If you haven't heard, now you know. It says we are to wait for how the
information will be disseminated in the future. But what will that look like?
How will that impact me and our weather.cod.edu website? How will it affect all
of you?
How long will we have a parallel test to make sure that we can get the data we
need and process it locally? How can I plan when I literally do not know what
to plan for?
I have so many questions....
NOUS41 KWBC 011655 PNSWSH
Public Information Statement 26-63
National Weather Service Headquarters Silver Spring MD
1255 PM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026
To:
From:
Subscribers: -NOAA Weather Wire Service -Emergency Managers Weather Information
Network -NOAAPort Other NWS Partners and Employees
George Jungbluth, Director Mission, Systems and Technology
Subject: Soliciting initial comments, through September 21, 2026, on planned
retirement of the Satellite Broadcast Network (SBN)/NOAAPort and NOAA Weather
Wire Service (NWWS) Satellite as early as August 31, 2027.
The NWS is modernizing its infrastructure and dissemination services by
transitioning to cloud-based services. This initiative will enhance
operational efficiency, increase reliability, and provide scalability for
future growth. As part of this modernization, the NWS will retire the Satellite
Broadcast Network (SBN), commonly referred to as NOAAPort. Retirement of the
SBN will also terminate the satellite-based NOAA Weather Wire Service (NWWS),
which uses SBN channel 201 to deliver data. The internet-based NWWS Open
Interface (NWWS-OI) will continue to operate. We are assembling information
about alternative data sources and will provide it as soon as possible.
NOAAPORT users are encouraged to provide feedback via this feedback form
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NOAAPortSBN2026 by September 21, 2026. While
the feedback form is preferred, users can also send comments and questions to:
nws.webfeedback@xxxxxxxx
Stakeholder feedback will be used to help NWS plan the follow-on dissemination
systems to NOAAPort to ensure continuity of data and services to users. The
NWS will send an updated statement once the feedback is processed and we have
additional information to share. National Public Information Statements are
online at:
https://www.weather.gov/notification/
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Gilbert Sebenste
Meteorology Support Analyst
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