[nws-changes] 20111205 GOES changes Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS72 KNCF

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• Subject: [nws-changes] 20111205 GOES changes Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS72 KNCF
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:35:42 -0700

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NOUS72 KNCF 060229
ADMNCF
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FROM - NWS HQ
TO - ALL NWS FORECAST OFFICES
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ATTN WFO - PLEASE PASS COPY TO MIC, SOO, ITO, AND ESA
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GOES-15 REPLACES GOES-11 AS GOES WEST
EFFECTIVE DATE AND TIME: DECEMBER 6, 2011, 1600 UTC
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ACTION NEEDED BY NWS STAFF AT AWIPS GOES WEST SITES
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EFFECTIVE AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 UTC ON TUESDAY DECEMBER 6, 2011,
THE GOES IMAGERY STREAM ON THE SBN/NOAAPORT WILL CHANGE IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE GOES WEST TRANSITION FROM GOES-11 TO
GOES-15.  WITH THE GOES-11 TO GOES-15 TRANSITION, THE  FOLLOWING
CHANGES WILL OCCUR:
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 1. 12UM CHANNEL DISCONTINUED
 2. 13.3UM CHANNEL ADDED, ON SBN/NOAAPORT INITIALLY AT 8KM
    RESOLUTION
 3. WATER VAPOR CHANNEL - RESOLUTION CHANGES TO 4KM,  BROADER
    CHANNEL, CENTRAL WAVELENGTH MOVES TO 6.5UM
 4. VISIBLE CHANNEL - NARROWER CHANNEL, CENTRAL WAVELENGTH MOVES
    TO 0.63UM
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THESE CHANGES TO THE NOAAPORT/SBN GOES WEST IMAGERY STREAM WILL
AFFECT AWIPS AND EXTERNAL USERS.
SBN/NOAAPORT DATA STREAM CHANGES
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1. ON THE GOES SBN CHANNEL. . .
    - TIGW03 KNES WMO HEADER DISCONTINUED - 12UM GOES WEST CONUS SECTOR
    - TIGW06 KNES WMO HEADER ADDED - 13.3UM GOES WEST CONUS SECTOR
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2. ON THE NOAAPORT/4TH/OCONUS/NOPT SBN CHANNEL. . .
    - TIGA03 KNES WMO HEADER DISCONTINUED - 12UM GOES WEST ALASKA REGIONAL 
SECTOR
    - TIGH03 KNES WMO HEADER DISCONTINUED - 12UM GOES WEST HAWAII REGIONAL 
SECTOR
    - TIGA06 KNES WMO HEADER ADDED - 13.3UM GOES WEST ALASKA REGIONAL SECTOR
    - TIGH06 KNES WMO HEADER ADDED - 13.3UM GOES WEST HAWAII REGIONAL SECTOR
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3. ON THE NWSTG/NMC CHANNEL . . .
    - LEVEL TWO GOES SATELLITE PRODUCTS, SUCH AS GOES SOUNDINGS AND
      GOES HIGH DENSITY WINDS, WILL BE BASED ON THE NEW GOES WEST
      SATELLITE, GOES-15.
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AWIPS USERS SHOULD NOTE THE FOLLOWING. . .
NWS/AWIPS SITES THAT USE GOES WEST AS THE PRIMARY GOES SATELLITE
WILL BE AFFECTED.  THIS INCLUDES MOST IF NOT ALL SITES IN THE
PACIFIC, ALASKA, AND WESTERN REGIONS.  IN ADDITION, SITES
IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN REGIONS THAT USE GOES WEST AS
THEIR PRIMARY GOES SATELLITE WILL BE AFFECTED.
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THE AWIPS SITE SUPPORT TEAM HAS PLACED UPDATED VERSIONS OF
TWO AWIPS NATIONAL DATASETS NEEDED TO MODIFY AWIPS FIELD
SITE CONFIGURATIONS TO HANDLE THE NEW GOES WEST DATA STREAM.
THE TWO FILES ARE THE GOESIMAGERINFO.TXT FILE AND THE
SATSPECIFICINFO.TXT FILE.
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THE FOLLOWING STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN BY AWIPS FIELD SITE STAFF
ON TUESDAY DECEMBER 6, ON AWIPS-I MACHINES ONLY:
 1. RELOCALIZE DX3 AND DX4 WITH -TABLES OPTION
 2. WHEN DX LOCALIZATIONS HAVE COMPLETED, RESTART INGEST ON DX3
 3. RELOCALIZE ONE OR TWO LX WORKSTATIONS WITH -TABLES OPTION
 4. WHEN LX LOCALIZATIONS HAVE COMPLETED, RESTART D-2D
 5. CONFIRM THAT D-2D SATELLITE MENU INCLUDES 13UM AND GOES M-Q ENTRIES
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THESE STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 UTC ON TUESDAY,
DECEMBER 6, 2011. IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO PERFORM THESE STEPS AT EXACTLY
1600 UTC, ALTHOUGH PROPER AWIPS DECODE AND DISPLAY OF THE NEW 13.3UM
CHANNEL DEPENDS UPON COMPLETION OF THESE STEPS.  AFTER IT HAS BEEN
CONFIRMED THAT THE NEW GOES WEST STREAM IS CORRECTLY HANDLED, STEPS 3-5,
ABOVE, SHOULD BE REPEATED FOR THE REMAINING LX WORKSTATIONS. NWS STAFF
AT AWIPS-I SITES THAT HAVE QUESTIONS OR ENCOUNTER PROBLEMS WITH THE
STEPS ABOVE SHOULD CONTACT THE NCF.
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NWS STAFF AT AWIPS-II SITES THAT NEED ASSISTANCE SHOULD ALSO CALL THE NCF.
ALTHOUGH THE GOES-15 IMAGER PROVIDES 13.3UM DATA AT APPROXIMATELY 4KM
RESOLUTION, THE SBN/NOAAPORT FEED WILL INITIALLY CARRY 13.3UM DATA AT
APPROXIMATELY 8KM RESOLUTION.  THE RESOLUTION CHANGE FROM 8KM TO 4KM,
FOR THE 13.3UM CHANNEL, ON THE SBN/NOAAPORT, IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED
FOR WEDNESDAY JANUARY 18 2012.
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FOR EXTERNAL USERS THAT HAVE QUESTIONS OR ENCOUNTER PROBLEMS,
PLEASE CONTACT THE NOAAPORT SUPPORT TEAM USING THE
EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW
NWS.NOAAPORT.SUPPORT -AT- NOAA.GOV
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