Update #1: The timing of the outage was incorrect in the original notificati= on. Please reference the updated timing below.

Length of Outage<= span style=3D"font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transp= arent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration= :none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: 5 minutes

<= p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;fon= t-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-= caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-tra= nsform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,25= 5,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-wei= ght:bold;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Details/Specifics of Change:

On March 3, 2018, ABI Flex Mode (mode 3) will be replaced with 15 minute= s of Continuous Full Disk (mode 4) from 1100-1115 UTC. A GOES-16 ABI solar = calibration scan will be performed during this period, resulting in an outa= ge of all ABI products for approximately 5 minutes at the end of the time p= eriod from 1110-1115 UTC. ABI Flex Mode (mode 3) will resume at 1115 UTC, h= owever due to a known ground system issue, the ABI Full Disk image at 1115 = UTC will not be generated. CONUS and MESO imagery should resume as expected= at 1115 UTC. The next ABI Full Disk image will be generated at 1130 UTC.

Original Message:

Topic: GOES-16 ABI solar calibration scan scheduled for March 3, 2018

Date/Time Issued: February 27, 2018 1455 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted: GOES-16 ABI product outage

Date/Time of Initial Impact: March 3, 2018 1100 UTC

Date/Ti= me of Expected End: March= 3, 2018 1115 U= TC

Length of Outage: Approximately 10 minutes at t= he beginning of a period of Continuous Full Disk operations

Details/Specifics of Change:

On Mar= ch 3, 2018, ABI= Flex Mode (mode 3) will be replaced with 15 minutes of Continuous Full Dis= k (mode 4) from 1100-1115 UTC. A GOES-16 ABI solar calibration scan will be= performed during this period, resulting in an outage of all ABI products f= or approximately 10 minutes at the beginning of the time period from 1100-1= 110 UTC. ABI Flex Mode (mode 3) will resume at 1115 UTC.

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

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