Subject: Administrative: NOAA WCDAS Facility Power Outage scheduled --001a114f011c77cd2c0568574512 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable *Topic: NOAA Wallops Command & Data Acquisition Station (WCDAS) Facility Power OutageDate/Time Issued: March 26, 2018 2115 UTCProduct(s) or Data Impacted: All WCDAS data and other operational servicesDate/Time of Initial Impact: April 3, 2018 1200 UTCDate/Time of Expected End: April 5, 2018 2359 UTCLength of Outage: 48 to 60 HoursDetails/Specifics of Change: The NOAA Wallops Command and Data Acquisition Station (WCDAS) is planning an entire site power outage on Tuesday, April 3, 2018. The outage is required to perform maintenance and repairs on the station's electrical power system. The power outage can be expected to last as long as three days although the goal is to complete the work within two days. It is likely there will be an outage of the 1692.7 MHz Emergency Managers Weather Information Network (EMWIN) broadcast for the duration that WCDAS is down for both GOES-14 and 15. If there is an outage, users are asked to utilize GOES-15=E2=80=99s LRIT broadcast, the NWS FTP or byteblaster services for E= MWIN continuity of operations. Additionally, there will not be any NOAA-18 and NOAA-19 HRPT data from WCDAS. It is not anticipated that dissemination of other data to users will be impacted during this power outage. However, if unforeseen data outages occur, users will be notified as information becomes available.If a =E2=80=98Critical Weather Day=E2=80=99 is declared, = the event will be rescheduled for April 10, 2018.Contact Information for Further Information: ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880Web Site(s) for applicable information: N/AThis message was sent by ESPC.Notification@noaa.gov . You have been sent this and other notifications because you have opted in to receive it. If for any reason, you wish to unsubscribe, please contact ESPC Help Desk at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov or (301) 817-3880. Please note: it may take up to two business days to process your unsubscribe request.* --001a114f011c77cd2c0568574512 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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Topic: =C2=A0NOAA Wallops Command & Data Acquisition Stati= on (WCDAS) Facility Power Outage


= Date/Time = Issued: =C2=A0March 26, 2018 2115 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted: All WCDAS data and other oper= ational services

Date/Time of Initial Impact: =C2=A0April 3, 2018 =C2=A01200 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End:<= /span> =C2= =A0April 5, 2018 =C2=A02359 UTC

Length of Outage: 48 to 60 Hours
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Details/Specifics of Change:

The NOAA Wallops= Command and Data Acquisition Station (WCDAS) is planning an entire site po= wer outage on Tuesday, April 3, 2018.=C2=A0 The outage is required to perfo= rm maintenance and repairs on the station's electrical power system. Th= e power outage can be expected to last as long as three days although the g= oal is to complete the work within two days. =C2=A0


It is likely there = will be an outage of the 1692.7 MHz Emergency Managers Weather Information = Network (EMWIN) broadcast for the duration that WCDAS is down for both GOES= -14 and 15. If there is an outage, users are asked to utilize GOES-15=E2=80= =99s LRIT broadcast, the NWS FTP or byteblaster services for EMWIN continui= ty of operations. =C2=A0Additionally, there will not be any NOAA-18 and = NOAA-19 HRPT data from WCDAS.


It is not anticipated that dissemination= of other data to users will be impacted during this power outage.=C2=A0 Ho= wever, if unforeseen data outages occur, users will be notified as informat= ion becomes available.

If a =E2=80=98Critical Weather Day=E2=80=99 is declared, the= event will be rescheduled for April 10, 2018.

Contact Information for Further Info= rmation: ESPC Operations at ESPCOpe= rations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880
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Web Site(s) for applicable information: N/A

This message was sent by <= a href=3D"mailto:ESPC.Notification@noaa.gov">ESPC.Notification@noaa.gov= . You have been sent this and other notifications because you have opted in= to receive it. If for any reason, you wish to unsubscribe, please contact = ESPC Help Desk at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov or (301) 817-3880. Please= note: it may take up to two business days to process your unsubscribe requ= est.

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