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The original was posted on /r/sailing by /u/SailorMDI on 2025-06-28 13:40:55+00:00.

See:

https://www.npr.org/2025/06/28/nx-s1-5446120/defense-department-cuts-hurricane-ice-weather-satellite

I am concerned this will really cause issues. If we are losing crucial data, how will that affect weather routers and passage planning? Will crossings now be more dangerous? Will local weather and winds be less reliable?

Edit" My point in posting this is that NOAA uses that data in hurricane forecasting and is now no longer able to use that satellite data. It doesn’t loose all data as it still has other satellites, just defense department data, which could affect reliability of forecasts."

Edit 2: A number of people posted that they couldn’t trust NPR as a news source. I think this is crazy, but the same information below is from Fox News: (Not sure how long the article will remain in its current format, but it does also raise concerns about this change.)

See:

https://www.livenowfox.com/news/hurricane-forecasts-worse-government-cuts

EDIT 3

The following blog from a meteorologist explains the real concerns with this loss of data.

https://michaelrlowry.substack.com/p/critical-hurricane-forecast-tool