20010510: Daily River and Lake Summary-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 12:28:38 -0600

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NOUS41 KWBC 101823
PNSWSH

PUBLIC INFO STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 01-22 PART 1 COR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
230 PM EDT THU MAY 10 2001

TO:       FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
          WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...
          NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     GLENN AUSTIN
          CHIEF... HYDROLOGIC SERVICES DIVISION

SUBJECT:  NEW PRODUCT...A DAILY RIVER AND LAKE SUMMARY FROM
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...EFFECTIVE MAY 30 2001...
  CORRECTED

...THIS IS PART ONE OF A TWO PART MESSAGE...PART TWO WILL BE SENT
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS MESSAGE...

     ...CORRECTIONS WERE MADE TO THE EXAMPLE...

...THIS SUPERCEDES PART ONE OF SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 01-22
TRANSMITTED ON APRIL 30 2001...

BY WEDNESDAY MAY 30 2001...ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/
FORECAST OFFICES WITH DAILY RIVER FORECAST POINTS IN THEIR AREA
WILL HAVE BEGUN ISSUING A STANDARDIZED DAILY RIVER AND LAKE
SUMMARY.  THE NEW PRODUCT FACILITATES AUTOMATED COMPUTER
PROCESSING WHILE MAINTAINING READABILITY.  THIS IS THE FIRST
PRODUCT IN THE SUITE OF HYDROLOGIC PRODUCTS TO BE STANDARDIZED IN
CONTENT AND FORMAT.  THOSE CHANGES WILL BE PRECEDED WITH SERVICE
CHANGE NOTICES SUCH AS THIS ONE.

THE DAILY RIVER AND LAKE SUMMARY PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED USING THE
STANDARD HYDROLOGIC EXCHANGE FORMAT /SHEF/...AND WILL INCLUDE
THE STATION NAME...NWS STATION IDENTIFIER...FLOOD STAGE IF
APPROPRIATE...TODAYS RIVER READING OR LAKE STAGE...THE CHANGE
IN THE LEVELS IN THE LAST 24 HOURS...AND A DAILY FORECAST.  TO
MEET LOCAL CUSTOMER NEEDS...SOME NWS OFFICES WILL INCLUDE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...SUCH AS...RIVER FORECASTS OUT TO
5 DAYS...PRECIPITATION DATA...AND RIVER DATA FROM NON-FORECAST
LOCATIONS AROUND THEIR AREA.

THE UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ SHALL BE USED IN THE NEW
RIVER AND LAKE SUMMARY.  THE GENERIC FORMAT OF THE WMO HEADING
WILL BE FGUSII KCCC AND THE NINE-CHARACTER PIL IDENTIFIER WILL BE
CCCRVDCCC.  A SPECIFIC LIST OF WMO HEADERS...AWIPS
IDENTIFIERS...AND NINE-CHARACTER PILS FOR THE NEW RVD PRODUCTS
WILL BE SENT IN PART 2 OF THIS MESSAGE.  CUSTOMERS WHO WISH TO
RECEIVE THESE NEW PRODUCTS SHOULD CHECK THEIR DATABASES AND MAKE
ANY CHANGES NEEDED TO RECEIVE THESE NEW PRODUCTS.

THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE DAILY RIVER AND LAKE
SUMMARY...

EXAMPLE:

FGUS51 KLWX 021712       << CORRECTED WMO HEADER
RVDWBC

MDZ002>003-009-WVZ048>051-053-021705-
DAILY RIVER AND LAKE SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE - WASHINGTON
1211 PM EST THU MAR 01 2001

.B WBC 0301 DC01030112 DH12/HG/DRH+24/HGIFF


:    STATION            FLOOD     7AM      24-HR      7AM
: ID    NAME            STAGE    STAGE    CHANGE    FORECAST
:                                                     FRI
:POTOMAC RIVER
HPFW2  :HARPERS FERRY    18.0:   11.44/:   0.22:     11.40 /
BRKM2  :LITTLE FALLS     10.0:    3.71/:   0.04:      3.70 /

END OF EXAMPLE

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS PRODUCT...PLEASE
CALL YOUR LOCAL NWS OFFICE OR ROGER PIERCE...HYDROLOGIC SERVICES
PROGRAM MANAGER AT NWS HEADQUARTERS...SILVER SPRING MD AT
301-713-0006...EXT 151.

THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ON THE INTERNET
AT /USE LOWER CASE/:

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

END OF PART ONE


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