Will Isabel knock out NOAAPORT or GOES imagery?

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• Subject: Will Isabel knock out NOAAPORT or GOES imagery?
• From: Jeff Masters <jmasters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 07:13:47 -0400 (EDT)

Hi all, with the consensus model tracks for Isabel converging on a track
near or over Wallops Island and Washington D.C., the question arises:

1) Can Isabel knock out the Wallops Island GOES ground station? If so,
will this mean loss of GOES data on both the NOAAPORT and McIDAS data
streams, as well as for anyone with a GVAR dish?

2) How much wind can the NOAAPORT uplink station in Washington D.C. take?
Is there a backup uplink station in case the primary is damaged? If
NOAAPORT does fail for an extended period of time, is there a way to feed
the IDD via someone with a dedicated land line running into D.C.?

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