Federico
Steve HermanDoD and NOAA ending access to real time satellite microwave data that weather forecasters consider crucial for determining how quickly hurricanes intensify. https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/messages/2025/06/MSG_20250625_1735.html https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/messages/2025/06/MSG_20250625_1735.html
Bruce Mirken@w7voa Is this as insane as it seems?
anubis2814@BruceMirken @w7voa Yes, it is, and expect weather reports to keep getting less and less accurate
Derick Rethans
Tim Nicholas@derickr @BruceMirken @w7voa I'm not sure it is... If this is only the DSMP satellite data, and not the NOAA satellite data then it could just be because the DSMP satellites are EOL - I think there are only 2 left. On the other hand it is very sudden and the US government hasn't earned benefit of the doubt.
@tim @derickr @BruceMirken @w7voa
Product(s) or Data Impacted: All Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) data and products: FINE, SMOOTH and HOUSEKEEPING data from Operational Linescan System (OLS), Special Sensor Microwave Imager Sounder (SSMIS), and all Near-Earth Space Weather instruments
Appears to be DMSP specifically, but I’m not an expert on what that means for us.
@ClickyMcTicker @derickr @BruceMirken @w7voa It does seem that the microwave data is wanted and actively used, so sure sounds like a bad thing for forecasting. https://www.local10.com/weather/hurricane/2025/06/26/critical-hurricane-forecast-tool-abruptly-terminated/
@ClickyMcTicker @derickr @BruceMirken @w7voa I wonder if they'll change to have encryption turned on even as the satellites pass over the US. It seems that until now the DMSP satellites have been transmitting unencrypted during that part of its orbit. This dude set up a rig to receive the data himself... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzmyP1ziDjs
Upgrading My S-Band Satellite Tracking Dish
is that you @saveitforparts? I'm guessing you're not actually on this platform often/at all.
Gabe Emerson@tim I don't always remember to check it, but I try! I'm on too many social media thingys.
@tim @ClickyMcTicker @derickr @w7voa Living in a place that does get hurricanes from time to time, this is not encouraging.
Randall Lee@w7voa This will liberate those red states from the burden of timely updates on weather that's going kill them and destroy their property. Well, if they're dead the destroyed property isn't important anymore. 'Murica FREEDOM
brandon
rpgwaiter@w7voa what is the justification for this? I know the real reason is to fuck over blue states but what is the stated reason? Like, the satellites are already out there transmitting data, we're just going to stop listening to them? Why?
sandywb14@w7voa No worries, the President will just whip out his Sharpie and show us the one true path and we will thank him.
@w7voa Well, there's this, but it seems kinda limited:
"Weather System Follow-on Microwave", https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_System_Follow-on_Microwave
"Weather System Follow-on Microwave", https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_System_Follow-on_Microwave
Toni M.
FreddyB Aviation Photography@w7voa Well lets see who is in the path of those hurricanes? and yep, most got the government they wanted.
Its a disaster for sure, but I am out of fucks for these people who keep electing well those people
DaniSueJust in time for hurricane season.
Oliver SchafeldNever, ever let a crooked real estate tycoon (oh, sweet sugar!) run the municipal fire brigade.
Or any institution tasked with hurricane forecasts or flood prevention.
noplasticshower@w7voa Republicans can't govern
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