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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">1:28 PM EDT Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">A new version of NOAA’s
nowCOAST was implemented at approximately 10:20 AM EDT today on the NOAA
Integrated Dissemination Program’s Data Center operated by NCEP Central
Operations. The new nowCOAST version 5.3 features the following changes:</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">- Switch data source for GOES-WEST imagery to GOES-17,
which is the operational GOES-WEST satellite, replacing imagery from the
previous-generation GOES-15 satellite.
GOES-17 became the operational GOES-WEST satellite in February 2019. GOES-15
serves as the operational GOES-WEST backup. As of this morning, the GOES
imagery available on nowCOAST includes imagery from both the GOES-EAST (GOES-16)
and GOES-WEST (GOES-17) satellites.</p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span>Return of GOES-EAST water vapor imagery <a name="_GoBack"></a></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span>Update geo-referenced hyperlinks for NWS text zone
forecasts including NWS Surf Zone forecasts.</p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Please
note that the geographic coverage area of the mosaic of the GOES-WEST and
GOES-EAST imagery is smaller than what was previously available on nowCOAST due
to the need to use different source files from NESDIS.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">If you have any questions, please email us at <a href="mailto:nowcoast.team@noaa.gov">nowcoast.team@noaa.gov</a>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">John Kelley</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">nowCOAST Project Manager</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">NOAA/National Ocean Service/CSDL/CMMB</p>
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