS.
72764/BIS - No report for the NAM/GFS.
70133/OTZ - 10159.
70200/OME - 10158...Flight equipment failure.
70308/SNP - 10159.
70326/AKN - 10159.
72776/TFX - 10159.
72786/OTX - 10159.


Kempisty/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0148Z TUE JAN 20 2026

00Z NCEP model production started on time with 10 Alaskan...
26 Canadian...60 CONUS...1 Mexican...7 Caribbean...and 9
Pacific stations available for ingest.

00Z NAM RAOB RECAP...
72493/OAK - No report for the NAM.
72562/LBF - No report for the NAM.
72645/GRB - No report for the NAM.
72694/SLE - No report for the NAM.
72764/BIS - No report for the NAM.
70133/OTZ - 10159.
70200/OME - 10158...Flight equipment failure.
70308/SNP - 10159.
70326/AKN - 10159.
72776/TFX - 10159.
72786/OTX - 10159.


Kempisty/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1335Z MON JAN 19 2026

The 12Z NCEP model production suite is currently running on time.

12Z NAM RAOB RECAP...
72202/MFL - No Report
72240/LCH - No Report
72248/SHV - No Report
72251/CRP - No Report
72365/ABQ - No Report
72476/GJT - No Report
72558/OAX - No Report
72562/LBF - No Report
72645/GRB - No Report
72662/UNR - No Report
74455/DVN - No Report
70133/OTZ - 10159
70200/OME - 10158
70308/SNP - 10159
70326/AKN - 10159
72274/TWC - 10159
72363/AMA - 10159
72582/LKN - 10159
72597/MFR - 10159
72776/TFX - 10159
72786/OTX - 10159
76394/MTY - 10144
78970/POS - 10159


Gerhardt/SDM/NCO/NCEP





SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ALERT ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1305Z MON JAN 19 2026


...CRITICAL WEATHER DAY UPDATED...

Critical Weather Day has been extended to 1200Z Tue Jan 20 2026.

- START: 1000Z Mon Jan 19 2026
- END: 1200Z Tue Jan 20 2026
- REASON: Space Weather ops, with an S3 (Strong) Solar Radiation
Storm observed and a G4 (Severe) or greater Geomagnetic Storm
predicted.

* NCEP and NCF are also participating in this CWD 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.
Any emergency changes will be evaluated and approved by
regional management officials or their designees. NWS offices
should contact their regional offices for further questions
about this CWD.

Please visit the CWD status page for more information:
https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/status/cwd/



Gerhardt/SDM/NCO/NCEP






SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ALERT ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1055Z MON JAN 19 2026

...CRITICAL WEATHER DAY DECLARED...

A Critical Weather Day has been declared for...

- START: 1000Z Mon Jan 19 2026
- END: 0600Z Tue Jan 20 2026
- REASON: Space Weather ops, with an S3 (Strong) Solar Radiation
Storm observed.

* NCEP and NCF are also participating in this CWD 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.
Any emergency changes will be evaluated and approved by
regional management officials or their designees. NWS offices
should contact their regional offices for further questions
about this CWD.

Please visit the CWD status page for more information:
https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/status/cwd/


Renkevens/SDM/NCO/NCEP





SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0839Z MON JAN 19 2026

CRITICAL WEATHER DAY STATUS...
Critical Weather Day is not expected in the next 3 days.

CRITICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK...
Monday - None.
Tuesday - None.
Wednesday - None


Renkevens/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0315Z MON JAN 19 2026


The 00Z NCEP model production suite continues to run on time with
10 Alaskan..24 Canadian..63 CONUS..2 Mexican..7 Caribbean..and 8
Pacific stations available for ingest.

00Z GFS RAOB RECAP...
72562/LBF - No report
72645/GRB - No report
72764/BIS - No report
70133/OTZ - 10159
70200/OME - 10158
70308/SNP - 10159
70326/AKN - 10159
72776/TFX - 10159
72786/OTX - 10159
78970/POS - 10159
91212/GUM - 10154
91348/PNI - Missing Part B for NAM, in for GFS
74389/GYX - Purged all heights, baseline error


Renkevens/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0137Z MON JAN 19 2026


The 00Z NCEP model production suite has started and is running on
time with 10 Alaskan..24 Canadian..63 CONUS..2 Mexican..6
Caribbean..and 8 Pacific stations available for ingest.

