20000726: GOES 8 Maneuver-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS40 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20000726: GOES 8 Maneuver-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS40 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 10:03:42 -0600

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NOUS40 KWBC 261542
FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1754     JULY 26... 2000

ATTENTION  FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS/NOAAPORT USERS

SUBJECT  GOES-8 E/W MANEUVER 08/10/00

A GOES-8 EAST-WEST STATION KEEPING MANEUVER WILL BE
PERFORMED ON TUESDAY... AUGUST 8... 2000 AT 1720 UTC.  FOR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS   THE BACKUP DATE...
AND LAST WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY /FINAL DATE/ FOR THIS
MANEUVER IS THURSDAY... AUGUST 10... 2000.  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 8TH... THE FOLLOWING EXCLUSIVE SCHEDULE WILL
BE EMPLOYED TO SUPPORT MANEUVER OPERATIONS   /ASTERISK/
PLEASE NOTE THE SCHEDULED GOES-10 FULL DISK SCAN PERIOD
TO SUPPORT THE PRIMARY GOES-8 OUTAGE DURING THE MANEUVER.
/ASTERISK/
MANEUVER SCHEDULE STARTS AT 1248 UTC ON AUGUST 8.

FROM 1300 UTC THROUGH 1644 UTC -- GOES-8 ROUTINE IMAGING AND
SOUNDINGS EXCEPT 1309 UTC SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE DATA WILL BE
CANCELED.

FROM 1645 UTC THROUGH 1714 UTC  -- GOES-8 FULL DISK SCANNING

FROM 1715 UTC THROUGH 1814 UTC -- NO GOES-8 IMAGES OR
SOUNDINGS

/ASTERISK ASTERISK/FROM 1700 UTC THROUGH 1830 UTC -- GOES-10
FULL DISK IMAGING /ASTERISK ASTERISK/

FROM 1815 UTC THROUGH 09/0044 UTC -- GOES-8 ABBREVIATED FULL
DISK /19 MINUTE SCAN/ AND NORTHERN HEMISPHERE IMAGING...
WITH CONUS SOUNDINGS.

09/0045 UTC      -- GOES-8 ROUTINE SCAN OPERATIONS RESUME

EXPECT GOES-8 IMAGER AND SOUNDER GRIDDING OFFSETS FOR UP
TO SIX HOURS FOLLOWING THE MANEUVER.

ANY POSTPONEMENT MAY CAUSE CHANGES TO THIS SCHEDULE.

TOM RENKEVENS
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH /SAB/
SATELLITE SERVICES DIVISION /SSD/
NOAA/NESDIS
THOMAS.RENKEVENS/AT SYMBOL/NOAA.GOV
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