Subject: Administrative: NOAA-15 and NOAA-19 AVHRR Channel 3A / --001a113d5936acb3f7054e7b0935 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Topic: NOAA-15 and NOAA-19 AVHRR Channel 3A / 3B Switching Deactivation over Alaska Region scheduled for May 14, 2017 Date/Time Issued: May 01, 2017 1900 UTC Product(s) or Data Impacted: NOAA-15 and NOAA-19 AVHRR data over Alaska Region Date/Time of Initial Impact: May 14, 2017 2337 UTC Date/Time of Expected End: Seasonally (Ongoing) Length of Outage: See details below Details/Specifics of Change: NESDIS Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) engineers will deactivate switching for NOAA-15 and NOAA-19 AVHRR Channel 3A / 3B for the period of May 15, 2017 to September 15, 2017. Switching to Channel 3A will not occur during this period over the predefined box encompassing the Alaska Region (box coordinates 50=C2=B0= N to 75=C2=B0N and 173=C2=B0E to 135=C2=B0W). NOAA-15 and NOAA-19 AVHRR will re= main Channel 3B (3.7 microns) to support fire detection and monitoring activities over Alaska Region. Last NOAA-15 contact Over Fairbanks: F REV 98824 May 14, 2017 134/18:15:40 134/18:23:24 for a duration of 464 minutes Last NOAA-19 contact Over Fairbanks: F REV 42597 May 14, 2017 134/23:29:20 134/23:36:58 for a duration of 458 minutes Channel switching will resume after September 15, 2017. A reminder notification will be sent. The coordination for the activation and deactivation of switching for NOAA-15 and NOAA-19 AVHRR Channel 3A / 3B is the result of a collaborative effort between NESDIS OSPO, National Weather Service (NWS) Alaska Region, University of Alaska - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA), and the NWS Fire Weather Service Manager and is intended to seasonally optimize the Fire Weather and Cryosphere observing posture for Alaska. Contact Information for Further Information: ESPCOperations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880 Web Site(s) for applicable information: See http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/messages.html for this and other satellite related messages. This message was sent from 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. --001a113d5936acb3f7054e7b0935 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable