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Public Information Statement 26-63 Updated
National Weather Service Headquarters Silver Spring MD
1010 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 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: Updated: Soliciting comments, through November 20,
2026, on planned retirement of the Satellite Broadcast Network
(SBN)/NOAAPort and NOAA Weather Wire Service (NWWS) Satellite as
early as August 31, 2027.

Updated to extend the comment period through November 20, 2026

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
November 20, 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/