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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
743 AM EDT WED APR 7 2010
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: LATANYA BURTON
CHIEF... OPERATIONS SUPPORT & PERFORMANCE
MONITORING BRANCH
OFFICE OF OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
SUBJECT: GOES EAST EMWIN USERS MUST TAKE ACTION TO
CONTINUE RECEIVING EMWIN BROADCAST AFTER
APRIL 26 2010
THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE DATA AND INFORMATION
SERVICE RECENTLY SET THE DATE FOR GOES 13 SATELLITE TO
REPLACE GOES 12 /EAST/ SATELLITE AS ON OR ABOUT APRIL 26
2010. DUE TO CHANGES IN THE SATELLITE CONFIGURATION THAT
PROVIDE THE EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION
NETWORK /EMWIN/ BROADCAST... EMWIN USERS MUST TAKE ACTION
TO ENSURE CONTINUED RECEPTION OF THIS DATA SERVICE.
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CHANGE IS SOONER THAN
SPECIFIED BY NWS POLICY /NWS INSTRUCTION 10-1805/. THE
REDUCTION OF THE NORMAL ADVANCE LEAD TIME WAS APPROVED
BECAUSE THIS CHANGE HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF MANY USER
WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND THE
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS OF SATELLITE OPERATIONS PERMITS A
RELATIVE SHORT NOTIFICATION LEAD TIME OF THE OFFICIAL
DATE OF TRANSITION.
ON OR BEFORE APRIL 26 2010 USERS WITH LEGACY EMWIN
SYSTEMS WILL NEED TO REPOINT TO GOES WEST OR UPGRADE TO
AN EMWIN-N CAPABLE SYSTEM. LEGACY USERS SHOULD TRY
REPOINTING TO GOES WEST AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE
IF THEY WILL BE ABLE TO ACQUIRE THE SIGNAL FROM THEIR
LOCATION. GOES EAST USERS WITH AN EMWIN-N CAPABLE SYSTEM
NEED ONLY TO CONFIGURE THE SOFTWARE DEMODULATOR AND
TOGGLE THE SWITCH ON THE INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCY ADAPTER
TO THE QPSK SETTING. PROCESSING OF THE EMWIN-N BROADCAST
CAN THEN BEGIN.
BEFORE THE END OF 2011 THE GOES WEST SATELLITE WILL BE
REMOVED FROM OPERATION AND REPLACED BY THE NEW GOES
SERIES. THE TRANSITION COULD OCCUR EARLIER DUE TO
PREMATURE FAILURE OF ONE OR BOTH OF THE CURRENT GOES
SATELLITES. ALL USERS SHOULD MIGRATE TO EMWIN-N CAPABLE
SYSTEMS. FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THE GOES EAST
TRANSITION... THE EMWIN-N TRANSITION AND FOR A LIST OF
VENDORS THAT CURRENTLY PROVIDE THESE SYSTEMS... PLEASE
VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/EMWIN/TRANSITION.HTM HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EMWIN/WINVEN.HTMEMWIN IS A LOW COST SATELLITE WEATHER DATA BROADCAST SERVICE THAT PROVIDES ONE OF THE MOST RESILIENT METHODS OF RECEIVING NWS WEATHER INFORMATION. THE SERVICE INCLUDES WARNINGS... FORECASTS... GRAPHICS AND IMAGERY. THE GOAL OF EMWIN IS TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY MANAGERS THE CAPABILITY TO RESPOND FASTER TO SEVERE WEATHER... TSUNAMIS AND OTHER HAZARDS. MORE INFORMATION ON THE EMWIN SERVICE CAN BE FOUND AT THE EMWIN WEBSITE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EMWIN/INDEX.HTMIF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT: BILL JOHNSON TEAM LEAD FOR EMWIN AND FACILITIES ENGINEERING
OFFICE OF OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS301-713-0864 X133 WILLIAM.JOHNSON@xxxxxxxx
NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN
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