971215: Goes 8 Stationkeeping bumped to Dec. 18th (fwd)

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NOUS42 KWBC 151945
     
SPECIAL NCEP DISCUSSION
CENTRAL OPERATIONS / NCEP / NWS / WASHINGTON DC 
1945 UTC MON DEC 15 1997
     
151945Z  FYI...GOES 8 STATIONKEEPING MANEUVER WILL BE 
PERFORMED ON THU 12/18.  PRIMARY IMPACT SHOULD BE A LOSS 
OF GOES 8 IMAGERY AND SOUNDINGS FROM ABOUT 1615Z THRU 
1945Z ALTHO GOES 9 FULL DISK IMAGERY SHOULD BE AVBL AS 
BACKUP DURING THIS TIME.
BUREK/SDM/NCEP