Update #1: The Metop-C SFR product will resume by April 24, 2026 1600Z, with channel 4 turned off. Date/Time of Expected End: April 24, 2026 1600Z Length of the Outage/Event: 17 days 1 Hour and 30 Minutes

Topic: Metop-C Snowfall Rate(SFR)

Date/Time Issued:  April 23, 2026 2006Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: Metop-C Snowfall Rate(SFR)

Date/Time of Initial Impact: April 7, 2026 1430Z

Date/Time of Expected End: TBD

Length of Outage:  TBD

Details/Specifics: Metop-C SFR product quality has degraded due to the noise trend in channel 4. The science team recommends suspending the product while they work on a solution.

Any user feedback and questions should be sent to Liqun Ma (liqun.ma@noaa.gov  301-683-3226)  

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