[nws-changes] 20090519: GOES changes-Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS42 KWNO]

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• Subject: [nws-changes] 20090519: GOES changes-Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS42 KWNO]
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 12:55:06 -0600

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ADMNFD


SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS CAMP SPRINGS MD
1846Z TUE MAY 19 2009..GOES EAST MANEUVER CHANGE..

A GOES-12/EAST STATION KEEPING MANEUVER IS NOW SCHEDULED FOR
WEDNESDAY
MAY 20 2009 AT 2311Z...THIS MANEUVER WAS CHANGED FROM THE ORIGINAL

DATE OF TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2009 AND THE BACK-UP DATE OF MAY 21,
2009....
THE MAIN IMPACT ON NWS OPERATIONS WILL BE A LOSS OF GOES-12
IMAGERY
AND SOUNDING DATA FROM 20/2215Z TO 21/0045Z..THE GOES-11/WEST
SATELLITE
WILL PROVIDE FULL DISK IMAGERY AT 30 MIN INTERVALS DURING THIS

ON WEDNESDAY MAY 20, THE FOLLOWING EXCLUSIVE SCHEDULE WILL BE
EMPLOYED

*PLEASE NOTE THE SCHEDULED GOES-11/GOES-WEST FULL DISK SCAN PERIOD
TO SUPPORT THE PRIMARY GOES-12/GOES-EAST OUTAGE DURING THE
MANEUVER*


GOES-12/GOES-EAST) MANEUVER SCHEDULE STARTS AT 1705 UTC ON
WEDNESDAY
MAY 20, 2009...SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE SCAN AT 1709 UTC IS CANCELED...

FROM 1715 UTC THROUGH 2114 UTC -- GOES-12/GOES-EAST ROUTINE
IMAGING
AND SOUNDINGS.

FROM 2215 UTC THROUGH 2244 UTC -- GOES-12/GOES-EAST FULL DISK
IMAGING
AND ROUTINE SOUNDINGS

*FROM 20/2300 UTC THROUGH 21/0014 UTC -- NO GOES-12/GOES-EAST
IMAGING
OR SOUNDINGS*

FROM 20/2300 UTC THROUGH 21/0029 UTC -- GOES-11/GOES-WEST FULL
DISK
IMAGING

FROM 21/0015 UTC THROUGH 21/0714 UTC -- GOES-12/GOES-EAST POST
MANEUVER
RECOVERY INCLUDING:

* FULL DISK IMAGES ..19 MINUTE SCAN.. AT XX15 AND XX45
* CONUS SOUNDINGS AT XX46

0715 UTC MAY 21 -- GOES-12/GOES-EAST ROUTINE SCAN OPERATIONS
RESUME

EXPECT GOES-12/GOES-EAST IMAGER AND SOUNDER GRIDDING OFFSETS FOR
UP TO
6 HOURS FOLLOWING THE MANEUVER.

$$

SHRUELL/SDM/NCO/NCEP