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FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1441 MARCH 10... 1999
ATTENTION FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
NOAAPORT USERS
FROM NESDIS
SUBJECT GOES Y2K TEST
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO RECEIVE GOES GVAR DATA... THIS IS AN
EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO TEST YOUR SYSTEM FOR Y2K
COMPLIANCE.
A THIRD GOES Y2K TEST IS SCHEDULED IN TWO PARTS FOR
MARCH 22-26 AND APRIL 5-8... 1999. THE TEST WILL BE SIMILAR
TO THE PREVIOUS GOES Y2K TESTS. GOES GVAR DATA FROM THE
GOES8 SPACECRAFT WILL BE RE-BROADCAST VIA GOES7...
TIME TAGGED WITH A FUTURE DATE AND YEAR FOR Y2K TESTING.
THE YEAR CROSSOVER FOR YEAR 1999 TO 2000 AND YEAR 2000 TO
2001 WILL BE SIMULATED... AS WELL AS... FEBRUARY 29... 2000...
SEPTEMBER 9... 1999 AND OCTOBER 9... 1999. THIS TEST IS ANOTHER
UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL GOES USERS TO VALIDATE THEIR
SYSTEMS FOR YEAR 2000 PROBLEMS. GOES-7 WILL NOT BE
AVAILABLE AFTER APRIL 1999.
THE FOLLOWING IS A SCHEDULE FOR THAT THIRD REBROADCAST
OF GOES-8 GVAR IMAGERY WITH FUTURE DATES... FOR THE PURPOSE
OF YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE TESTING. DURING THESE PERIODS...
GOES-8 GVAR DATA WILL BE REBROADCAST VIA GOES-7. THE
TIME-OF-DAY... /HOURS... MINUTES... SECONDS/ IN THE REBROADCAST
GVAR DATA WILL BE THE CURRENT UTC TIME AT THE TIME OF THE
REBROADCAST.
THE DAY-OF-YEAR /DOY/ AND YEAR WITHIN THE GVAR DATA...
REBROADCAST FROM GOES-7... HOWEVER WILL BE THE SIMULATED
DOY AND YEAR. THE PRODUCTS SENT WILL BE THOSE WHICH
GOES-8 IS SENDING AT THE TIME OF THE REBROADCAST.
THIS TEST WILL HAVE NO EFFECT ON THE PRODUCTS SENT BY GOES-8
OR ANY OTHER OPERATIONAL SPACECRAFT.
CAVEATS
THE SIMULATIONS REQUIRE THE USE OF BACKUP EQUIPMENT
CRITICAL TO THE MISSION OF THE OFFICE OF SATELLITE
OPERATIONS. IF THIS EQUIPMENT IS NEEDED TO SUPPORT
NORMAL OPERATIONS THE SIMULATION MAY CEASE WITHOUT
NOTICE.
DURING THE SCHEDULED TIMES OF THESE SIMULATIONS... BOTH
GOES-8... WHICH IS PROVIDING THE SOURCE OF THE GVAR... AND
GOES-7 WILL BE IN ECLIPSE DURING PARTS OF THE SIMULATION.
DURING THOSE TIMES GVAR WILL NOT BE REBROADCAST. THESE
TIMES ARE NOW EXPECTED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 0400- 0800 UTC
HOWEVER... THESE MAY CHANGE DUE TO SPACECRAFT
MANEUVERS.
GVAR MAY BE BROADCAST FROM GOES-7 PRIOR TO... AND AFTER
THE SCHEDULED TIMES FOR THE PURPOSE OF EQUIPMENT
CONFIGURATION AND CHECK-OUT. THE SIMULATED TIME AND
OTHER CONTENT OF THIS DATA WILL NOT CORRESPOND TO
ANY PLANNED SIMULATION.
THE ABOVE INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE YEAR 2000 HOME PAGE
HTTP/COLON//WWW.OSO1.X3.NWS.NOAA.GOV/Y2K
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