Update #5: The GEOSST products will be promoted to PDA Operations tomorrow, November 25, 2025 at 1800 UTC
Update #4: The GAASP Sea Ice Product will be added to the list of Products listed in the Detailed/Specifics of Change below and the products listed will be promoted to NCCF operations tomorrow, November 18, 2025, and to PDA Operations on November 25, 2025.
Update #3: The Products listed in the Detailed/Specifics of Change below will be promoted to NCCF operations on November 18, 2025, and to PDA Operations on November 25, 2025.
Update #2: Due to the continued lapse in appropriation, the NCCF product Upgrade to NCCF Operations will be postponed to TBD. Note the changes to the products that will be promoted to operations in the Detailed/Specifics of Change below. Once the government reopens, an updated notification with dates for promotion to NCCF and PDA operations will be sent out.
Update #1: Due to the lapse in appropriations, all NCCF product upgrades will be promoted to NCCF operations on November 12, 2025 and to PDA operations on November 19, 2025.
Topic: NCCF Product Upgrade 1.26-1.1 products
Date/Time Issued: November 24, 2025 1940 UTC
Product(s) or Data Impacted:
Date/Time of Initial Impact: November 18, 2025 1700 UTC
Date/Time of Expected End: November 25, 2025 1800 UTC
Length of Outage: None
Details/Specifics of Change:
The Products listed below will be transitioned from research to operations and will be promoted to NCCF Operations (OPS) on TBD due to the continued lapse in appropriations.
Details for the updated products (PDA files names in tables) included in this release are
provided in this release are provided in the link below:
NCCF Product Upgrades to Operations | OSPO
GEOSST
Impact on users: Yes
PDA product file name changes: Yes
New Products: Yes
Blended Hydro (MIRS V5-HISA)
Impact on users: Yes
PDA product file name changes: Yes
New Products: No
MIRS
Impact on users: Yes
PDA product file name changes: Yes
New Products: Yes
HISA (Hurricane Intensity and Structure)
Impact on users: Yes
PDA product file name changes: Yes
New Products: Yes
GAASP Sea Ice
Impact on users: Yes
PDA product file name changes: Yes
New Products: Yes
If you would like to see the NCCF ESPC archived notifications: go to the bottom of the
OSPO Webpage (linked above) click on “NCCF ESPC Notification Archive”, pick the year
(2025) and notification (s) you want to download from the list.
Please note: This upgrade will not be performed during Critical Weather Day (CWD).
Also, the contents of this release are subject to change based on user readiness,
customer feedback, and management approval.
Additional ESPC notifications will provide further details and updates concerning this
release. User feedback and questions should be directed to: SPSD User Services
Contact Information: For information on the status of this work, please contact the individual
PAL and/or User Services at spsd.userservices@noaa.gov
Web Site(s) for applicable information:
https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/products/nccf-product-upgrades.html
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