Re: Missing data on FOS (fwd)

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Robb Kambic                                Unidata Program Center
Software Engineer III                      Univ. Corp for Atmospheric Research
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Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 16:40:13 -0500
From: Chad Johnson <address@hidden>
To: address@hidden
Subject: Re: Missing data on FOS

address@hidden wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I've noticed in the past couple of hours that most of the US
> hourly METAR data have ceased coming in via our Alden
> satellite feed.  I've checked some other sites and it looks
> like the data *is* being sent via NOAAPORT but not by FOS.
> Specifically, none of the SAUS** KWBC bulletins have come
> in since around 2000 UTC today on the FOS feed.  I suspect that
> other bulletins may be missing too, but this is the most
> obvious one.
> 
> Just wondering if any other non NOAAPORT/Unidata-feed people
> have noticed this too.  I've checked one other site that gets data
> via FOS and see the same thing.

Yep...the following is from the NCF.

NOUS71 KNCF 302036                                              1999242
2040         
ADANCF                                                                          
     
ATTN: ALL AWIPS
SITES                                                                
WE ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH SURFACE METAR
REPORTS                    
ON AWIPS. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE AROUND 2000Z. NCF
AND                        
GATEWAY ARE INVESTIGATING THE
PROBLEM.                                               
LEFKOF/ NCF
OPERATIONS                                                               

NOUS71 KNCF 302112                                              1999242
2115         
ADANCF                                                                          
     
WE ARE STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH METAR DATA FROM THE
GATEWAY.                 
GATEWAY ENGINEERS ARE WORKING THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PATIENCE.              
LEFKOF/ NCF
OPERATIONS                                                               


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