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PNSWSH TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 08-98 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 235 PM EST DEC 22 2008 TO: SUBSCRIBERS:-FAMILY OF SERVICES -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
-NOAAPORT
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: JASON TUELL
CHIEF...SCIENCE PLANS BRANCH
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
SUBJECT: ADDITION OF MORE LEVELS OF PROBABILISTIC STORM
SURGE: EFFECTIVE MARCH 24 2009
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SUBSCRIBERS
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY MARCH 24 2009...BEGINNING WITH THE 1500
COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE NWS WILL INCREASE THE
THRESHOLDS FOR WHICH PROBABILISTIC STORM SURGE IS COMPUTED TO
INCLUDE PROBABILITY OF SURGE EXCEEDING VALUES FROM 11 TO 25 FEET.
THESE PRODUCTS ARE ONLY PRODUCED WHEN A HURRICANE WATCH OR
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES.
THE PRODUCTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE FOLLOWING: -NWS TELECOMMUNICATIONS GATEWAY -NWS FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL /FTP/ SERVER /TGFTP/ -NATIONAL DIGITAL GUIDANCE DATABASE /NDGD/ -METEOROLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY /MDL/ WEB PAGES. THE WMO HEADINGS ARE LISTED BELOW IN TABLE 1: TABLE 1: PROBABILISTIC STORM SURGE PRODUCTS WMO HEADING MEANINGLGXT11 KNHC PROBABILITY OF SURGE EXCEEDING 11 FEET LGXT12 KNHC PROBABILITY OF SURGE EXCEEDING 12 FEET LGXT13 KNHC PROBABILITY OF SURGE EXCEEDING 13 FEET
LGXT14 KNHC PROBABILITY OF SURGE EXCEEDING 14 FEET LGXT15 KNHC PROBABILITY OF SURGE EXCEEDING 15 FEET LGXT16 KNHC PROBABILITY OF SURGE EXCEEDING 16 FEET LGXT17 KNHC PROBABILITY OF SURGE EXCEEDING 17 FEET LGXT18 KNHC PROBABILITY OF SURGE EXCEEDING 18 FEET LGXT19 KNHC PROBABILITY OF SURGE EXCEEDING 19 FEET LGXT20 KNHC PROBABILITY OF SURGE EXCEEDING 20 FEET LGXT21 KNHC PROBABILITY OF SURGE EXCEEDING 21 FEET LGXT22 KNHC PROBABILITY OF SURGE EXCEEDING 22 FEET LGXT23 KNHC PROBABILITY OF SURGE EXCEEDING 23 FEET LGXT24 KNHC PROBABILITY OF SURGE EXCEEDING 24 FEET LGXT25 KNHC PROBABILITY OF SURGE EXCEEDING 25 FEETTHE NDGD LOCATION WILL BE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS EXCEPT FOR SL...ST...DF...DC...GT...AR/:
HTTP://WEATHER.NOAA.GOV/PUB/SL.US008001/ST.EXPR/DF.GR2/DC.NDGD/ GT.SLOSH/AR.CONUS/ OR FTP://TGFTP.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SL.US008001/ST.EXPR/DF.GR2/DC.NDGD/ GT.SLOSH/AR.CONUS/SAMPLE PRODUCTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWERCASE/
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MDL/PSURGE/
FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE ADDITIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
ARTHUR TAYLOR
MDL/SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
301-713-1613 X163
ARTHUR.TAYLOR@xxxxxxxx
NWS NATIONAL TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$
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