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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