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ADMNCF .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DISTRIBUTES DATA VIA THE SATELLITE BROADCAST NETWORK (SBN)/NOAAPORT. A PORTION OF THOSE DATA ARE RESTRICTED AND THE NWS IS NOT PERMITTED TO FREELY REDISTRIBUTE THOSE DATA. IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE AGREEMENTS MADE WITH THE ORIGINAL ISSUING AGENCIES, THESE RESTRICTED DATA ARE ENCODED BEFORE TRANSMISSION OVER THE SBN. ALL AUTHORIZED USERS WHO WISH TO RECEIVE THESE DATA HAVE A MATCHING DECRYPTION KEY ON THEIR SYSTEM WHICH RECEIVES SBN/NOAAPORT DATA.
.THE FOLLOWING HEADERS SENT ON THE SBN/NOAAPORT CONTAIN RESTRICTED DATA:
. IUAX02 KARP L?Z??? KWBX M?Z??? KWBX .IF YOU DO NOT CURRENTLY RECEIVE AND DECODE ANY OF THESE DATA, YOU MAY DISREGARD THIS MESSAGE. IF YOU DO RECEIVE AND DECODE THESE DATA AND WISH TO CONTINUE, YOU MUST TAKE ACTION AS DESCRIBED BELOW.
.DECRYPTION KEYS FOR THESE DATA WERE PREVIOUSLY DELIVERED BY THE NWS TO AUTHORIZED USERS. IN THE INTEREST OF SECURITY, THE NWS NETWORK CONTROL FACILITY (NCF) IS PERIODICALLY CHANGING THE ENCRYPTION KEY FOR ALL USERS. IN ORDER FOR AUTHORIZED USERS TO CONTINUE RECEIVING THESE RESTRICTED DATA, THOSE USERS MUST REQUEST A NEW MATCHING DECRYPTION KEY.
.THE NEXT SCHEDULED KEY CHANGE WILL OCCUR AT 1700 GMT ON MONDAY, MARCH 29, 2010. IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY RECEIVING THIS DATA AND WISH TO CONTINUE RECEIVING THEM, PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO nws.noaaport.support@xxxxxxxx BY THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2010. IN THAT EMAIL, PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR POINT OF CONTACT, COMPANY/AGENCY NAME, AFFILIATION WITH NOAA (IF ANY), AND REASON FOR USING THESE DATA. . IF THE NWS SENDS YOU A NEW DECRYPTION KEY AND YOU NOTICE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE AVAILABILITY OF THESE RESTRICTED DATA AFTER 1700 GMT ON MONDAY, MARCH 29, 2010, PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO nws.noaaport.support@xxxxxxxx.
. NOAA
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