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Scheduled maintenance of Himawari-9 satellite on 5 and 7 December 2023
2023-12-01（Fri), Posted in NewsThis is a notice regarding the scheduled maintenance of Himawari-9 satellite.Maintenance Period:1. From 0240UTC to 0250UTC on 5 December 2023.2. From 1500UTC to 1620UTC on 5 December 2023.3. From 0... -
Some horizontal stripes on Himawari-9 water vapor imagery
2023-10-18（Wed), Posted in NewsThere have been some horizontal stripes on Himawari-9 water vapor imagery (Band 8) data occasionally since 0010UTC on 17th October, 2023.We are currently working on the recovery.We apologize for an... -
Metop-C/ASCAT data distribution began on May 30
2023-05-30（Tue), Posted in NewsMetop-C/ASCAT data distribution began on May 30, 2023 for SATAID software.Please change the SATAID setting according to the attached file, if you have not already done so. -
Metop-C/ASCAT data will be made available from May 30, 2023
2023-05-24（Wed), Posted in NewsMetop-C/ASCAT data will be distributed from May 30, 2023 for SATAID software. SATAID ver.3.3.0.1a became available for receiving Metop-C/ASCAT data. The latest application is available from the WIS... -
Notification of WIS-JMA System maintenance on April 11th
2023-04-03（Mon), Posted in NewsGISC Tokyo will have temporary network maintenance of GISC Tokyo system from 0000-0500UTC on April 11th.Please be aware that this may cause temporary issues such as delays or disconnections on some... -
Upgrades to the Japan Meteorological Agency’s Global Spectral Model and Global Ensemble Prediction System
2023-03-28（Tue), Posted in NewsThe Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) upgraded its Global Spectral Model (GSM) and Global Ensemble Prediction System (GEPS) on 14 March 2023.Enhancements include:Increased GSM horizontal resolution... -
Temporal suspension of Metadata Upload function
2023-03-17（Fri), Posted in NewsPlease be informed that the Metadata Upload function on the WIS Portal of GISC Tokyo is temporarily suspended starting today due to security issues.The duration of this suspension is expected to be... -
Notification of WIS-JMA System maintenance on March 22nd
2023-03-15（Wed), Posted in NewsGISC-Tokyo will have temporary maintenance of JMA-GISC system from 0100-0400UTC on March 22nd.Please be aware that this may cause temporary issues such as delays or disconnections on some of our se... -
Notification of WIS-JMA System maintenance on February 6th
2023-01-24（Tue), Posted in NewsGISC-Tokyo will have temporary maintenance related to communication lines of JMA-GISC system from 0100-0300UTC on February 6th.Please be aware that this may cause temporary issues such as delays or... -
Switchover of the Operational Satellite
2022-11-30（Wed), Posted in NewsJMA will switch operation from its Himawari-8 satellite to its Himawari-9 unit at 05 UTC on 13th December 2022. Himawari-9 carries the same Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) sensor equipment as Himawa... -
GISC Tokyo was unable to provide some of our services from 00:41 to 10:00 UTC on 12th August 2022
2022-08-12（Fri), Posted in NewsGISC Tokyo was unable to provide some of our services from 00:41 to 10:00 UTC on 12th August 2022 due to system problems.We apologize for any inconvenience caused. -
GISC Tokyo was unable to provide our services from 00:20 to 04:30 UTC on 29th July 2022
2022-07-29（Fri), Posted in NewsGISC Tokyo was unable to provide our services from 00:20 to 04:30 UTC on 29th July 2022 due to system problems.We apologize for any inconvenience caused. -
GISC Tokyo was unable to provide our services from 00:43 to 08:10 UTC on 20th February 2022
2022-02-21（Mon), Posted in NewsGISC Tokyo was unable to provide our services from 00:43 to 08:10 UTC on 20th February 2022 due to system problems.We apologize for any inconvenience caused. -
Notification of maintenance of Himawari-8 satellite
2022-02-08（Tue), Posted in NewsMaintenance of Himawari-8 satellite is scheduled from 15:00 UTC to 16:20 UTC on 15 February, 2022 (Observation ID : P091 – P098).Thus Himawari imagery will not be available via WIS during the perio... -
Metop-A/ASCAT data provided at SATAID service will be empty
2021-11-12（Fri), Posted in NewsASCAT sea surface wind data from Metop-A satellite provided at SATAID service will be empty file since 15th November 2021, due to the end of operation of Metop-A satellite.No special support is req... -
All Himawari-8 SATAID images had been missing
2021-11-12（Fri), Posted in NewsAll Himawari-8 SATAID images from around 0700 UTC to 0900 UTC on 11 November 2021 had been missing due to a ground system anomaly.We apologize for any inconvenience caused. -
Stop of Previous Versions of Maritime Safety Information (WWJP25, WWJP26)
2021-10-13（Wed), Posted in NewsAs of 15th December, 2021 the Japan Meteorological Agency is going to stop old maritime bulletin WWJP25/26 RJTD, so please switch to improved bulletin WWJP27/28 RJTD. -
Increased the number of forecasts in the Global Ensemble Prediction System
2021-03-29（Mon), Posted in NewsAs of March 30, 2021, the number of forecasts for derived forecast products in the Global Ensemble Prediction System will change from 27 to 51. -
Notification of maintenance of Himawari-8 satellite
2021-02-02（Tue), Posted in NewsMaintenance of Himawari-8 satellite is scheduled from 15:00 UTC to 16:20 UTC on 16 February, 2021 (Observation ID : P091 – P098).Thus Himawari imagery will not be available via WIS during the... -
Data recovery: all Himawari-8 SATAID images are missing
2021-01-27（Wed), Posted in NewsAll Himawari-8 SATAID images have been recovered since 00 UTC on 27 January 2021.We are terribly sorry to cause you inconvenience.