Metars Missing/Delayed In AWIPS - Restored — SDM message

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Metars Missing/Delayed In AWIPS - Restored

Issued 20 Sep 2026 09:08Z (0907Z SUN SEP 20 2026) · by Renkevens, on duty as SDM

Notices & outages ...METARS MISSING/DELAYED IN AWIPS - RESTORED...

Good news: a problem affecting AWIPS and METAR has been resolved. Service should be back to normal.

AWIPS is the workstation software forecasters use to build and issue products and METAR is routine hourly airport surface weather reports.

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NOUS42 KWNO 200908
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SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ALERT ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0907Z SUN SEP 20 2026

...METARS MISSING/DELAYED IN AWIPS - RESTORED...

METAR data that stopped updating in AWIPS WFO systems around 03Z
on Sunday September 20 was restored with the 08Z observations.
Some data from 04-07Z were received, but often with a significant
delay.


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