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UPDATE #1: HIMAWARI-9 RAIN RATES DATA WAS BACK ON APRIL 18, 2024 AT 1750Z.

THE COMPOSITE MICROWAVE PRODUCT MWCOMB FROM NCEP H9 IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE.

THE H9 RAINRATE CODE HAS BEEN UPDATED TO USE THE TRAIN FILE CREATED BY OLD

MWCOMB.



TOPIC:  UPDATE #1:HIMAWARI-9 ENTERPRISE RAIN RATE OUTAGE



DATE/TIME ISSUED:  APRIL 18, 2024 1928Z



PRODUCT(S) OR DATA IMPACTED: HIMAWARI-9 RAIN RATES



DATE/TIME OF INITIAL IMPACT: APRIL 15, 2024 2300Z



DATE/TIME OF EXPECTED END:  APRIL 18, 2024 1750Z



LENGTH OF EVENT: 2 DAYS 18 HOURS 50 MINUTES



DETAILS/SPECIFICS OF CHANGE:  THE HIMAWARI-9 RAIN RATE USES A COMPOSITE

MICROWAVE PRODUCT FROM NCEP AS AN ESSENTIAL INPUT. DUE TO A COOLING PROBLEM

IN THE NCEP DATA CENTER, THIS PRODUCT IS UNAVAILABLE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE,

POSSIBLY NOT UNTIL 4/20.



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