WAFS update for ICAO milestone late 2023-early 2024

[YaliMao-NOAA]

At GFS v16.3, update WAFS package to produce high resolution WAFS output to meet 2023 ICAO milestone. There will be following updates:
WAFS part:

1. Add forecast hour window to dbn_alert for awf and WAFS unblended hazard data ( PR #16 )

• scripts/exgfs_atmos_wafs_grib2_0p25.sh

2. Add dbn_alert of not headed non-hazard 1.25 deg data (gfs.tCCz.wafs_grb45fFF.grib2), with subtype GFS_WAFS_1P25_GB2 ( PR #17 )

• scripts/exgfs_atmos_wafs_grib2.sh

Global workflow part: issue #2013

1. New release notes

• docs/Release_Notes.gfs.v16.3.11.md

2. Update WAFS tag #2045

• Externals.cfg
• sorc/checkout.sh

4. Update WAFS ecf scripts to set ICAO2023=yes #2018

• ecf/scripts/gfs/atmos/post_processing/grib2_wafs/jgfs_atmos_wafs_blending_0p25.ecf
• ecf/scripts/gfs/atmos/post_processing/grib2_wafs/jgfs_atmos_wafs_grib2.ecf
• ecf/scripts/gfs/atmos/post_processing/grib2_wafs/jgfs_atmos_wafs_grib2_0p25.ecf
• ecf/scripts/gfs/atmos/post_processing/jgfs_atmos_wafs_gcip.ecf

5. Stop running 1.25 blending #2018
6. Trigger time change #2018

• ecf/defs/gfs_v16_3.def

7. Increase number of tasks for wafs_grib2_0p25 from 11 to 39, because now we have 39 hours to process when ICAO2023=yes and FHOUT_GFS=1. #2045

• ecf/scripts/gfs/atmos/post_processing/grib2_wafs/jgfs_atmos_wafs_grib2_0p25.ecf

After separating WAFS from GSI implementation, make a new global workflow PR #2140

Update Release_Notes.gfs.v16.3.13 in global workflow PR #2200

[YaliMao-NOAA]

WAFS ICAO part is referred to global ecflow: issue #2013

[YaliMao-NOAA]

Solved by:

Global ecflow: by PR #2018

It's merged with GSI update PR #2035
But later it's removed from GSI update #2100

PR #16 Add forecast hour window to dbn_alert for awf and WAFS unblended hazard data

Global ecflow PR #2045

[YaliMao-NOAA]

PR #16 Add time window to dbn_alert for awf and WAFS unblended hazard data

[YaliMao-NOAA]

Add dbn_alert of not headed non-hazard 1.25 deg data, gfs.tCCz.wafs_grb45fFF.grib2, with subtype GFS_WAFS_1P25_GB2
Resolved in #17

[YaliMao-NOAA]

Per dbn_alert update by Margaret listed in the google docs:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1k5IgWin_X2cgqv2ZTqFJyKTxDs2B7AwJOk2N3tcT298/edit

Update dbn_alert to job gfs_atmos_wafs_FF_00 #18 Re-use the same wafs tag gfs_wafs.v6.3.2

[YaliMao-NOAA]

After separating WAFS from GSI implementation, make a new global workflow PR #2140

Update Release_Notes.gfs.v16.3.13 in global workflow PR #2200

[YaliMao-NOAA]

WAFS update with gfs.v16.3.13 was implemented on January 24 during the 12z cycle