20001129: GOES 8ADMIN NOTICE NOUS40 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20001129: GOES 8ADMIN NOTICE NOUS40 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 09:52:36 -0700

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NOUS40 KWBC 291649
FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1829     NOVEMBER 29... 2000

ATTENTION  FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS/NOAAPORT USERS

SUBJECT  GOES-8 N/S MANEUVER 12/12/00

A GOES-8 NORTH-SOUTH STATION KEEPING MANEUVER WILL BE
PERFORMED ON TUESDAY... DECEMBER 12... 2000 AT 1753 UTC.  FOR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS

THE BACKUP DATE... AND LAST WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY /FINAL
DATE/ FOR THIS MANEUVER IS THURSDAY... DECEMBER 14... 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 DECEMBER 12TH... 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 DECEMBER 12TH.

FROM 1301 UTC THROUGH 1614 UTC -- GOES-8 ROUTINE IMAGING AND
SOUNDINGS EXCEPT 1309 UTC SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE DATA WILL BE
CANCELED.

FROM 1615 UTC THROUGH 1714 UTC  -- GOES-8 FULL DISK SCANNING

FROM 1715 UTC THROUGH 1730 UTC -- GOES-8 ROUTINE IMAGING AND
SOUNDINGS EXCEPT LIMITED SOUNDING SCAN AT 1720 UTC.

/ASTERISK/FROM 1731 UTC THROUGH 1944 UTC -- NO GOES-8 IMAGES
OR SOUNDINGS /ASTERISK/

/ASTERISK/FROM 1730 UTC THROUGH 1959 UTC -- GOES-10 FULL DISK
IMAGING /ASTERISK/

FROM 1945 UTC THROUGH 13/0244 UTC -- GOES-8 POST MANEUVER
SCHEDULE

    19 MINUTE ABBREVIATED FULL DISK SCANS AT XX45...
    NORTHERN HEMISPHERE EXTENDED SCANS AT XX15...
    AND CONUS SOUNDINGS AT XX46

13/0245 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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