Topic: Legacy Tropical Cyclone Probability Formation(TCFP) and AMSU Tropical Cyclone ( AMSU TC) Retirement

Date/Time Issued: December 19, 2024 1411 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted: Legacy TCFP and AMSU TC products

Date/Time of Initial Impact: January 31, 2025 TBD UTC

Date/Time of Expected End: N/A

Details/Specifics of Change:

ESPC will stop the production of TCFP and AMSU TC products ( on Tropicsp) on January 31, 2025. Users should switch to the TCFP and the Hurricane Intensity and Structure Algorithm(HISA) products generated in NCCF.

1. New NCCF version TCFP products:

PDA Short Names
PDA File Names
TCFP_AWIPS
TCFP_v\dr\d_blend_s\d{15}_e\d{15}_c\d{15}.nc
TCFP_MTIFF
TCFP-v\w{4}-f\d{3}_v\dr\d_blend_s\d{15}_e\d{15}_c\d{15}.jif
TCFP_KML
TCFP-v\w{4}-f\d{3}_v\dr\d_blend_s\d{15}_e\d{15}_c\d{15}.kml
TCFP_PLOT
TCFP-(al|ep|wp|io|gl)-(a|r|c)\w{4}-(024|048)_v\dr\d_blend_s\d{15}_e\d{15}_c\d{15}.png
TCFP_TS_PLOT
TCFP-ts-(al|ep|wp|io|gl)-\w{3}-\w{4}_v\dr\d_blend_s\d{15}_e\d{15}_c\d{15}.png

No legacy TCFP Products is distributed on PDA.
2. New NCCF version HISA products:
PDA Short Names
PDA File Names
HISA_XYA
TC-XYA-(al|ep|cp|wp|io|sh)\d{6}_v\dr\d_\w{3}_s\d{15}_e\d{15}_c\d{15}.nc
HISA_RZA
TC-RZA-(al|ep|cp|wp|io|sh)\d{6}_v\dr\d_\w{3}_s\d{15}_e\d{15}_c\d{15}.nc
HISA_AFX
TC-(al|ep|cp|wp|io|sh)\d{6}_v\dr\d_\w{3}_s\d{15}_e\d{15}_c\d{15}.AFX
HISA_FIX
TC-(al|ep|cp|wp|io|sh)\d{6}_v\dr\d_\w{3}_s\d{15}_e\d{15}_c\d{15}_\d{2}\w.FIX
HISA_STA
TC-(al|ep|cp|wp|io|sh)\d{6}_v\dr\d_\w{3}_s\d{15}_e\d{15}_c\d{15}.STA
HISA_T_PNG
HISA-T-250mb-(al|ep|cp|wp|io|sh)\d{6}_v\dr\d_\w{3}_s\d{15}_e\d{15}_c\d{15}.png
HISA_UVZ-###MB_PNG
HISA-UVZ-###mb-(al|ep|cp|wp|io|sh)\d{6}_v\dr\d_\w{3}_s\d{15}_e\d{15}_c\d{15}.png ( where, ###: 200, 250, 300, 400, 500,600,700, 850)

Legacy AMSU TC products:

PDA Short Names
PDA File Names
TC_XYA
TC-(al|ep|cp|wp|io|sh)\d{6}-XYA_v\dr\d_\w{3,6}_s\d{15}_e\d{15}_c\d{15}.nc
TC_RZA
TC-(al|ep|cp|wp|io|sh)\d{6}-RZA_v\dr\d_\w{3,6}_s\d{15}_e\d{15}_c\d{15}.nc
TC_AFX
TC-(al|ep|cp|wp|io|sh)\d{6}_v\dr\d_\w{3,6}_s\d{15}_e\d{15}_c\d{15}.AFX
TC_FIX
TC-(al|ep|cp|wp|io|sh)\d{6}_v\dr\d_\w{3,6}_s\d{15}_e\d{15}_c\d{15}_\d{2}\w.FIX
TC_T_PNG
TC-(al|ep|cp|wp|io|sh)\d{6}-T-250mb_v\dr\d_\w{3,6}_s\d{15}_e\d{15}_c\d{15}.png
TC_UVZ-###MB_PNG
TC-(al|ep|cp|wp|io|sh)\d{6}-UVZ-###mb_v\dr\d_\w{3,6}_s\d{15}_e\d{15}_c\d{15}.png ( where, ###: 200, 250, 300, 400, 500,600,700, 850)

