[nws-changes] [20070925: adv hydro prediction svs-flood inundation maps-Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 07-50
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1045 AM EDT MON SEP 24 2007

TO:         FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...
           NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...
           EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
           /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...
           OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ PARTNERS
           AND OTHER USERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:       GLENN AUSTIN
           CHIEF...HYDROLOGIC SERVICES DIVISION

SUBJECT:    NEW ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE
           /AHPS/ FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS: EFFECTIVE MONDAY
           OCTOBER 22 2007
EFFECTIVE MONDAY OCTOBER 22 2007...NWS AND THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE COASTAL SERVICES CENTER WILL PROVIDE THE FIRST SERIES OF AHPS FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS. THESE INUNDATION MAPS PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE SPATIAL EXTENT AND DEPTH OF FLOOD WATERS IN THE VICINITY OF NWS RIVER FORECAST LOCATIONS. USERS WILL BE ABLE TO DISPLAY FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS FOR FORECAST RIVER LEVELS RANGING FROM MINOR FLOODING THROUGH THE LARGEST OBSERVED FLOOD ON RECORD. FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS...COMBINED WITH RIVER OBSERVATIONS AND NWS FORECASTS...ENHANCE THE COMMUNICATION OF FLOOD RISK AND PROVIDE USERS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NEEDED TO BETTER MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF FLOODING AND BUILD MORE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES.
THESE FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS AND ASSOCIATED GEOSPATIAL DATA /SHAPEFILES/ CAN BE ACCESSED THROUGH THE AHPS WEB PORTAL AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: 

    HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS/
THIS SERVICE WILL INITIALLY BE AVAILABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS IN NORTH CAROLINA: 

    WILLIAMSTON... ON THE ROANOKE RIVER
TAR RIVER... ON THE TAR RIVER LOUISBURG... ON THE TAR RIVER 
    TARBORO... ON THE TAR RIVER
    ENFIELD... ON FISHING CREEK
    GREENVILLE... ON THE TAR RIVER
    CLAYTON... ON THE NEUSE RIVER
    SMITHFIELD... ON THE NEUSE RIVER
    GOLDSBORO... ON THE NEUSE RIVER
    KINSTON... ON THE NEUSE RIVER
    HOOKERTON... ON CONTENTNEA CREEK
    HAW RIVER... ON THE HAW RIVER
    BYNUM... ON THE HAW RIVER
    MANCHESTER... ON THE LOWER LITTLE RIVER
    CHINQUAPIN... ON THE NORTHEAST CAPE FEAR RIVER
    BURGAW... ON THE NORTHEAST CAPE FEAR RIVER
    LUMBERTON... ON THE LUMBER RIVER
DIRECT LINKS TO FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS FOR THESE LOCATIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: 

    HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS/INUNDATION.PHP
A USERS GUIDE FOR THE FLOOD INUNDATION MAP WEB INTERFACE IS AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: 

    HTTP://NEWWEB.ERH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INUNDATION/INUNDATION_
MAPPING_USER_GUIDE.PDF

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:

VICTOR HOM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NATIONAL INUNDATION MAPPING PROGRAM LEADER PHONE: 301-713-0006 EXT. 173 
E-MAIL: VICTOR.HOM@xxxxxxxx
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: 

    HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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