00Z NAM RAOB RECAP...
72562/LBF - No report
72645/GRB - No report
72764/BIS - No report
70133/OTZ - 10159
70200/OME - 10158
70308/SNP - 10159
70326/AKN - 10159
72776/TFX - 10159
72786/OTX - 10159
78970/POS - 10159
91212/GUM - 10154
91348/PNI - Missing Part B
74389/GYX - Purged all heights, baseline error


Renkevens/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1728Z SUN JAN 18 2026


MDS STATUS...
GOES-E MDS Sector 2 will be centered over 32.8N/99.9W from 18Z
until 19/00Z in support of fire weather monitoring across Texas
and the southern Plains.


Ready/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1501Z SUN JAN 18 2026


The 12Z GFS began and is running on time with 9 Alaskan...24
Canadian...51 CONUS...10 Mexican...8 Caribbean...and 9 Pacific
raobs available for ingest.


UPDATED 12Z RAOB RECAP...
70398/ANN - 10158
72215/FFC - No report for the NAM...in for the GFS



Ready/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1336Z SUN JAN 18 2026


The 12Z NAM began and is running on time with 9 Alaskan...24
Canadian...50 CONUS...10 Mexican...7 Caribbean...and 9 Pacific
raobs available for ingest.


12Z NAM RAOB RECAP...
72597/MFR - 10159
72776/TFX - 10159
72786/OTX - 10159
76405/LAP - 10159
70133/OTZ - 10159
70308/SNP - 10159
70326/AKN - 10159
72274/TWC - 10159
72363/AMA - 10159
72582/LKN - 10159
70200/OME - 10158
76394/MTY - 10144
70398/ANN - No report
72202/MFL - No report
72215/FFC - No report
72240/LCH - No report
72248/SHV - No report
72251/CRP - No report
72365/ABQ - No report
72476/GJT - No report
72558/OAX - No report
72562/LBF - No report
72645/GRB - No report
72662/UNR - No report
74455/DVN - No report
71917/YEU - Purged temps/moisture at 967 mb...super-adiabatic
             lapse rate





Ready/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0848Z SUN JAN 18 2026

CRITICAL WEATHER DAY STATUS...
Critical Weather Day is not expected in the next 3 days.

CRITICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK...
Sunday - None.
Monday - None.
Tuesday - None.


Renkevens/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0312Z SUN JAN 18 2026

The 00Z NCEP model production suite continues to run on time with
10 Alaskan..24 Canadian..62 CONUS..1 Mexican..7 Caribbean..and 9
Pacific stations available for ingest. There were also 9
dropsondes in the Gulf in support of Winter Recon for the 00Z GFS.

00Z GFS RAOB RECAP...
72388/VEF - No report for NAM, in for GFS
72562/LBF - No report
72645/GRB - No report
72764/BIS - No report
70133/OTZ - 10159
70200/OME - 10158
70308/SNP - 10159
70326/AKN - 10159
72776/TFX - 10159
72786/OTX - 10159
78970/POS - 10159
91212/GUM - 10154
91165/LIH - Purged temp/moisture at 142mb, 116-115mb...
super-adiabitc lapse rate
72251/CRP - Purged temp/moisture at 596mb... super-adiabatic
lapse rate


Renkevens/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0145Z SUN JAN 18 2026

The 00Z NCEP model production suite has started and is running on
time with 10 Alaskan..24 Canadian..61 CONUS..1 Mexican..6
Caribbean..and 9 Pacific stations available for ingest. There
were also 2 dropsondes in the Gulf in support of Winter Recon for
the 00Z NAM.

00Z NAM RAOB RECAP...
72388/VEF - No report
72562/LBF - No report
72645/GRB - No report
72764/BIS - No report
70133/OTZ - 10159
70200/OME - 10158
70308/SNP - 10159
70326/AKN - 10159
72776/TFX - 10159
72786/OTX - 10159
78970/POS - 10159
91212/GUM - 10154
91165/LIH - Purged temp/moisture at 142mb, 116-115mb...
super-adiabitc lapse rate
72251/CRP - Purged temp/moisture at 596mb... super-adiabatic
lapse rate


Renkevens/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1841Z SAT JAN 17 2026


MDS STATUS...
GOES-E MDS Sector 2 was centered over 31.4N/99.8W from 1815Z
until 18/03Z in support of fire weather monitoring across Texas
and the southern Plains.