Contact Information for Further Information and Feedback: Tropical Product Area Lead - Aiwu Li (Aiwu.Li@noaa.gov)

Web Site(s) for applicable information:
New TCFP webpage:
https://origin-east-01-www-ospo.woc.noaa.gov/Products_/ocean/tropical/tcfp/tcfp-main.html
New Product webpage:
https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/products/ocean/tropical/hisa/index.html

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PDA Short Names	PDA File Names
TCFP_AWIPS	TCFP_v\dr\d_blend_s\d{15}_e\d{15}_c\d{15}.nc

TCFP_MTIFF	TCFP-v\w{4}-f\d{3}_v\dr\d_blend_s\d{15}_e\d{15}_c\d{15}.jif
TCFP_KML	TCFP-v\w{4}-f\d{3}_v\dr\d_blend_s\d{15}_e\d{15}_c\d{15}.kml
TCFP_PLOT	TCFP-(al\|ep\|wp\|io\|gl)-(a\|r\|c)\w{4}-(024\|048)_v\dr\d_blend_s\d{15}_e\d{15}_c\d{15}.png
TCFP_TS_PLOT	TCFP-ts-(al\|ep\|wp\|io\|gl)-\w{3}-\w{4}_v\dr\d_blend_s\d{15}_e\d{15}_c\d{15}.png

PDA Short Names	PDA File Names
HISA_XYA	TC-XYA-(al\|ep\|cp\|wp\|io\|sh)\d{6}_v\dr\d_\w{3}_s\d{15}_e\d{15}_c\d{15}.nc
HISA_RZA	TC-RZA-(al\|ep\|cp\|wp\|io\|sh)\d{6}_v\dr\d_\w{3}_s\d{15}_e\d{15}_c\d{15}.nc
HISA_AFX	TC-(al\|ep\|cp\|wp\|io\|sh)\d{6}_v\dr\d_\w{3}_s\d{15}_e\d{15}_c\d{15}.AFX

HISA_FIX	TC-(al\|ep\|cp\|wp\|io\|sh)\d{6}_v\dr\d_\w{3}_s\d{15}_e\d{15}_c\d{15}_\d{2}\w.FIX
HISA_STA	TC-(al\|ep\|cp\|wp\|io\|sh)\d{6}_v\dr\d_\w{3}_s\d{15}_e\d{15}_c\d{15}.STA
HISA_T_PNG	HISA-T-250mb-(al\|ep\|cp\|wp\|io\|sh)\d{6}_v\dr\d_\w{3}_s\d{15}_e\d{15}_c\d{15}.png
HISA_UVZ-###MB_PNG	HISA-UVZ-###mb-(al\|ep\|cp\|wp\|io\|sh)\d{6}_v\dr\d_\w{3}_s\d{15}_e\d{15}_c\d{15}.png ( where, ###: 200, 250, 300, 400, 500,600,700, 850)

PDA Short Names	PDA File Names
TC_XYA	TC-(al\|ep\|cp\|wp\|io\|sh)\d{6}-XYA_v\dr\d_\w{3,6}_s\d{15}_e\d{15}_c\d{15}.nc
TC_RZA	TC-(al\|ep\|cp\|wp\|io\|sh)\d{6}-RZA_v\dr\d_\w{3,6}_s\d{15}_e\d{15}_c\d{15}.nc
TC_AFX	TC-(al\|ep\|cp\|wp\|io\|sh)\d{6}_v\dr\d_\w{3,6}_s\d{15}_e\d{15}_c\d{15}.AFX

TC_FIX	TC-(al\|ep\|cp\|wp\|io\|sh)\d{6}_v\dr\d_\w{3,6}_s\d{15}_e\d{15}_c\d{15}_\d{2}\w.FIX
TC_T_PNG	TC-(al\|ep\|cp\|wp\|io\|sh)\d{6}-T-250mb_v\dr\d_\w{3,6}_s\d{15}_e\d{15}_c\d{15}.png
TC_UVZ-###MB_PNG	TC-(al\|ep\|cp\|wp\|io\|sh)\d{6}-UVZ-###mb_v\dr\d_\w{3,6}_s\d{15}_e\d{15}_c\d{15}.png ( where, ###: 200, 250, 300, 400, 500,600,700, 850)