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On April 6, five Coastal and Marine Automated Systems (C-MAN) stations in Cook Inlet failed after running out of date storage in their GPS systems due to a GPS Rollover. Through a collaborative Alaska NOAA effort, one station has already been repaired and a schedule for repairing the others is in place.
A list of impacted Alaska C-MAN stations is as follows:
- Augustine Island (AUGA2)- repairs completed on 4/9/2019
- Flat Island Light (FILA2)- around April 20 weather and marine mammal permitting
- East Amatuli (AMAA2) – week of April 22
- Pilot Rock (PILA2) – Week of April 22
- Drift River Terminal (DRFA2)- To be determined
For more information on the C-MAN outage nationwide, please see national Service Change Notice 19-26 at: https://www.weather.gov/media/notification/scn19-26ndbc_cman_buoy.pdf
Please monitor NDBC’s website and individual station pages for status updates to the respective stations at: https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/
For questions pertaining to this change or for maintenance related questions, please contact:
Stephen G. Cucullu
NOAA/NWS Office of Observations
National Data Buoy Center, Operations Branch
Stennis Space Center, MS 39529
Email: stephen.cucullu@noaa.gov