19990813: GOES 8&10

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• Subject: 19990813: GOES 8&10
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 09:58:20 -0600

     

     
     
     
     NOUS40KWBC 121453
     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
     END
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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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