Topic: NCCF Product Upgrade 1.26-2.2 products 

Date/Time Issued:  February 10, 2026 1700 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  see details below

Date/Time of Initial Impact: March 11, 2026 1700 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End: March 18, 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 March 11, 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

GOES-R Sky Cover 

Impact on users: Yes

PDA product file name changes: Yes

New Products: Yes

Lightning Cast

Impact on users: No

PDA product file name changes: Yes

New Products: Yes

Please note: As of 2/10/2026, this is not running in UAT and is also not available in PDA I&T. An update on status will be provided in approximately two weeks.

Ocean Color NOAA-20

Impact on users: Yes

PDA product file name changes: Yes

New Products: No

Blended Sea Surface Temperature (SST)  

Impact on users: Yes

PDA product file name changes: Yes

New Products: No

SAR Tropical Cyclone Winds

Impact on users: Yes

PDA product file name changes: Yes

New Products: Yes

Ocean Heat Content (OHC)

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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