Topic: GOE= S-13 to GOES-16 Satellite and Product Transition Information

Date/Time Issued: December 28, 2017 =C2=A01800 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted: All GOES-13 dat= a and products that use GOES-13 data

Date/Ti= me of Initial Impact: January 3, 2018 1532 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End: N/A

Length of Outage: See details below.

<= p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><= span style=3D"font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-varia= nt-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;wh= ite-space:pre-wrap">Details/Specifics of Change: =C2=A0<= span style=3D"font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transpare= nt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-alig= n:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">GOES-13 GVAR and LRIT will continue to be = relayed through GOES-14 GVAR until January 3, 2018 between 1530-1545 UTC at= which time the GOES-13 GVAR relay through GOES-14 GVAR will be disabled an= d the satellite will begin drifting on January 4th to its storage location = at 60 degrees West.

Once the GOES-13 GVAR data stream i= s permanently deactivated on January 3, 2018, a number of satellite derived= products using GOES-13 data will be impacted or unavailable. NOAA/NESDIS p= lans to produce a set of equivalent products from the new GOES-East satelli= te (GOES-16); however, in some cases legacy pro= ducts will be degraded or discontinued entirely as a result of the loss of = GOES-East coverage.=C2=A0 Therefore, all users should review our product tr= ansition status documentation that outlines those changes and/or discontinu= ed products. This information is accessible directly via the following link= : http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/16/G= OES-13toGOES-16_Product_Mapping_Latest.pdf

Additionally, to facilitate user awarenes= s and effectively prepare for the transition from GOES-13 to GOES-16 GOES-E= ast operations, the Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) has e= stablished the following informational webpage on the transition: (<= a href=3D"http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/16/transition.html" styl= e=3D"text-decoration-line:none">http://w= ww.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/16/transition.html). Use= rs may reference this webpage and refer to ESPC notifications for the lates= t updates on the transition. =C2=A0=C2=A0

As of 1700 UTC on December 18, 2017, GOES-16 is the official= GOES-East satellite stationed at 75.2 degrees West.

Key points:

January 3, 2018: GOES-13 will stop= transmitting data between 1530-1545 UTC
J= anuary 4, 2018: GOES-13 will begin drift to storage location
January 22, 2018: GOES-13 will reach storage location = at 60 degrees West =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0

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Contact Information for Further Information: SPSD.Userservices@noaa.gov

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Web Site(s) for applicable information: h= ttp://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/16/transition.html

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