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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT REQUEST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1024 AM EST THU JAN 11 2007
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY
MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/
SUBSCRIBERS...NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE /NWS/ PARTNERS AND OTHER USERS...AND NWS
EMPLOYEES
FROM: THOMAS GRAZIANO
ACTING CHIEF...HYDROLOGIC SERVICES DIVISION
SUBJECT: PROPOSED MODIFICATION TO ISSUANCE SCHEDULE FOR THE
NATIONAL HYDROLOGIC ASSESSMENT
CORRECTED TO INDICATE THE NATIONAL HYDROLOGIC ASSESSMENT IS
PUBLISHED ON THE INTERNET...NOT THE SCHEDULE FOR THE
PRODUCT...AND...IN THE FIRST SENTENCE OF THE SECOND PARAGRAPH OF
THE TEXT... TO INDICATE IT IS ISSUED ON A BI-WEEKLY BASIS DURING
LATE WINTER AND EARLY SPRING. THE WORDS A AND BASIS WERE
INADVERTENTLY DELETED FROM THAT SENTENCE.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ IS PROPOSING TO MODIFY THE
ISSUANCE SCHEDULE FOR THE NATIONAL HYDROLOGIC ASSESSMENT...
WHICH IS PUBLISHED ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OH/HIC/NHO
THE NATIONAL HYDROLOGIC ASSESSMENT IS AN INTERNET PRODUCT ISSUED
ON A BI-WEEKLY BASIS DURING LATE WINTER AND EARLY SPRING. IT
PROVIDES A MAP OF AREAS AT RISK FOR FLOODING...PRIMARILY DUE TO
SNOW MELT. ACCOMPANYING TEXT DESCRIBES FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO
THE FLOOD RISK. THE ANALYSIS IS BASED ON INFORMATION AVAILABLE
ON THE INTERNET FROM NWS OFFICES AND OTHER FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES.
THE PROPOSAL IS TO ISSUE THE NATIONAL HYDROLOGIC ASSESSMENT ONCE IN MID-MARCH TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT NOAA'S ANNUAL SPRING OUTLOOK. AT OTHER TIMES USERS CAN OBTAIN DETAILED INFORMATION FROM THE SOURCES LISTED BELOW OR FROM LOCAL NWS OFFICES.
A COMPREHENSIVE SET OF INFORMATION ON CURRENT AND FUTURE HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS IS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE NOAAWATCH FLOOD WEB PAGE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://NOAAWATCH.GOV/FLOODS.PHP
CURRENT AND FUTURE HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS ACROSS THE U.S. CAN BE
ACCESSED DIRECTLY THROUGH THE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION
SERVICE /AHPS/ WEB PAGE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS/
THE AHPS PAGE INCLUDES A MAP SHOWING NATIONAL RIVER CONDITIONS
AND A GRAPHICAL INTERFACE WHICH ALLOWS THE USER TO DRILL DOWN TO
MORE DETAILED INFORMATION...INCLUDING HYDROGRAPHS FOR INDIVIDUAL
RIVER GAGES.
INFORMATION ON CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS...INCLUDING THOSE
DEALING WITH FLOODING...CAN BE ACCESSED DIRECTLY THROUGH /USE
LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/
COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED MODIFICATION TO THE ISSUANCE SCHEDULE
FOR THE NATIONAL HYDROLOGIC ASSESSMENT WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH
JANUARY 31 2007. IF...AFTER CONSIDERATION OF THESE COMMENTS...A
DECISION IS MADE TO MODIFY THE SCHEDULE FOR THE NATIONAL
HYDROLOGIC ASSESSMENT...A FINAL NOTIFICATION WILL BE PROVIDED IN
FEBRUARY 2007.
IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PROPOSED
SCHEDULE MODIFICATION OF THIS PRODUCT...PLEASE CONTACT...
JOANNA DIONNE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE W/0S31
HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION CENTER
1325 EAST-WEST HIGHWAY
SILVER SPRING MD 20910
EMAIL JOANNA.DIONNE@xxxxxxxx
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