[Ncep.list.fv3-announce] global-workflow: GFSv16.0.9 changes committed & v16.1.1 is incoming!

[Kate Friedman - NOAA Federal]

All,

The GFS world has seen no rest since v16 was implemented back in March.
Some rapid follow-up implementations have been performed to fix some wave
and downstream issues (v16.0.8 & v16.0.9). Additionally a planned update to
the GSI has been merged with a bug fix for WAFS and an additional wave fix
file update...all of that is about to be implemented into operations as
GFSv16.1.1. Below is more information on all of this:

*1) operations branch now v16.0.9*

I waited for some of the initial bugs to get sorted out before finally
merging the first GFSv16 version back into the global-workflow operations
branch. That commit was performed last week and was committed @ 68b9157
<https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/global-workflow/commit/68b9157bd59278dc07369d316999d3c8485ebf7c>.
The operations branch now matches current ops for v16.0.9. The official tag
off the operations branch for v16.0.9 has now been cut and released:
NCO-v16.0.9
<https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/global-workflow/releases/tag/NCO-v16.0.9>

*2) develop branch now has v16.0.9 updates as well*

Today I submitted PR #323
<https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/global-workflow/pull/323> into the develop
branch to bring in the changes for v16.0.9. This completed issue #309
<https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/global-workflow/issues/309> and was committed
to develop @ 95e0dff
<https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/global-workflow/commit/95e0dffea435af17be9150fcd0c842763768b45f>.
Users should sync their branches/forks accordingly.

*3) GFSv16.1.1 incoming!*

A planned update to the GSI component for adding new restricted gpsro data
into the model is scheduled for next week. The updated v16.1.1 package
includes both a new GSI tag for that upgrade and a new WAFS tag for a small
bug fix. The updated system is being tested in tomorrow's WCOSS parallel
production test (PPT) with a tentative implementation date of next Tuesday
May 18th at 12z. Once that implementation completes both the operations and
develop branches will ingest those updates.

*4) Other upcoming changes in the works (somewhat-in-order):*

   - MERRA2 support - in final testing, PR #254
   <https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/global-workflow/pull/254>
   - GFSv16.1.1 updates - will merge into operations and develop branches
   after implementation
   - METplus upgrade - PR #317
   <https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/global-workflow/pull/317> will update the
   EMC_verif-global version to a new major release (v2.0.1)
   - NCEPLIBS hpc-stack support - testing of feature/hpc-stack with waves
   turned on has begun, previously tested on supported tier 1 platforms with
   waves off
   - fixing free-forecast mode and adding job to create ICs for user with
   chgres_cube - on hold waiting for prior work to complete, if there are any
   users out there looking to run free-forecast mode let me know and you can
   use the branch for this

That's it for today! Let me know if you have questions about the above.
Thanks all!

Kate Friedman (formerly Howard) (she/her)
NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC Engineering and Implementation Branch
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