Update #1:M-BDue to Critical Weather Day (CWD) the GOES-16 (GOES-EAST) ABI Encoder and Fine Track Error Calibrations scheduled for November 20, 2019 has been postponed.M-B The calibration is tentatively rescheduled for November 21.

Topic: GOES-16 (GOES-EAST) ABI Encoder and Fine Track Error Calibrations scheduled for November 21, 2019

Date/Time Issued: November 19, 2019 2020Z

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

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Date/Time of Initial Impact: November 21, 2019 1540Z

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Date/Time of Expected End: November 21, 2019 1610Z

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Date/Time of Initial Impact:M-BNovember 21, 2019 1710Z

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Date/Time of Expected End:M-BNovember 21, 2019 1740Z

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Length of Outage: 30 minutes of product outage, about 1 hour of scanning, followed by another 30 minute product outage

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Details/Specifics of Change: A GOES-16 ABI Encoder and Fine Track Error Calibration will be performed starting on November 21, 2019, at 1540Z resulting in two ABI product outages. Products may be degraded between outages.

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On Thursday, November 21, 2019 the following schedule will be employed to support GOES-16 ABIM-BEncoderM-Band FTE Calibrations:

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1540Z - 1610Z: GOES-16 ABI Outage

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1610Z - Approximately 1710Z : GOES-16 Routine ABI Operations Resume with potentially degraded products

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Approximately17010Z - Approximately 1740Z: GOES-16 ABI outage

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Approximately 1740Z: GOES-16 Routine ABI Operations Resume

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Please note: This calibration is NOT subject to critical weather day and will execute on schedule.

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Contact Information for Further Information:M-BESPCM-BOperations atM-BESPCOperations@noaa.govM-BorM-B301-817-3880

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Web Site(s) for applicable information: SeeM-B https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/messages.htmlM-Bfor this and other satellite related messages.

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