Topic: Administrative: GOES-19 ABI Desert Monitoring Calibration Scan Scheduled for August 18, 2025

Date/Time Issued: August 12, 2025 1940Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: GOES-19 ABI outage and mode change

Date/Time of Initial Impact: August 18, 2025 1600Z 
(DOY 230) 

Date/Time of Expected End: August 18, 2025 1610Z 
(DOY 230) 

Length of Outage: Approximate 5 minute outage followed by 5 minutes of Continuous Full Disk mode

Details/Specifics: A GOES-19 ABI routine desert monitoring calibration scan will occur from 1600-1610z on August 18, 2025 following the schedule below: 

ABI calibration scan: 1600z-1605z - No ABI products generated or distributed
ABI Continuous Full Disk Mode (mode 4): 1605-1610z
ABI 10-minute Flex Mode (mode 6) resumes: 1610z

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