Timeline

FV3GFS Code Frozen	Parallel Runs Begin	Evaluation Period (Start - End)	Recommendations from Field Due	NCEP Director Briefing	Code Handoff to NCO	IT Test Period (Start - End)	Implementation Date
3/7/18	4/1/18	5/25/18 - 9/10/18	9/24/18	10/1/18	4/5/19	5/3/19 - 6/1/19	6/12/19

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FV3GFS Statistical Update - Presented by Alicia Bentley (8/9/18 MEG Meeting)
FV3GFS East Coast Winter Storm Retrospectives - Presented by Tracey Dorian/Alicia Bentley/Logan Dawson (8/16/18 MEG Meeting) FV3GFS Tropical Cyclone Status Update - Presented by Vijay Tallapragada (8/16/18 NHC Briefing)
FV3GFS North Atlantic/East Pacific TC Retrospectives - Presented by Geoff Manikin (8/23/18 MEG Meeting) FV3GFS Western U.S. Retrospectives - Presented by Alicia Bentley (9/6/18 MEG Meeting) FV3GFS Alaskan Retrospectives - Presented by Tracey Dorian (9/6/18 MEG Meeting) FV3GFS Cold SST Concerns (e.g., Alaska's Cook Inlet) - Presented by Logan Dawson (9/6/18 MEG Meeting) FV3GFS Products Update - Presented by Logan Dawson (9/13/18 MEG Meeting) FV3GFS QPF Statistics - Presented by Tracey Dorian (9/13/18 MEG Meeting) FV3GFS QPF Retrospectives - Presented by Alicia Bentley (9/13/18 MEG Meeting) FV3GFS Snowfall Totals and Cold Bias - Presented by Geoff Manikin (2/21/19 MEG Meeting) FV3GFS Snowfall Totals and Cold Bias Update - Presented by Logan Dawson (3/7/19 MEG Meeting) FV3GFS Snowfall Totals, Cold Bias, and Implementation Update - Presented by Alicia Bentley (4/4/19 MEG Meeting)