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Public Information Statement 26-26
National Weather Service Headquarters Silver Spring MD
235 PM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026

To:	 Subscribers:
	 -NOAA Weather Wire Service
	 -Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
	 -NOAAPort
	 Other NWS Partners, Users and Employees

From:	 Richard Bandy
	 Acting Director
	 NCEP/Environmental Modeling Center

Subject: Soliciting Public Comments through May 14th, 2026, on
the Proposed Removal of All Products from the Combined
NCEP/FNMOC Wave Ensembles (NFCENS) system.

The NWS Environmental Modeling Center (EMC) is seeking comments
until May 14th, 2026, on the proposed termination of
disseminating all products from the Combined NCEP/FNMOC Wave
Ensembles (NFCENS) product system.  NFCENS products are
currently in legacy status and are now targeted for retirement,
in an effort to consolidate and streamline wave guidance
information available to users.  Users are encouraged to use the
Global Ensemble Forecast System (GEFS) waves forecast data as a
continued source of probabilistic wave ensemble guidance, or the
National Blend of Models (NBM) significant wave height product,
which combines FNMOC data with additional wave ensemble model
data.

The National Weather Service plans to cease dissemination of all
NFCENS products transmitted via all transmission methods.

In addition, the NFCENS EMC Verification System web page will
also be terminated when NFCENS is removed from production:

https://emc.ncep.noaa.gov/users/verification/ocean_lake/nfcens/p
rod/

To provide feedback regarding this change, please contact:

Email: emc.products.feedback@noaa.gov
Google Form: Soliciting Public Comments on the Termination of
the Combined NCEP and FNMOC Wave Ensembles (NFCENS) Product at:
https://forms.gle/r3cWtaZWx7ut1a9A6

National Public Information Statements are online at:

https://www.weather.gov/notification/