Subject: Product Outage/Anomaly: (Update #1) The Impact of NOAA-19 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_zuGtEibn0TESwUjA6C3toA) Content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT *Update #1:* As the MHS is back to its normal status, the MiRS NOAA-19 products meet their operational quality and the distribution is resumed. *Topic*: The Impact of NOAA-19 MHS Anomaly on MIRS Products *Date/Time Issued: *October 17, 2017 1540Z* Product(s) or Data Impacted: *MIRS NOAA-19 products *Date/Time of the Initial Impact:* October 9, 2017 0425Z *Date/Time of Expected End: *October 17, 2017 1500Z ** *Length of the Outage: *7 days, 10 hours and 35 minutes *Details/Specifics of Change: *Beginning around 0425Z, three temperatures on the NOAA-19 MHS have dropped significantly and the instrument was placed into Safe Mode, causing a significant degradation to the MIRS NOAA-19 products, including rain rate and moisture profile. Users are recommended not to use those products from Oct 9 and Oct 10. Given the degradation observed, we have temporarily stopped the distribution of the MIRS NOAA-19 products, until the MHS Instrument resumes its normal status. *Contact Information for Further Information:* ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880 *Web Site(s) for applicable information:* N/A This 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 make take up to two business days to process your unsubscribe request. ** --Boundary_(ID_zuGtEibn0TESwUjA6C3toA) Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT

Update #1: As the MHS is back to its normal status, the MiRS NOAA-19 products meet their operational quality and the distribution is resumed.

Topic: The Impact of NOAA-19 MHS Anomaly on MIRS Products

Date/Time Issued: October 17, 2017 1540Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: MIRS NOAA-19 products

Date/Time of the Initial Impact: October 9, 2017 0425Z

Date/Time of Expected End: October 17, 2017 1500Z

Length of the Outage: 7 days, 10 hours and 35 minutes

Details/Specifics of Change:  Beginning around 0425Z, three temperatures on the NOAA-19 MHS have dropped significantly and the instrument was placed into Safe Mode, causing a significant degradation to the MIRS NOAA-19 products, including rain rate and moisture profile. Users are recommended not to use those products from Oct 9 and Oct 10. Given the degradation observed, we have temporarily stopped the distribution of the MIRS NOAA-19 products, until the MHS Instrument resumes its normal status.

Contact Information for Further Information: ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880

Web Site(s) for applicable information: N/A

This 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 make take up to two business days to process your unsubscribe request.


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