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NOUS42 KWNO 170244
SPECIAL NCEP DISCUSSION
CENTRAL OPERATIONS/NCEP/NWS/WASHINGTON DC
0235 UTC TUE AUG 17 1999
GOES ECLIPSE SEASON UPON US
170235Z...THE 00Z NCEP PRODUCTION CYCLE IS ON TIME...
RAOB UPDATE...DELETED LOW HGTS AND TEMPS 500MB AND ABV AT
WSE 71119.
BEGINNING THIS WEEK AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE END OF OCTOBER
THE GOES SATELLITES WILL ENTER PERIODS WHERE IMAGERY AND SOUNDER
DATA WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE DUE TO ECLIPSE. THE IMPACT
WILL NOT BE TOO NOTICEABLE FOR ANOTHER WEEK OR SO BUT DATA LOSS
WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY LONGER.
KNEAS/SDM/NCO/NCEP
