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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Good Afternoon, All,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">I am sending the following note on behalf of EMC Director Mike Farrar.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Thanks!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">V/R,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">-Andrew</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">All, </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">I wanted to pass along the final report of the UCACN Model Advisory Committee (UMAC) from the August 2016 meeting; the link to the UMAC main page and a direct link to the report are below. Please pass along to any SOOs or others you think will be interested. The major summary findings are in the first 5 pages, although there are some interesting points found within the individual member comments that follow in the rest of the document. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Please note that there will be a session devoted to this at the upcoming NCEP Production Suite Review (NSPR) in December, so the timing is good to allow folks to come prepared to have a well-informed and production discussion. Regards,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Mike Farrar</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Director, EMC</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">p.s. The final report from the August 2016 UMAC meeting is posted on the UMAC's CoG website.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.earthsystemcog.org/projects/umac_model_advisory/"><span style="color:blue">https://www.earthsystemcog.org/projects/umac_model_advisory/</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Here is the direct link to the .PDF</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.earthsystemcog.org/site_media/projects/umac_model_advisory/_20160811_UMAC_Final_Doc_20161104_17_37.pdf"><span style="color:blue">http://www.earthsystemcog.org/site_media/projects/umac_model_advisory/_20160811_UMAC_Final_Doc_20161104_17_37.pdf</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">LCDR Andrew J. Ostapenko, NOAA</p><p class="MsoNormal">Executive Officer, Environmental Modeling Center</p><p class="MsoNormal">NOAA/NWS/NCEP</p><p class="MsoNormal">5830 University Research Court</p><p class="MsoNormal">College Park, MD 20740</p><p class="MsoNormal">301.683.3951 (office)</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:andrew.ostapenko@noaa.gov">andrew.ostapenko@noaa.gov</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></body></html>