Ready/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1522Z SAT JAN 17 2026


The 12Z GFS began and is running on time.



Ready/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1337Z SAT JAN 17 2026


The 12Z NAM began and is running on time with 10 Alaskan...24
Canadian...50 CONUS...11 Mexican...7 Caribbean...and 9 Pacific
raobs available for ingest.


12Z NAM RAOB RECAP...
76394/MTY - 10144
70200/OME - 10158
70133/OTZ - 10159
70308/SNP - 10159
70326/AKN - 10159
72274/TWC - 10159
72363/AMA - 10159
72582/LKN - 10159
72597/MFR - 10159
72776/TFX - 10159
72786/OTX - 10159
76405/LAP - 10159
78970/POS - 10159
72202/MFL - No report
72240/LCH - No report
72248/SHV - No report
72251/CRP - No report
72365/ABQ - No report
72476/GJT - No report
72558/OAX - No report
72562/LBF - No report
72645/GRB - No report
72662/UNR - No report
74455/DVN - No report




Ready/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0850Z SAT JAN 17 2026

CRITICAL WEATHER DAY STATUS...
Critical Weather Day is not expected in the next 3 days.

CRITICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK...
Saturday - None.
Sunday - None.
Monday - None.


Renkevens/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0255Z SAT JAN 17 2026

UPDATED 00Z GFS RAOB RECAP...
70133/OTZ - 10159
70200/OME - 10158
70308/SNP - 10159
70326/AKN - 10159
72786/OTX - 10159
91212/GUM - 10154
72493/OAK - no report for NAM/GFS
72562/LBF - no report for NAM/GFS
72645/GRB - no report for NAM/GFS
72764/BIS - no report for NAM/GFS
72776/TFX - no report for NAM..10159 for GFS

The 00Z NCEP model production suite continues to run on time with
10 dropsondes available for ingest in support of Winter Recon.


Churchill/Green/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0133Z SAT JAN 17 2026

00Z NAM RAOB RECAP...
72493/OAK - no report
72562/LBF - no report
72645/GRB - no report
72764/BIS - no report
72776/TFX - no report
70133/OTZ - 10159
70200/OME - 10158
70308/SNP - 10159
70326/AKN - 10159
72786/OTX - 10159
91212/GUM - 10154

The 00Z NCEP production suite has started and is running on time
with 10 Alaskan..26 Canadian..63 CONUS..2 Mexican..7
Caribbean..and 8 Pacific stations available for ingest. There
were also 10 dropsondes in the Gulf in support of Winter Recon
for the 00Z NAM.


Churchill/Green/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1755Z FRI JAN 16 2026


MDS STATUS...
GOES-E MDS Sector 2 was moved to 37N/101W at 16/1635Z and will
continue until 17/0600Z, to better cover the fire weather threat
across portions of the southern Plains into much of eastern
Colorado.

GOES-E MDS Sector 1 was located over 41.9N/92.6W from 1635Z until
17/0415Z in support of snow squall monitoring across the Midwest.



Ready/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1510Z FRI JAN 16 2026


The 12Z GFS began and is running on time.


UPDATED 12Z RAOB RECAP...
72215/FFC - No report for the NAM...in for the GFS



Ready/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1336Z FRI JAN 16 2026


The 12Z NAM began and is running on time with 10 Alaskan...25
Canadian...49 CONUS...12 Mexican...8 Caribbean...and 8 Pacific
raobs available for ingest.


12Z NAM RAOB RECAP...
70133/OTZ - 10159
70308/SNP - 10159
72274/TWC - 10159
72363/AMA - 10159
72582/LKN - 10159
72597/MFR - 10159
72776/TFX - 10159
72786/OTX - 10159
76405/LAP - 10159
70326/AKN - 10159
70200/OME - 10158
76394/MTY - 10144
91165/LIH - 10142
72202/MFL - No report
72215/FFC - No report
72240/LCH - No report
72248/SHV - No report
72251/CRP - No report
72365/ABQ - No report
72476/GJT - No report
72558/OAX - No report
72562/LBF - No report
72634/APX - No report
72645/GRB - No report
72662/UNR - No report
74455/DVN - No report
76644/MID - Purged temps/moisture 799-782 mb...wet bulb effect
71603/YQI - Purged temps/moisture at 421 mb...super-adiabatic
             lapse rate
70219/BET - Purged temps/moisture at 303 mb...super-adiabatic
             lapse rate




Ready/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0849Z FRI JAN 16 2026

CRITICAL WEATHER DAY STATUS...
Critical Weather Day is not expected in the next 3 days. However,
monitoring western Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle for fire
weather Friday into Saturday.

CRITICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK...
Friday - None.
Saturday - None.
Sunday - None.


Renkevens/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0309Z FRI JAN 16 2026

UPDATED 00Z GFS RECAP...
72518/ALY - no report for NAM/GFS
72562/LBF - no report for NAM/GFS
72572/SLC - no report for NAM.. in for GFS
72645/GRB - no report for NAM/GFS
72764/BIS - no report for NAM/GFS
91334/TKK - no report for NAM.. in for GFS
72662/UNR - 10145 for NAM.. in for GFS
70133/OTZ - 10159
70200/OME - 10158
70308/SNP - 10159
70326/AKN - 10159
72776/TFX - 10159
72786/OTX - 10159
91212/GUM - 10148
74389/GYX - missing b group

The 00Z NCEP model production suite continues to run on time with
the addition of 40 dropsondes in the Pacific in support of AR
Recon.


Churchill/Green/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0140Z FRI JAN 16 2026

00Z NAM RAOB RECAP...
72518/ALY - no report
72562/LBF - no report
72572/SLC - no report
72645/GRB - no report
72764/BIS - no report
91334/TKK - no report
70133/OTZ - 10159
70200/OME - 10158
70308/SNP - 10159
70326/AKN - 10159
72662/UNR - 10145
72776/TFX - 10159
72786/OTX - 10159
91212/GUM - 10148
74389/GYX - missing b group

The 00Z NCEP model production suite has started and is running on
time with 10 Alaskan..26 Canadian..62 CONUS..2 Mexican..6
Caribbean..and 7 Pacific stations available for ingest.


Churchill/Green/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1500Z THU JAN 15 2026


The 12Z GFS began and is running on time.


UPDATED 12Z RAOB RECAP...
78970/POS - 10159


MDS STATUS...
GOES-E MDS Sector 1 will be centered over 37N/101W from 15Z until
16/0620Z for fire weather ops across the southern Plains.

GOES-E MDS Sector 2 will be centered over 40N/102W from 16/06Z
until 17/06Z for fire weather ops monitoring.




Ready/SDM/NCO/NCEP





SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ALERT ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1432Z THU JAN 15 2026


...RESOLVED - NETWORK INSTABILITY AT NCEP BLDR DATACENTER...
Network instability at the NCEP BLDR datacenter has been
resolved.  N-WAVE and NCO identified the root cause was due to
third party vendor maintenance work. NCO is continuing to monitor
Boulder network comms for stability.

If users experience further issues, please contact Tech Control
by email at nco.ops@noaa.gov or by phone at 301-683-1518. NCO can
also be contacted in the SDM chatroom in NWSChat.




Ready/SDM/NCO/NCEP






SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ALERT ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1353Z THU JAN 15 2026


...NETWORK INSTABILITY AT NCEP BLDR DATACENTER...

NCO support is investigating network instability at the BLDR
datacenter. Applications hosted in BLDR may continue to see brief
outages due to the issue. NCO is currently failing over IDP
applications from Boulder to College Park.

Please visit https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/status/messages/
for further updates.



Ready/SDM/NCO/NCEP





SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1337Z THU JAN 15 2026


The 12Z NAM began and is running on time with 10 Alaskan...25
Canadian...47 CONUS...13 Mexican...8 Caribbean...and 9 Pacific
raobs available for ingest.


12Z NAM RAOB RECAP...
70133/OTZ - 10159
70308/SNP - 10159
72274/TWC - 10159
72363/AMA - 10159
72582/LKN - 10159
72597/MFR - 10159
72776/TFX - 10159
72786/OTX - 10159
70326/AKN - 10159
70200/OME - 10158
72261/DRT - 10142
72797/UIL - 10142
72202/MFL - No report
72240/LCH - No report
72248/SHV - No report
72251/CRP - No report
72265/MAF - No report
72365/ABQ - No report
72476/GJT - No report
72558/OAX - No report
72562/LBF - No report
72645/GRB - No report
72662/UNR - No report
74455/DVN - No report
70231/MCG - Purged temps/moisture at 545 mb...super-adiabatic
             lapse rate




Ready/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0903Z THU JAN 15 2026

CRITICAL WEATHER DAY STATUS...
Critical Weather Day is not expected in the next 3 days. However,
monitoring Oklahoma and north Texas for fire weather Friday into
Saturday.

CRITICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK...
Thursday - None.
Friday - None.
Saturday - None.


Renkevens/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0257Z THU JAN 15 2025

...CPRK NETWORK MAINTENANCE THURSDAY AT 1100Z...

NCO/NSB will be performing maintenance on the network that
will affect connectivity in CPRK. Intermittent network
instability of approximately 5 minutes is possible from
1100Z to 1200Z today, Thursday January 15th. NCWCP-hosted
websites will be intermittently unavailable or data may be slow
to update.


MDS STATUS...
GOES-W MDS Sector 2 will be centered over 14.2S/170.1W from
through 17/0100Z in support of flash flood ops for American
Samoa.

00Z NAM RAOB RECAP...
70133/OTZ - 10159..
70200/OME - 10158..
70308/SNP - 10159..
70326/AKN - 10159..
70414/SYA - 10159..
72261/DRT - 10142..
72776/TFX - 10142..
72786/OTX - 10159..
91212/GUM - Short to 701.1mb..
72376/FGZ - No report for NAM.. in for GFS.
72426/ILN - No report for NAM.. in for GFS.
72562/LBF - No report..
72645/GRB - No report..
72764/BIS - No report..


Green/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0125Z THU JAN 15 2026

MDS STATUS...
GOES-W MDS Sector 1 will be centered over 32.5N/117.5W from
0810Z to 0910Z in support of space mission ops.


00Z NAM RAOB RECAP...
70133/OTZ - 10159..
70200/OME - 10158..
70308/SNP - 10159..
70326/AKN - 10159..
70414/SYA - 10159..
72261/DRT - 10142..
72776/TFX - 10142..
72786/OTX - 10159..
91212/GUM - Short to 701.1mb..
72376/FGZ - No report..
72426/ILN - No report..
72562/LBF - No report..
72645/GRB - No report..
72764/BIS - No report..

There were 9 Alaskan..26 Canadian..61 CONUS..3 Mexican
6 Caribbean..and 9 Pacific stations available for ingest.

Green/SDM/NCO/NCEP





SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ALERT ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
2139Z WED JAN 14 2026

...RESOLVED - NETWORK INSTABILITY AT NCEP BLDR DATACENTER...

Network instability at the NCEP BLDR datacenter has been resolved.
Applications hosted in BLDR are accessible. NCO is continuing
to monitor network and application health. 

If users experience further issues, please contact Tech
Control by email at nco.ops@noaa.gov or by phone at
301-683-1518. NCO can also be contacted in the SDM chatroom
in NWSChat.

Green/SDM/NCO/NCEP






SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ALERT ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
2022Z WED JAN 14 2026

...NETWORK INSTABILITY AT NCEP BLDR DATACENTER...

NCO support is investigating network instability at the BLDR
datacenter. Applications hosted in BLDR may continue to see
brief outages due to the issue. NCO is assessing the current
impacts and will mitigate application outages.

Please visit https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/status/messages/
for further updates.

Green/SDM/NCO/NCEP





SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1513Z WED JAN 14 2026

MDS STATUS...
GOES-E MDS Sector 1 will be centered over 32N/98W until 15/0000Z
in support of fire wx ops over OK/TX.

UPDATED 12Z GFS RECAP...
72202/MFL - no report for NAM/GFS
72240/LCH - no report for NAM/GFS
72248/SHV - no report for NAM/GFS
72251/CRP - no report for NAM/GFS
72265/MAF - no report for NAM/GFS
72365/ABQ - no report for NAM/GFS
72476/GJT - no report for NAM/GFS
72558/OAX - no report for NAM/GFS
72562/LBF - no report for NAM/GFS
72645/GRB - no report for NAM/GFS
72662/UNR - no report for NAM/GFS
72694/SLE - no report for NAM/GFS
74455/DVN - no report for NAM/GFS
70133/OTZ - 10159
70200/OME - 10142
70308/SNP - 10159
70326/AKN - 10159
72274/TWC - 10159
72363/AMA - 10159
72582/LKN - 10159
72597/MFR - 10159
72694/SLE - 10142
72776/TFX - 10159
72786/OTX - 10159
76405/LAP - 10159

The 12Z NCEP model production suite continues to run on time with
10 Alaskan..26 Canadian..50 CONUS..13 Mexican..8 Caribbean..and 9
Pacific stations available for ingest.


