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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Good Afternoon, All,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Please see the attached documents from Hendrik Tolman, Senior Advisor for Advanced Modeling Systems, “2016 Roadmap for the Production Suite at NCEP,” and “A Strategic Vision for the US National Environmental Modeling Enterprise,” sending for your review and for discussion. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Please note – these are draft documents and have not been finalized. They are being shared for discussion and your input.</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Also, please note, to ensure maximum dissemination, some of you may have received these documents more than once.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Please contact Hendrik Tolman with any questions – thanks!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">V/R,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">-Andrew</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">LCDR Andrew J. Ostapenko, NOAA</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Executive Officer, Environmental Modeling Center</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">NOAA/NWS/NCEP</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">5830 University Research Court</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">College Park, MD 20740</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">301.683.3951 (office)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><a href="mailto:andrew.ostapenko@noaa.gov">andrew.ostapenko@noaa.gov</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Hendrik Tolman - NOAA Federal [mailto:<a href="mailto:hendrik.tolman@noaa.gov">hendrik.tolman@noaa.gov</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 05, 2016 4:09 PM<br><b>To:</b> Andrew Ostapenko<br><b>Subject:</b> materials for NPSR attendees</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><br clear="all"><br>-- </p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">+---------------------------------------------------------------------+<br>| Hendrik L. Tolman <a href="mailto:Hendrik.Tolman@NOAA.gov">Hendrik.Tolman@NOAA.gov</a> |</span></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">| Senior Advisor for Advanced Modeling Systems |<br>+----------------------------------------------+----------------------+<br>| Office of Science and Technology Integration | |<br>| National Weather Service | |<br>| NOAA / DOC | Cell : (410)279-3320 |<br>+----------------------------------------------+----------------------+</span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>