Update #2: SAR Tropical Cyclone Winds and Blended  Sea Surface Temperature (SST) will not be promoted during this NCCF Product Upgrade. As a reminder, this upgrade is scheduled for NCCF Operations on February 18, 2026 and for PDA Operations on February 25, 2026.

Update #1: The new date for the NCCF Product Upgrade 1.26-2.1 is February 18, 2026 to NCCF Operations and February 25, 2026 to PDA Operations. Ocean Color and the GOES Sky Cover will not be promoted during this NCCF Product Upgrade.

Topic: NCCF Product Upgrade 1.26-2.1 products 

Date/Time Issued:  February 4, 2026 2000  UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  see details below

Date/Time of Initial Impact: February 18, 2026 1700 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End: February 25, 2026 1800 UTC 

Details/Specifics of Change:

The Products listed below will be transitioned from research to operations and will be promoted to 

NCCF Operations (OPS) on February 18, 2026.

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

Oceansat-3 Ocean Surface Winds (OSVW)

Impact on users: Yes

PDA product file name changes: Yes

New Products: Yes

* Note that release to PDA OPS may be delayed to early March.

SAR Tropical Cyclone Winds 

Impact on users: Yes

PDA product file name changes: Yes

New Products: Yes

NHC AWIPS Converter 

Impact on users: Yes

PDA product file name changes: Yes

New Products: Yes

ENSEMBLE TROPICAL Rainfall Potential (eTRAP)  

Impact on users: No

PDA product file name changes: No

New Products: No

Blended  Sea Surface Temperature (SST)  

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

SPSD.userservices@noaa.gov

Contact Information: For information on the status of this work, please contact 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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