Churchill/Gerhardt/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1353Z WED JAN 14 2026

...SCHEDULED SPOT FAILOVER TODAY HAS BEEN CANCELED...

The scheduled SPOT failover at 1430Z has been canceled. Brief
SPOT outages are no longer expected.


Churchill/Gerhardt/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1335Z WED JAN 14 2026

...REMINDER - SCHEDULED FAILOVER TO RESULT IN BRIEF SPOT OUTAGE
TODAY...

SPOT will be moved today from College Park to Boulder at 1430Z to
support scheduled maintenance. Users can expect up to a 15 minute
outage during the transition.

12Z NAM RAOB RECAP...
72202/MFL - no report
72240/LCH - no report
72248/SHV - no report
72251/CRP - no report
72265/MAF - no report
72365/ABQ - no report
72476/GJT - no report
72558/OAX - no report
72562/LBF - no report
72645/GRB - no report
72662/UNR - no report
72694/SLE - no report
74455/DVN - no report
70133/OTZ - 10159
70200/OME - 10142
70308/SNP - 10159
70326/AKN - 10159
72274/TWC - 10159
72363/AMA - 10159
72582/LKN - 10159
72597/MFR - 10159
72776/TFX - 10159
72786/OTX - 10159
76405/LAP - 10159

The 12Z NCEP model production suite has started and is running on
time with 10 Alaskan..26 Canadian..50 CONUS..13 Mexican..7
Caribbean..and 9 Pacific stations available for ingest.


Churchill/Gerhardt/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0857Z WED JAN 14 2026

CRITICAL WEATHER DAY STATUS...
Critical Weather Day is not expected in the next 3 days.

CRITICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK...
Wednesday - None.
Thursday - None.
Friday - None.


Kempisty/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0258Z WED JAN 14 2026

The 00Z NCEP model production continues to
run on time.

00Z UPDATED RAOB RECAP...
70133/OTZ - 10159..
70200/OME - 10158..
70219/BET - 10159..
70308/SNP - 10159..
70326/AKN - 10159..
72776/TFX - 10159..
72786/OTX - 10159..
91212/GUM - 10158..
72562/LBF - No report..
72645/GRB - No report..
72764/BIS - No report..


Green/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0125Z WED JAN 14 2026

The 00Z NCEP model production has started and is running
on time.

00Z NAM RAOB RECAP...
70133/OTZ - 10159..
70200/OME - 10158..
70219/BET - 10159..
70308/SNP - 10159..
70326/AKN - 10159..
72776/TFX - 10159..
72786/OTX - 10159..
91212/GUM - 10158..
72562/LBF - No report..
72645/GRB - No report..
72764/BIS - No report..

There were 9 Alaskan..26 Canadian..62 CONUS..2 Mexican
7 Caribbean..and 9 Pacific stations available for ingest.

Green/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1803Z TUE JAN 13 2026

......SCHEDULED SPOT FAILOVER TOMORROW WED JAN 14...

SPOT will be moved from College Park to Boulder on Wed 1/14/2026
at 1430Z to support scheduled maintenance. Users can expect up to
a 15 minute outage during the transition.


Gerhardt/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1648Z TUE JAN 13 2026

MDS STATUS...
GOES-E MDS Sector 1 will be centered over 38.8N/103.1W until
14/1200Z in support of fire wx ops across the Central and
Southern High Plains. This is a small adjustment to the center
point of the previous request location.


Churchill/Gerhardt/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1343Z TUE JAN 13 2026

MDS STATUS...
GOES-E MDS Sector 1 will be centered over 40.8N/103.2W until
14/1200Z in support of fire wx ops across the Central High
Plains.

