Topic: GOES-18 ABI desert monitoring calibration scan

Date/Time Issued: November 04, 2025 1516Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: GOES-18 ABI outage and mode change

Date/Time of Initial Impact: November 10, 2025 1900Z JDAY(314)

Date/Time of Expected End: November 10, 2025 1910Z JDAY(314)

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

Details/Specifics:
A GOES-18 ABI routine desert monitoring calibration scan will occur from 1900-1910 UTC on November 10, 2025 following the schedule below:  
ABI calibration scan: 1900-1905 UTC - no ABI products generated or distributed
ABI Continuous Full Disk Mode (mode 4): 1905-1910 UTC
ABI 10-minute Flex Mode (mode 6) resumes: 1910 UTC

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