NOUS40KWBC 161445
FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1489 JUNE 16... 1999
ATTENTION FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
NOAAPORT USERS
SUBJECT GOES-E SOUNDER SECTOR CHANGE
A REQUEST WAS RECEIVED TO MOVE THE SOUNDER SECTOR
CURRENTLY NAMED HUR2 SOUTH AND EAST OF ITS CURRENT
LOCATION. THE NEW LOCATION WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE
OVERLAP WITH THE ADJACENT SOUNDER SECTORS BUT WILL
PROVIDE BETTER COVERAGE OF THE TROPICAL FORMATION
REGION IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL ATLANTIC OCEAN. THIS CHANGE
HAS BEEN APPROVED WITHIN NESDIS AND BY THE NWS OFFICE
OF METEOROLOGY. I AM INCLUDING CORNER POINT INFORMATION.
I CAN SEND A GRAPHIC... IF DESIRED... TO USERS WHO CAN
RECEIVE LARGE WORDPERFECT FILES AS AN ATTACHMENT.
THE START TIME OF THE SECTOR WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED.
YOU WILL BE INFORMED OF AN IMPLEMENTATION DATE AND
TIME ONCE IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.
LAT LON ELEV AZIM LINE PIXEL
START 22.9 -70.0 3.88 0.80 550 928
STOP 8.7 -40.5 1.47 5.52 700 1222
STEVE ARNETT
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH
NOAA/NESDIS/SSD
STEVE.ARNETT/AT SYMBOL/NOAA.GOV
/301/ 763-8051 EXT 109
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