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The Bureau will be upgrading essential systems during the implementation periods below. During this period there may be short (1-3 minute) interruptions to some observations and radar images. Forecasts and warnings are not expected to be impacted.

  • 10:35 - 10:50 AM AEDT on Thursday 16th March (2335 – 2350 UTC on Wednesday 15th March)
  • 10:35 - 10:50 AM AEDT on Monday 20th March (2335 – 2350 UTC on Sunday 19th March)
  • 10:35 - 10:50 AM AEDT on Monday 27th March (2335 – 2350 UTC on Sunday 26th March)

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