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565 NOUS72 KNCF 231338 ADMNCF PLEASE PASS TO MIC/HIC, ESA, ITO, AND SOO ~ SUBJ: AWIPS SBN INTERRUPTIONS DUE TO SOLAR ECLIPSE ~ FROM SEPTEMBER 26 THROUGH OCTOBER 18, THE SUN WILL ALIGN WITH THE GE-4 SPACECRAFT IN SUCH A WAY THAT SOLAR RF ENERGY WILL DEGRADE OR INTERRUPT RECEIPT OF AWIPS SBN TRANSMISSION OF THE NWSTG, GOES, AND NOAAPORT_OPT CHANNELS FOR MANY SITES. THIS INTERFERENCE WILL LAST ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND WILL OCCUR DAILY AT VARYING TIMES BETWEEN 1800Z AND 2000Z. THE AWIPS SBN AUTOMATIC RETRANSMISSION FEATURE WILL ENSURE THAT AWIPS SITES DO NOT EXPERIENCE DATA LOSS FOR THE NWSTG AND NOAAPORT CHANNELS. THERE IS NO RETRANSMISSION CAPABILITY FOR THE GOES CHANNELS. ~ ncf/kbb ---------- End Forwarded Message ----------
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