Subject: Administrative:Notification of GINI CIP Test Operations , This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------010607060506010504090700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *Topic: * Notification of GINI CIP Test Operations* Date/Time**Issued:*March 30, 2012 2020 UTC* *** *Product(s) or Data Impacted:*AWIPS Imagery Suite and AWIPS GRIB and BUFR Products** *Date/Time of Initial Impact:*April 04, 2012 1400 UTC* *** *Date/Time of Expected End:*April 04, 2012 2000 UTC* *** *Length of Outage:*N/A* * *Details**/Specifics of Change: * NESDIS plans to demonstrate its capability of producing and disseminating back-up operational AWIPS products from the Wallops, VA, GOES Ingest NOAAPort Interface (GINI) Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) site starting on April 4, 2012, 1400 UTC and ending on April 4, 2012, 2000 UTC. During the CIP activation, all operational GINI imagery products will be produced at the Wallops site and then transmitted to the Back-up Network Control Facility (BNCF), Fairmont, WV, to support NWS AWIPS and other users. For the six hour test period, GRIB and BUFR products will not be available on AWIPS. These products include: - GOES Winds - MTSAT Winds - ASCAT Winds - Hydro-Estimator - Manual IFFA - GOES Sounder SFOV Moisture and Temperature Profiles - POES Soundings. At or about 2000 UTC, April 4, 2012, the back-up GINI CIP site will be deactivated and the primary operational GINI site at the Environmental Satellite Processing Center (ESPC)/NOAA Satellite Operations Facility (NSOF), Suitland, MD, will be reactivated. All AWIPS BUFR and GRIB products will resume. *Contact Information for Further Information:* ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov and 301-817-3880 *Web Site(s) for applicable information:*N/A******************************************************************************************************************** John Paquette > Physical Scientist NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO/SPSD 301-763-8051, ext. 110 This message was sent from ESPC.Notification@noaa.gov. You have been sent this and other notifications because you have opted in to receive it. If for any reason, you wish to unsubscribe, please contact ESPC Help Desk at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov or (301) 817-3880. Please note: it make take up to two business days to process your unsubscribe request. --------------010607060506010504090700 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Topic: Notification of GINI CIP Test Operations

Date/Time Issued: March 30, 2012 2020 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted: AWIPS Imagery Suite and AWIPS GRIB and BUFR Products

Date/Time of Initial Impact: April 04, 2012 1400 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End: April 04, 2012 2000 UTC

Length of Outage: N/A

Details/Specifics of Change: NESDIS plans to demonstrate its capability of producing and disseminating back-up operational AWIPS products from the Wallops, VA, GOES Ingest NOAAPort Interface (GINI) Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) site starting on April 4, 2012, 1400 UTC and ending on April 4, 2012, 2000 UTC. During the CIP activation, all operational GINI imagery products will be produced at the Wallops site and then transmitted to the Back-up Network Control Facility (BNCF), Fairmont, WV, to support NWS AWIPS and other users. For the six hour test period, GRIB and BUFR products will not be available on AWIPS. These products include:
- GOES Winds
- MTSAT Winds
- ASCAT Winds
- Hydro-Estimator
- Manual IFFA - GOES Sounder SFOV Moisture and Temperature Profiles
- POES Soundings.

At or about 2000 UTC, April 4, 2012, the back-up GINI CIP site will be deactivated and the primary operational GINI site at the Environmental Satellite Processing Center (ESPC)/NOAA Satellite Operations Facility (NSOF), Suitland, MD, will be reactivated. All AWIPS BUFR and GRIB products will resume.

Contact Information for Further Information: ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov and 301-817-3880

Web Site(s) for applicable information: N/A*********************************************************************************************************************

John Paquette <john.paquette@noaa.gov>

Physical Scientist

NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO/SPSD

301-763-8051, ext. 110

This message was sent from ESPC.Notification@noaa.gov. You have been sent this and other notifications because you have opted in to receive it. If for any reason, you wish to unsubscribe, please contact ESPC Help Desk at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov or (301) 817-3880. Please note: it make take up to two business days to process your unsubscribe request.

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