Topic: NCCF Product Upgrade 1.26-3.2 products

Date/Time Notification Issued:  June 2, 2026 2100 UTC

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

Date/Time of Expected End: June 3, 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 May 27, 2026.

LightningCast

Impact on users: No

PDA product file name changes: Yes

New Products: Yes

Pre-Product Processing (PPP)

Impact on users: No

PDA product file name changes: Yes

New Products: Yes

The product listed below will be transitioned from research to operations and will be promoted to NCCF Operations (OPS) on June 16, 2026.

Blended Sea Surface Temperature (SST)

Impact on users: Minimal. Filename changes and new shortnames.

PDA product file name changes: Yes

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). Additionally, 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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