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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT 26-63
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS SILVER SPRING MD
1255 PM EDT TUE SEP 1 2026
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
-NOAAPORT
OTHER NWS PARTNERS AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: GEORGE JUNGBLUTH, DIRECTOR
MISSION, SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY
SUBJECT: SOLICITING INITIAL COMMENTS, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 21,
2026, ON PLANNED RETIREMENT OF THE SATELLITE BROADCAST NETWORK
(SBN)/NOAAPORT AND NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE (NWWS) SATELLITE AS
EARLY AS AUGUST 31, 2027.
THE NWS IS MODERNIZING ITS INFRASTRUCTURE AND DISSEMINATION
SERVICES BY TRANSITIONING TO CLOUD-BASED SERVICES. THIS
INITIATIVE WILL ENHANCE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY, INCREASE
RELIABILITY, AND PROVIDE SCALABILITY FOR FUTURE GROWTH.
AS PART OF THIS MODERNIZATION, THE NWS WILL RETIRE THE SATELLITE
BROADCAST NETWORK (SBN), COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS NOAAPORT.
RETIREMENT OF THE SBN WILL ALSO TERMINATE THE SATELLITE-BASED
NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE (NWWS), WHICH USES SBN CHANNEL 201 TO
DELIVER DATA. THE INTERNET-BASED NWWS OPEN INTERFACE (NWWS-OI)
WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE.
WE ARE ASSEMBLING INFORMATION ABOUT ALTERNATIVE DATA SOURCES AND
WILL PROVIDE IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
NOAAPORT USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK VIA THIS
FEEDBACK FORM HTTPS://WWW.SURVEYMONKEY.COM/R/NOAAPORTSBN2026 BY
SEPTEMBER 21, 2026.
WHILE THE FEEDBACK FORM IS PREFERRED, USERS CAN ALSO SEND
COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS TO:
NWS.WEBFEEDBACK@NOAA.GOV
STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK WILL BE USED TO HELP NWS PLAN THE FOLLOW-ON
DISSEMINATION SYSTEMS TO NOAAPORT TO ENSURE CONTINUITY OF DATA
AND SERVICES TO USERS.THE NWS WILL SEND AN UPDATED STATEMENT
ONCE THE FEEDBACK IS PROCESSED AND WE HAVE ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION TO SHARE.
NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE ONLINE AT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NOTIFICATION/
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