Topic: NCCF Out-of-Cycle August Product Release

Date/Time Issued: Aug 27, 2026 2030 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted: NHC AWIPS Converter, Advanced Dvorak Technique 

Date/Time of Initial Impact: August 27, 2026, 1700 UTC 

Date/Time of Expected End: September 3, 2026, 1800 UTC

Details/Specifics of Change: 


The following products were removed from NCCF Product Upgrade 1.26-4.2 and are instead being released out-of-cycle. Advanced Dvorak Technique will be installed on August 27, 2026 and released from PDA OPS on September 3, 2026. GCOM-W1 AMSR2 MBT will be replaced with GOSAT-GW AMSR3 MBT in the input data for ADT. The GOSAT-GW NHC AWIPS converter product will be disseminated through Operational Subscription Service (OSS).


The Products listed below will be transitioned from research to operations and will be promoted to NCCF Operations (OPS) on September 3, 2026.


Impact on users: No

OSS product file name changes: Yes

New products: Yes

Impact on users:  No

PDA product file name changes: No

New products: No


Details for the updated products (PDA file names in tables) included in this release are provided in the link below:


NCCF Product Upgrades to Operations | OSPO


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 (2026) 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.


Contact Information: For information on the status of this work, user feedback, and questions 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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