00Z model run on time, 18 balloon reports flagged, 2 satellite sectors moved
Model status
NWS is producing the 00Z model run on schedule. Forecast model output should reach forecasters, apps and websites at the usual times.
“00Z” is the run’s start time in UTC. NWS runs its main models four times a day — 00Z, 06Z, 12Z and 18Z — and each run begins by digesting a global snapshot of current conditions taken at that hour.
Balloon reports 00Z NAM RAOB RECAP...
Twice a day, NWS and partner agencies release weather balloons that carry a radiosonde — a small instrument package that radios back temperature, humidity, pressure and wind as it climbs. Those soundings are one of the main ingredients in a forecast model’s starting conditions. This section is the roll call of stations that had a problem for the 00Z run of the NAM.
18 stations were flagged: 7 sent no usable sounding at all, 7 reported a numeric status code, 2 were missing part of the transmission, 2 had bad data removed by quality control. A handful of gaps is normal and is not by itself a sign of a forecast problem — the models are built to work with an incomplete picture.
| Station | Where | What happened | As printed |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAX 72206 | Jacksonville/Intl, FL | No weather balloon data from this station reached the model for this cycle — either no launch happened or the data did not arrive in time. | No report |
| MAF 72265 | Midland/Midland Reg. Airterm, TX | No weather balloon data from this station reached the model for this cycle — either no launch happened or the data did not arrive in time. | No report |
| ABQ 72365 | Albuquerque/Intl, NM | No weather balloon data from this station reached the model for this cycle — either no launch happened or the data did not arrive in time. | No report |
| VEF 72388 | Las Vegas, NV | No weather balloon data from this station reached the model for this cycle — either no launch happened or the data did not arrive in time. | No report |
| GRB 72645 | Green Bay/A.-Straubel, WI | No weather balloon data from this station reached the model for this cycle — either no launch happened or the data did not arrive in time. | No report |
| UNR 72662 | Rapid City/Regional Airport, S, SD | No weather balloon data from this station reached the model for this cycle — either no launch happened or the data did not arrive in time. | No report |
| OTX 72786 | Spokane, WA | No weather balloon data from this station reached the model for this cycle — either no launch happened or the data did not arrive in time. | No report |
| OTZ 70133 | Kotzebue, Ralph Wien, AK | The station reported status code 10159. NWS does not publish a public legend for these codes, so we will not guess at what it means — it signals some problem with the launch or the data. unrecognised status code 10159 | 10159 |
| BET 70219 | Bethel/Bethel Airport, AK | The station reported status code 10159. NWS does not publish a public legend for these codes, so we will not guess at what it means — it signals some problem with the launch or the data. unrecognised status code 10159 | 10159 |
| SNP 70308 | St. Paul Islands, AK | The station reported status code 10159. NWS does not publish a public legend for these codes, so we will not guess at what it means — it signals some problem with the launch or the data. unrecognised status code 10159 | 10159 |
| AKN 70326 | King Salmon, AK | The station reported status code 10159. NWS does not publish a public legend for these codes, so we will not guess at what it means — it signals some problem with the launch or the data. unrecognised status code 10159 | 10159 |
| TWC 72274 | Tucson, AZ | The station reported status code 10159. NWS does not publish a public legend for these codes, so we will not guess at what it means — it signals some problem with the launch or the data. unrecognised status code 10159 | 10159 |
| OHX 72327 | Nashville/Metropolitan, TN | Ground equipment failure — the station’s tracking/receiving equipment was down, so no usable sounding was produced. | 10142 |
| GCM 78384 | Owen Roberts Airport Grand Cay · Cayman Islands | Ground equipment failure — the station’s tracking/receiving equipment was down, so no usable sounding was produced. | 10142 |
| SHV 72248 | Shreveport/Reg, LA | The station reported, but part of the sounding transmission was missing — specifically TTBB, the "significant levels" section that carries the extra detail between the standard pressure levels. | Missing TTBB |
| BDA 78016 | L F Wade Intl · Bermuda | The station reported, but part of the sounding transmission was missing — specifically TTBB, the "significant levels" section that carries the extra detail between the standard pressure levels. | Missing TTBB |
| YPL 71845 | Pickle Lake A, Ont · Canada | Quality control removed part of this sounding before it reached the models: temps 843-840 mb...non-meteorological lapse rates. The rest of the sounding was still used. | Purged temps 843-840 mb...non-meteorological lapse rates |
| MFL 72202 | Miami, FL | Quality control removed part of this sounding before it reached the models: temps 802-681 mb...non-meteorological lapse rates. The rest of the sounding was still used. | Purged temps 802-681 mb...non-meteorological lapse rates |
Satellite moves MDS STATUS...
Each GOES weather satellite has two “mesoscale sectors” — small, movable windows that the satellite photographs roughly every 60 seconds, far more often than its routine full-disk and continental scans. Forecasters aim them at whatever is most important that day. This section announces where they are being pointed and for how long.
GOES-East is pointing mesoscale sector 1 over Mexico, about 365 mi SSW of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico — in support of NHC monitoring of Hcn Polo. That means this patch of sky gets a fresh satellite image about once a minute instead of every 5 to 10 minutes, so forecasters can watch storms develop almost in real time.
- Centre point
- 18.0°N, 112.0°W view on map
- Window
- from until
- Reason given
- NHC monitoring of Hcn Polo
GOES-West is pointing mesoscale sector 2 at a point about 180 mi SSW of Hilo, HI — in support of NHC monitoring of Hcn Nolo. That means this patch of sky gets a fresh satellite image about once a minute instead of every 5 to 10 minutes, so forecasters can watch storms develop almost in real time.
- Centre point
- 17.5°N, 156.5°W view on map
- Window
- from until
- Reason given
- NHC monitoring of Hcn Nolo
Show the original message
Exactly as NWS transmitted it. Everything above is our plain-English reading of this text — if the two ever disagree, this is the authoritative version.
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NOUS42 KWNO 260130
ADMSDM
SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0129Z SAT SEP 26 2026
The 00Z NWS model production is running on time.
00Z NAM RAOB RECAP...
72206/JAX - No report
72265/MAF - No report
72365/ABQ - No report
72388/VEF - No report
72645/GRB - No report
72662/UNR - No report
72786/OTX - No report
70133/OTZ - 10159
70219/BET - 10159
70308/SNP - 10159
70326/AKN - 10159
72274/TWC - 10159
72327/OHX - 10142
78384/GCM - 10142
72248/SHV - Missing TTBB
78016/BDA - Missing TTBB
71845/YPL - Purged temps 843-840 mb...non-meteorological lapse
rates
72202/MFL - Purged temps 802-681 mb...non-meteorological lapse
rates
MDS STATUS...
GOES-E MDS Sector 1 is centered over 18.0N/112.0W from
0000Z to 27/0000Z in support of NHC monitoring of Hcn Polo.
GOES-W MDS Sector 2 is centered over 17.5N/156.5W from
0000Z to 27/0000Z in support of NHC monitoring of Hcn Nolo.
Handel/SDM/NCO