Subject: Administrative: Notification of GINI CIP AWIPS Test This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------050101050809090205070304 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *Topic: *Notification of GINI CIP AWIPS Test Operations - Important Update *Date/Time**Issued:*April 26, 2012 J/day 117 1430 UTC *Product(s) or Data Impacted:*Operational AWIPS Imagery and Product Suite ** *Date/Time of Initial Impact:*April 26, 2012 1700 UTC *Date/Time of Expected End:*April 26, 2012 1900 UTC ** *Length of Outage:*2 HOURS* * *Details/Specifics of Change:* DUE TO UNEXPECTED NETWORK ISSUES, THIS TEST HAS BEEN POSTPONED AND SHORTENED IN DURATION. PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. NESDIS' testing of 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 will now start today, April 26, 2012, 1700 UTC, and end on April 26, 2012, 1900 UTC. During the GINI CIP activation, all operational GINI imagery products (L1 and L2 Derived Product Imagery) will be produced at the Wallops GINI CIP site, transmitted to the Back-up Network Control Facility (BNCF), Fairmont, WV, and then rebroadcast live by the NWS through NOAAPort to support operational NWS AWIPS field sites and other NOAAPort users. For the two hour test period on April 26, GRIB and BUFR products WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE on AWIPS. These products include: - GOES Winds - MTSAT Winds - ASCAT Winds - Hydro-Estimator - Manual IFFA - GOES Sounder SFOV Moisture and Temperature Profiles and - POES Soundings. At 1900 UTC, April 26, 2012, NESDIS will switch back to its primary GINI AWIPS production system at ESPC, Suitland, MD, and route the operational AWIPS products directly to the ANCF (AWIPS Network Control Facility), Silver Spring,MD, and then through NOAAPort, the standard operational transmission method. If you notice degradation or loss of AWIPS data during the scheduled test period, please contact the following: ESPC Operations at 301-817-3880 or email,ESPCoperations@noaa.gov. *Contact Information for Further Information:* ESPC Operations atESPCOperations@noaa.gov and 301-817-3880. 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 may take up to two business days to process your unsubscribe request. --------------050101050809090205070304 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Topic: Notification of GINI CIP AWIPS Test Operations - Important Update

Date/Time Issued: April 26, 2012 J/day 117 1430 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted: Operational AWIPS Imagery and Product Suite

Date/Time of Initial Impact: April 26, 2012 1700 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End: April 26, 2012 1900 UTC

Length of Outage: 2 HOURS

Details/Specifics of Change:

DUE TO UNEXPECTED NETWORK ISSUES, THIS TEST HAS BEEN
    POSTPONED AND SHORTENED IN DURATION.  PLEASE SEE BELOW
FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.

NESDIS' testing of 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 will now start today,
April 26, 2012, 1700 UTC, and end on April 26, 2012, 1900 UTC.
During the GINI CIP activation, all operational
GINI imagery products (L1 and L2 Derived Product Imagery) will be
produced at the Wallops GINI CIP site, transmitted
to the Back-up Network Control Facility (BNCF), Fairmont, WV, and
then rebroadcast live by the NWS through NOAAPort
to support operational NWS AWIPS field sites and other NOAAPort users.

For the two hour test period on April 26, GRIB and BUFR products WILL
ALSO BE AVAILABLE on AWIPS.  These products
include:

- GOES Winds

- MTSAT Winds

- ASCAT Winds

- Hydro-Estimator

- Manual IFFA

- GOES Sounder SFOV Moisture and Temperature Profiles and

- POES Soundings.

At 1900 UTC, April 26, 2012, NESDIS will switch back to its primary
GINI AWIPS production
system at ESPC, Suitland, MD, and route the operational AWIPS products
directly to
the ANCF (AWIPS Network Control Facility), Silver Spring,MD, and then
through NOAAPort, the
standard operational transmission method.

If you notice degradation or loss of AWIPS data during the scheduled
test period, please contact
the following:	ESPC Operations at 301-817-3880
or email, ESPCoperations@noaa.gov.


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

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 may take up to two business days to process your unsubscribe request.

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