12Z NAM RAOB RECAP...
72202/MFL - no report
72240/LCH - no report
72248/SHV - no report
72251/CRP - no report
72265/MAF - no report
72365/ABQ - no report
72476/GJT - no report
72558/OAX - no report
72562/LBF - no report
72645/GRB - no report
72662/UNR - no report
74455/DVN - no report
70133/OTZ - 10159
70200/OME - 10142
70231/MCG - 10159
70261/FAI - 10145
70308/SNP - 10159
70326/AKN - 10159
72235/JAN - 10159
72274/TWC - 10159
72363/AMA - 10159
72582/LKN - 10159
72597/MFR - 10159
72776/TFX - 10159
72786/OTX - 10159
76394/MTY - 10144
76405/LAP - 10159

The 12Z NCEP model production suite has started and is running on
time with 8 Alaskan..25 Canadian..49 CONUS..12 Mexican..9
Caribbean..and 9 Pacific stations available for ingest.


Churchill/Gerhardt/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1325Z TUE JAN 13 2026

...REMINDER - SCHEDULED FAILOVER TO RESULT IN BRIEF SPOT OUTAGE
TODAY...

SPOT will be moved today from Boulder to College Park at 1430Z to
support scheduled maintenance. Users can expect up to a 15 minute
outage during the transition.


Churchill/Gerhardt/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0843Z TUE JAN 13 2026

CRITICAL WEATHER DAY STATUS...
Critical Weather Day is not expected in the next 3 days.

CRITICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK...
Tuesday - None.
Wednesday - None.
Thursday - None.


Kempisty/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0252Z TUE JAN 13 2026

The 00Z NCEP model production continues to run
on time.

00Z UPDATED RAOB RECAP...
70133/OTZ - 10159..
70200/OME - 10159..
70219/BET - 10159..
70308/SNP - 10159..
70326/AKN - 10159..
72235/JAN - 10142..
72776/TFX - 10159..
72786/OTX - 10159..
70231/MCG - No report.. 10159.
72562/LBF - No report..
72645/GRB - No report..
72764/BIS - No report..
70316/CDB - Short to 683mb for NAM.. full report in for GFS.


Green/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0120Z TUE JAN 13 2026

The 00Z NCEP model production has started and is
running on time.

00Z NAM RAOB RECAP...
70133/OTZ - 10159..
70200/OME - 10159..
70219/BET - 10159..
70308/SNP - 10159..
70326/AKN - 10159..
72235/JAN - 10142..
72776/TFX - 10159..
72786/OTX - 10159..
70231/MCG - No report..
72562/LBF - No report..
72645/GRB - No report..
72764/BIS - No report..
70316/CDB - Short to 683mb..

There were 8 Alaskan..25 Canadian..63 CONUS..2 Mexican
5 Caribbean..and 2 Pacific stations available for ingest.

Green/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1807Z MON JAN 12 2026

...SCHEDULED SPOT FAILOVER TO RESULT IN BRIEF OUTAGE TOMORROW...

SPOT will be moved tomorrow from Boulder to College Park on
1/13/2026 at 1430Z
to support scheduled maintenance. Users can expect up to a 15
minute outage during the transition.


Churchill/Gerhardt/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1605Z MON JAN 12 2026

MDS STATUS...
GOES-E MDS Sector 2 will be centered over 1.2S/78.6W from 2100Z
to 14/2100Z in support of recurrent severe wx ops in association
with the ITCZ in Ecuador.


Churchill/Gerhardt/SDM/NCO/NCEP




SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1515Z MON JAN 12 2026

The 12Z NCEP model production is running on time with 10
Alaskan...
23 Canadian...50 CONUS...13 Mexican...8 Caribbean...and 9 Pacific
stations available for ingest. 

UPDATED 12Z GFS RAOB RECAP...
70231/MCG - no report for the NAM/GFS
72202/MFL - no report for the NAM/GFS
72240/LCH - no report for the NAM/GFS
72248/SHV - no report for the NAM/GFS
72251/CRP - no report for the NAM/GFS
72265/MAF - no report for the NAM/GFS
72365/ABQ - no report for the NAM/GFS
72476/GJT - no report for the NAM/GFS
72558/OAX - no report for the NAM/GFS
72562/LBF - no report for the NAM/GFS
72645/GRB - no report for the NAM/GFS
72662/UNR - no report for the NAM/GFS
74455/DVN - no report for the NAM/GFS
70133/OTZ - 10159
70308/SNP - 10159
72274/TWC - 10159
72582/LKN - 10159
72597/MFR - 10159
72776/TFX - 10159
72786/OTX - 10159
76405/LAP - 10159
70200/OME - 10142
72363/AMA - 10140


Churchill/Gerhardt/SDM/NCO/NCEP