19990804: GOES Eclipse Schedule

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• Subject: 19990804: GOES Eclipse Schedule
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 04 Aug 1999 13:31:07 -0600

     
                                
     NOUS40KWBC 041840
     FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1512     AUGUST 4... 1999
     
     ATTENTION    FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
                  NOAAPORT USERS
     
     SUBJECT      GOES FALL ECLIPSE SCHEDULES
     
     THE ECLIPSE SCHEDULES FOR THE FALL SEASON HAVE BEEN POSTED
     TO THE NOAA/NESDIS/SSD HOME PAGE.
     
     THE ECLIPSE PERIOD FOR GOES-EAST /GOES-8/ IS AUGUST 12... 1999 TO
     OCTOBER 29... 1999.
     
     THE ECLIPSE PERIOD FOR GOES-WEST /GOES-10/ IS AUGUST 22... 1999 TO
     NOVEMBER 3... 1999.
     
     THE SCHEDULES FOR ROUTINE IMAGING AND ROUTINE SOUNDER
     OPERATIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR GOES-E AND GOES-W.
     
     THE INFORMATION IS POSTED AT
     
     HTTP//WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/ UNDER SPECIAL BULLETINS ABOUT GOES
     SATELLITES OR TO GO DIRECTLY TO THE SCHEDULE -
     
     HTTP//WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/SSD/GOES/ECLIPSE.HTML
     
     THE ECLIPSE PERIOD FOR MET-7 IS AUGUST 31... 1999 TO
     OCTOBER 16... 19997.. AND FOR MET-5 IS AUGUST 22  1999 TO
     OCTOBER 9... 1997.
     
     THE DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE EUMETSAT WEB PAGE.
     THERE IS A LINK FROM THE SSD HOME PAGE TO THE EUMETSAT
     SITE.
     
     STEVE ARNETT
     SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH
     NOAA/NESDIS/SSD
     STEVE.ARNETT/AT SYMBOL/NOAA.GOV
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     NOUS40KWBC 041852
     FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1513     AUGUST 4... 1999
     
     ATTENTION    FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
                  NOAAPORT USERS
     
     SUBJECT      ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICE...
     
     ON AUGUST 4 1999 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ AND
     THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ WILL COMMISSION
     THE FAA-SPONSORED ASOSS AT
     
          REPUBLIC AIRPORT   /KFRG/
          FARMINGDALE... NY
     
          MERIDEN MARKHAM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT   /KMMK/
          MERIDEN... CT
     
     THE COMMISSIONINGS WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC.
     
     THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 737
     /311 NWS SITES AND 426 FAA SITES/.
     
     COMMISSIONING OF THESE SITES MEANS THAT THE ASOSS NOW
     PRODUCE AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK OBSERVATIONS.
     
     THE NWS FORECAST OFFICES RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE SITES... AS
     WELL AS THE ASOS OPERATIONS AND MONITORING CENTER
     /800-242-8194/ IN SILVER SPRING... MARYLAND... MONITOR ASOS
     PRODUCTS AND COORDINATE MAINTENANCE ACTIONS AS NEEDED.
     NOTE  BECAUSE ASOS OBSERVATIONAL FORMATS ARE DIFFERENT
     FROM MANUAL OBSERVATIONAL FORMATS... AUTOMATED DECODER
     PROGRAMS MAY REQUIRE SOFTWARE MODIFICATIONS.
     
     PERSONS WISHING MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING ASOS SHOULD
     CONTACT THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OR
     CALL /301/ 713-1792... FAX /301/ 713-0959.
     
     FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING FUTURE ASOS COMMISSIONINGS...
     CALL /301/ 713-0341 X131.
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