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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1001 AM AKDT MON JUN 29 2020

...NETWORK MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR JUNE 30TH AND 
WILL AFFECT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALASKA SERVICES...


THE NWS ALASKA REGION WILL NOW BE PERFORMING SCHEDULED 
MAINTENANCE ON OUR NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS ON TUESDAY, 
JUNE 30, 2020, FROM 10:00 AM AKDT TO 5:00 PM AKDT. 


THERE WILL BE INTERMITTENT IMPACTS TO THE FOLLOWING DATA DURING 
THE MAINTENANCE:


- SOME OBSERVATIONS WILL BE UNAVAILABLE. (ASOS AND AWOS 
  OBSERVATIONS WILL NOT BE IMPACTED.)
- UPPER-AIR OBSERVATIONS MAY BE DELAYED
- THE ALASKA WEATHER INFORMATION LINE WILL NOT UPDATE
- NOAA WEATHER RADIO AT THE FOLLOWING SITES WILL BE OUT OF 
  SERVICE: BARROW, KOTZEBUE, NOME, BETHEL, SAINT PAUL, UNALASKA, 
  COLD BAY, AND YAKUTAT
- MOST FORECAST AND WARNING PRODUCTS WILL NOT BE UPDATED, 
  INCLUDING TAFS. 


PRODUCTS TRANSMITTED PRIOR TO THE OUTAGE WILL REMAIN AVAILABLE AT
WEATHER.GOV DURING THE OUTAGE. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE 
DURING THIS NECESSARY MAINTENANCE. WE WILL RETURN SERVICES TO 
OPERATIONAL STATUS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION
OF THE MAINTENANCE.


TO RELAY AND DOCUMENT IMPACTS OF THIS OUTAGE, PLEASE CONTACT:


NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALASKA REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER
NWS.AR.ROC@NOAA.GOV


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