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Users of NOAAPORT data from the IDD or other sources should be aware of interruptions due to solar eclipse periods as mentioned in the announcement below. Steve Chiswell Unidata User Support 910 NOUS72 KNCF 061835 ADMNCF SUBJECT: AWIPS SBN INTERRUPTIONS DUE TO SOLAR ECLIPSE PLEASE PASS TO MIC/HIC, ESA, AWIPS FOCAL POINT EFFECTIVE NOW UNTIL OCTOBER 15, THE SUN WILL ALIGN WITH THE GE-4 SPACECRAFT ON A DAILY BASIS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE SOLAR RF ENERGY MAY DEGRADE OR EVEN INTERRUPT AWIPS SBN TRANSMISSION TO YOUR SITE. EACH SITE WILL EXPERIENCE THIS SUN OUTAGE CONDITION FOR UP TO 20 MINUTES PER DAY BETWEEN 1810 AND 1900Z. AWIPS SBN AUTOMATIC REQUESTS FOR RETRANSMISSION SHOULD ENSURE THAT NO NWSTG DATA IS LOST DURING THESE EVENTS. HOWEVER, SINCE THERE IS NO RETRANSMISSION CAPABILITY FOR GOES IMAGERY, SOME GOES PRODUCTS MAY BE LOST DURING THIS TIME. ncf/kbb
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