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PNSWSH SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-42...AMENDED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 140 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008TO: SUBSCRIBERS: -FAMILY OF SERVICES -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: GLENN AUSTIN
CHIEF...HYDROLOGIC SERVICES DIVISION
SUBJECT: AMENDED: NEW FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS FOR LOCATIONS
IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS REDUCED FROM FIVE TO FOUR:
EFFECTIVE FRIDAY JUNE 30 2008
NWS HAS CHANGED THE NUMBER OF SITES WHERE NEW FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED IN TEXAS FROM FIVE TO FOUR. THE MAPS FOR HOUSTON - U.S. 59 ON THE GREENS BAYOU WILL NOT BE IMPLEMENTED AT THIS TIME.
NWS ANTICIPATES THE MAP FOR U.S. 59 ON THE GREENS BAYOU... ALONG WITH FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS FOR SEVERAL OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE GULF COAST REGION... WILL BE IMPLEMENTED BY OCTOBER 1 2008. NWS WILL ISSUE A DETAILED ANNOUNCEMENT ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 29 2008.
THE REMAINDER OF THE ORIGINAL NOTICE FOLLOWS:EFFECTIVE FRIDAY JUNE 30 2008 THE NWS AND NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE COASTAL SERVICES CENTER WILL ADD NEW FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS TO THE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE /AHPS/ WEB PORTAL FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. THESE MAPS WILL BE THE SECOND SET OF FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS IMPLEMENTED TO DATE. THE FIRST SET WAS RELEASED IN OCTOBER 2007 AND COVERED PARTS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS:
HOUSTON - SHEPARD DRIVE: ON THE BUFFALO BAYOU PINEY POINT VILLAGE: ON THE BUFFALO BAYOU WESTFIELD: ON CYPRESS CREEK HOUSTON - U.S. 59: ON THE GREENS BAYOU HUMBLE: ON THE WEST FORK OF THE SAN JACINTO RIVERINUNDATION 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 VARIOUS LEVELS RANGING FROM MINOR FLOODING THROUGH THE LARGEST OBSERVED FLOOD. 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 /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS/A COMPLETE LIST OF FLOOD INUNDATION MAP LOCATIONS IS ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS/INUNDATION.PHPA USERS GUIDE FOR THE FLOOD INUNDATION MAP WEB INTERFACE IS AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS/INUNDATION/INUNDATION_MAPPING_USER_GUIDE.PDF IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT: VICTOR HOM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICENATIONAL INUNDATION MAPPING PROGRAM LEADER PHONE: 301-713-0006 EXT. 173 E-MAIL: VICTOR.HOM@xxxxxxxx
NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM $$
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