Topic: ESPC Network Maintenance

Date/Time Issued:  July 22, 2024 1736 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  All incoming and outgoing data for ESPC products with the exception of NCEP, NAVO, FNMOC and AFWA data connections.


Date/Time of Initial Impact:  August 5, 2024 1400 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End:  August 5, 2024 1500 UTC

Length of Event:  Approximately 60 mins

Details/Specifics of Change:  Environmental Satellite Processing Center (ESPC) will be performing required Firewall maintenance on Monday, August 5, 2024, between 1400 - 1500 UTC.  The nature of this work may cause intermittent connectivity issues for Internet customers.  Access to all ESPC products during the firewall maintenance window will not be available to NCEP users.   An extended outage for this maintenance is not expected, however drops in connectivity may occur during this time.

This maintenance will NOT be done on a Critical Weather Day, nor if there are other significant operational issues warranting postponement. 

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

Web Site(s) for applicable information: See http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/messages.html  for this and other satellite related messages.

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