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515 NOUS40 KWBC 071945 FOS NOTICE NO. 860 03-07-96 FOR YOUR INFORMATION NWWS UPS PM - DOWNTIME CALIFORNIA MICROWAVE INC. /CMI/ WHICH PROVIDES MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ MASTER EARTH STATIONS LOCATED AT MOUNTAIN VIEW CALIFORNIA HAS ADVISED US THROUGH OUR PRIME CONTRACTOR GTE THAT THEY PLAN TO SWITCH FROM THEIR PRIMARY UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY /UPS/ SYSTEM TO THEIR BACKUP SYSTEM ON SATURDAY MARCH 9 1996. THE PURPOSE OF THIS EXCHANGE IS TO FREE-UP THE PRIMARY UPS SYSTEM SO THAT A BAD BEARING MAY BE REPLACED IN THE PRIMARY UNIT. GTE ADVISES THAT THE NWWS WILL EXPERIENCE SOME DOWNTIME DURING THE SWAP. THEY ESTIMATE THAT STARTING AT 7 00 A.M. PACIFIC STANDARD TIME /1500 HRS UNIVERSAL TIME COORDINATED/ DOWNTIME OF TEN MINUTES TO ONE HOUR WILL OCCUR. END NNNN
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