SBC C&C - Pa wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: Jesse Ferrell (CASI) [mailto:j{at}weatherwatchers.org] > Sent: Monday, August 17, 1998 2:39 PM > To: Charles Anzman > Subject: Re: GOES - What's the deal? > > Yes GOES 9 was dying (fortunately they knew it ahead of time) and GOES > 10 > was there to replace it, > thank goodness, or we'd have no satellite pictures of the hurricanes > this summer... > > Charles Anzman wrote: > > > Last night,at my usual insane 3 AM surf time, I wandered onto a NOAA > > site that in small print said 'we are now using GOES-10' > > > > Huh?? > > > > Was I sleeping? (again) > > > > Well, I did a little wandering around of the Gov't & other > > sites, and actually found a page (which I don't have here at > > the moment) that is devoted to reporting the daily repositioning > > of GOES-10 (to replace GOES-9). As of last night, it was 3-4 days > > away from where they want it, and going on schedule. > > > > Guy at NOAA was either having a 'bad hair day' or They're testing? > > Hey, you guys know more than I do ... So there's a topic for > > conversation... > > > > Well, after a LONGGGG spell of no rain (and A LOT of dead grass) > > We're getting a nice continuous stream...Of course, I'm not > > where 'the Weather Center' is, and the 'rain gauge' wasn't added > > yet...but at least it's finally up and working reliably > > (Now that I said that....) > > > > So...are we ever going to see 'Hurricane Charley'? > > > > Charlie (Correct spelling) > > WA2AAB > > SBC Milford Pa. > > The Pocono Mtn Weathercam (and Weather Station??) > > http://www.sbccomputer.com/vidcam.html > > -- ============================================================== Jesse Ferrell - Meteorologist/Web Dev. - j{at}weatherwatchers.org Central Atlantic Storm Investigators - www.weatherwatchers.org "They're not who we're looking for; they're just meteorologists- storm chasers." --Peter Watts, "Millennium" || ICQ No. 136832 ||