19990816: Difax discontinued-9/30/99

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• Subject: 19990816: Difax discontinued-9/30/99
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 06:50:00 -0600

     

     
     
     
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     FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1518     AUGUST 16... 1999
     
     ATTENTION    FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
                  NOAAPORT USERS
     
     SUBJECT      DIFAX SATELLITE BROADCAST SERVICE
                  TERMINATION
     
     THE PURPOSE OF THIS GENOT IS TO ADVISE YOU THAT THE
     NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL DISCONTINUE ITS
     DIFAX SATELLITE BROADCAST /ONLY/ EFFECTIVE 1200UTC
     SEPTEMBER 30... 1999.  THE NWS HAS MAILED OUT TWO /2/
     LETTERS... DATED JANUARY 7... 1999... AND MAY 26... 1999...
     INFORMING ALL GOVERNMENT USERS OF THE PLANNED
     TERMINATION OF DIFAX SATELLITE BROADCAST.  THE DIFAX
     SERVICE IS NO LONGER REQUIRED TO SUPPORT NWS
     OPERATIONS.
     
     ALTHOUGH THE NWS WILL NOT EXTEND THE DIFAX SATELLITE
     BROADCAST SERVICE BEYOND THE SEPTEMBER 30 DATE... DIFAX
     PRODUCTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE ON A SUBSCRIPTION
     FEE BASIS THROUGH CY 2000 /AT LEAST/ VIA OUR FAMILY OF
     SERVICES DATA SERVICE.  DIFAX PRODUCTS ARE ALSO
     AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT
     HTTP//WEATHER.NOAA.GOV/FAX/NWSFAX.SHTML
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