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FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1516 AUGUST 12... 1999
ATTENTION FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
NOAAPORT USERS
SUBJECT GOES 8 IMAGER PATCH TEMPERATURE CHANGE
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM
NESDIS/SOCC.
ON AUGUST 17...1999 AT 1235 UTC... THE GOES 8 IMAGER PATCH
TEMPERATURE WILL BE CHANGED FROM MID TO LOW. THE
IMAGES FOLLOWING THE CHANGE WILL SHOW MODERATE TO
MILD VENETIAN-BLINDING... DUE TO THE SLOWLY DECREASING
PATCH TEMPERATURE. IMAGES SHOULD RETURN TO NORMAL
AFTER 1430 UTC. THIS IS A ROUTINE SEASONAL CHANGE.
STEVE ARNETT
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH
NOAA/NESDIS/SSD
STEVE.ARNETT/AT SYMBOL/NOAA.GOV
/301/ 763-8051 EXT 109
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NOUS40KWBC 121514
FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1517 AUGUST 12... 1999
ATTENTION FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
NOAAPORT USERS
SUBJECT GOES 10 MANEUVER... AUGUST 24... 1999
A GOES 10 EAST/WEST STATION KEEPING MANEUVER WILL BE
PERFORMED ON TUESDAY... AUGUST 24... 1999 AT 1100 UTC.
FOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS THE BACKUP
DATE... AND LAST WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY... FOR THIS
MANEUVER IS THURSDAY... AUGUST 26... 1999.
IF THE NWS REGIONS HAVE ANY OPERATIONAL CONCERNS...
PLEASE CONTACT THE NCEP SDM /301/763/8298/ AT LEAST
6.5 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MANEUVER TIME.
ON AUGUST 24TH... THE FOLLOWING EXCLUSIVE SCHEDULE
WILL BE EMPLOYED TO SUPPORT MANEUVER OPERATIONS
/NOTE GOES 8 FULL DISC SCANNING TO PROVIDE COVERAGE
DURING THE MANEUVER/.
MANEUVER SCHEDULE BEGINS AT 0648 UTC
FROM 0648 UTC THROUGH 0823 UTC ROUTINE IMAGING AND
SOUNDINGS EXCEPT THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE SCAN AT
0652 UTC WILL BE CANCELED.
FROM 0823 UTC THROUGH 0944 UTC NO GOES 10 IMAGES OR
SOUNDINGS DUE TO KEEP OUT ZONE /KOZ/ PRE ECLIPSE ACTIVITY
EXCEPT 0852 UTC SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE WILL BE TAKEN.
FROM 0815 UTC THROUGH 0944 UTC GOES 8 FULL DISK IMAGING
FROM 0945 UTC THROUGH 1044 UTC ROUTINE IMAGING AND
SOUNDINGS FROM 1045 UTC THROUGH 1159 UTC NO GOES 10
IMAGES OR SOUNDINGS
FROM 1045 UTC THROUGH 1214 UTC GOES 8 FULL DISK IMAGING
FROM 1200 UTC THROUGH 1859 UTC GOES 10 ABBREVIATED FULL
DISK AND NORTHERN HEMISPHERE IMAGING.. WITH ASOS1
SOUNDINGS.
1900 UTC GOES 10 ROUTINE SCAN OPERATIONS RESUME
EXPECT GOES 10 IMAGER AND SOUNDER GRIDDING OFFSETS FOR
UP TO SIX HOURS FOLLOWING THE MANEUVER.
A MANEUVER CANCELLATION MAY CAUSE CHANGES TO THIS
SCHEDULE.
STEVEN ARNETT
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH
NOAA/NESDIS/SSD
STEVE.ARNETT/AT SYMBOL/NOAA.GOV
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