20040622: lightning outage

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• Subject: 20040622: lightning outage
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 12:45:20 -0600

NOXX10KWBC 221803
DATA MGT MESSAGE 06-04.10

TO    NOAAPORT/AWIPS USERS

FROM  RTH WASHINGTON DATA MANAGEMENT

SUBJECT  POSSIBLE LIGHTNING DATA OUTAGE

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT ONE OF VAISALAS TWO SATELLITE
COMMUNICATIONS HUBS WILL BE SWITCHING SERVICES TO A NEW
FACILITY AT 1000 GMT ON JUNE 24... 2004.  THIS MOVE OF
SERVICES HAS BEEN PLANNED FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND SHOULD
BE TRANSPARENT.  HOWEVER... SHOULD ANY UNFORESEEN PROBLEMS
DEVELOP DURING OR FOLLOWING THE SWITCH? COMMUNICATIONS
WITH HALF OF THE NLDN LIGHTNING SENSORS COULD BE LOST
UNTIL THE PROBLEMS ARE RECTIFIED.  SHOULD THIS OCCUR...
REAL-TIME LIGHTNING DATA WILL CONTINUE TO BE BROADCAST...
BUT WILL BE DEGRADED.  QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS
NOTIFICATION MAYBE DIRECTED TO VAISALAS NETWORK CONTROL
CENTER AT /800/221-9779.

DATA MANAGEMENT
TELECOMMUNICATION OPERATIONS CENTER
RTH WASHINGTON SENDS