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NOUS42 KWNO 170136
ADMNFD
SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS CAMP SPRINGS MD
830 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2008
THE 00Z NAM STARTED ON TIME...
RAOBS...
CHS/72208 - NOT AVBL FOR NAM
ILX/74560 - SHORT...557MB
GOES-WEST RSO WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 17/0233Z.
THE THRUSTER ON GOES-12 CONTINUES TO EXHIBIT PROBLEMS
WHICH ARE BEING ANALYZED BY NESDIS/SOCC ENGINEERS. THE
CURRENT CONFIGURATION WILL CONTINUE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
GOES-13 GVAR DATA WILL CONTINUE TO BE SENT OUT TO USERS
VIA BOTH GOES-12 AND GOES-13. BROADCAST SERVICES OF LRIT...
EMWIN...AND DCS ARE BEING ROUTED THROUGH GOES-12.
GOES-EAST DIRECT BROADCAST USERS MAY WANT TO ADJUST THEIR
ANTENNAS TO OBTAIN DATA DIRECTLY FROM GOES-13.
NOTES:
THERE WILL BE A GOES-13 EAST/WEST MANEUVER ON THURSDAY
DECEMBER 18 IN ORDER TO KEEP GOES-13 ON STATION.
DATA WILL BE OUT FROM 2258Z-2314Z.
GOES-13 IS LOCATED AT 105 DEGREES WEST AND HAS WMO
SATELLITE ID #257
GOES-12 IS LOCATED AT 75 DEGREES WEST AND HAS WMO
SATELLITE ID # 256
SATELLITE IMAGERY IS BEING PRODUCED FOR AWIPS AND SATEPSDIST
USERS FROM GOES-13. GOES DERIVED PRODUCTS...WINDS AND
SOUNDINGS...FROM NESDIS ARE BEING PRODUCED FROM GOES-13.
FOR GROUND INGEST SOFTWARE YOU MAY NEED TO CONTACT YOUR
INGEST HARDWARE/SOFTWARE PROVIDER FOR ANY RELEVANT UPDATES
TO YOUR SYSTEM IN ORDER TO INGEST GOES-13 DATA.
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KNEAS/SDM/NCO/NCEP