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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT 25-42
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS SILVER SPRING, MD
915 AM EDT THU JUN 26 2025
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
-NOAAPORT
OTHER NWS PARTNERS, USERS AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: RICHARD BANDY
ACTING DIRECTOR, ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING CENTER
NWS/NCEP/NOAA
SUBJECT: SOLICITING COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED TERMINATION OF
VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING CENTER WEB SITES AND DATA
PRODUCTS THROUGH JULY 26, 2025.
THE ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING CENTER (EMC) IS SEEKING COMMENTS
THROUGH JULY 26, 2025, ON THE PROPOSED TERMINATION OF VARIOUS
EMC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES AND DATA
PRODUCTS ARE TARGETED FOR TERMINATION DUE TO THEIR LEGACY
STATUS:
- GLOBAL ENSEMBLE FORECAST SYSTEM PLUMES:
HTTPS://WWW.EMC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/USERS/MEG/GEFS_PLUMES
USERS OF THIS INFORMATION CAN FIND THE COMPUTER CODE THAT
CREATES THIS WEBPAGE AT THE FOLLOWING GITHUB SITE:
HTTPS://GITHUB.COM/ALICIABENTLEY-NOAA/GEFS_PLUMES_GRIB2IO
THE GEFS PLUMES CODE IS FREE TO USE, BUT UNSUPPORTED.
- COMPLETE REMOVAL OF THE “POLAR” WEBSITE:
HTTPS://POLAR.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/
- COMPLETE TERMINATION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN RAPID REFRESH-TIME
LAGGED (NARRE-TL) SYSTEM, AND REMOVAL OF DATA FROM THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
HTTPS://NOMADS.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PUB/DATA/NCCF/COM/NARRE/PROD
THE NARRE-TL USES THE NORTH AMERICAN MODEL (NAM) AND THE RAPID
REFRESH MODEL (RAP), BOTH OF WHICH ARE FROZEN DUE TO LEGACY
STATUS. USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE THE HIGH RESOLUTION ENSEMBLE
FORECAST (HREF) SYSTEM OR THE GLOBAL ENSEMBLE FORECAST SYSTEM
(GEFS) IN LIEU OF THE NARRE-TL.
- COMPLETE TERMINATION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN RAPID REFRESH-TIME
LAGGED (NARRE-TL) VERIFICATION WEB PAGE:
HTTPS://WWW.EMC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/USERS/VERIFICATION/REGIONAL/NARRE/
PROD/
- COMPLETE REMOVAL OF THE EXTRA TROPICAL CYCLONE TRACKER
WEBSITES:
HTTPS://WWW.EMC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/MMB/GPLOU/EMCHURR/GLBLGEN/
HTTPS://WWW.EMC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/MMB/GPLOU/EMCHURR/VERIFY/INDEX.HTM
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HTTPS://WWW.EMC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/MMB/GPLOU/EMCHURR/NWPROD/
THIS INFORMATION IS REPLACED VIA THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE:
HTTPS://WWW.WPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/LOWCLUSTERS/LOWCLUSTERS.PHP
PLEASE SUBMIT COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, OR REQUESTS ON THE PROPOSED
CHANGES TO:
E-MAIL: EMC.PRODUCTS.FEEDBACK@NOAA.GOV
GOOGLE FORM: SOLICITING COMMENTS ON EMC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
REMOVAL
NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE ONLINE AT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NOTIFICATION/
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