20011106: hydro products-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20011106: hydro products-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 12:57:38 -0700

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NOUS41 KWBC 061923
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PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 01-61 CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
230 PM EST TUE NOV 6 2001

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/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     GLENN AUSTIN
          CHIEF... HYDROLOGIC SERVICES DIVISION

SUBJECT:  CORRECTED REMINDER: ENHANCEMENTS TO NATIONAL WEATHER
          SERVICE HYDROLOGIC PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE
          NOVEMBER 15 2001

    ...CORRECTED CASE SENSITIVITY IN URL FOR POLICY BELOW...

...THIS IS A REMINDER.  THE ORIGINAL MESSAGE ABOUT THIS
IMPLEMENTATION WAS TRANSMITTED ON AUGUST 9 2001 AS SERVICE CHANGE
NOTICE /SCN/ 01-42...AND AMENDED AND SENT ON AUGUST 24 2001 AS
SCN 01-49 AMENDED.  SCN01-42 AMENDED IS POSTED TO THE
NOTIFICATION WEB PAGE SHOWN AT THE VERY END OF THIS MESSAGE...

BY THURSDAY NOVEMBER 15 2001...ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICES WILL BEGIN ISSUING A NEW SUITE OF HYDROLOGIC
PRODUCTS.  THE  NEW PRODUCT SUITE REFLECTS CHANGES REQUESTED BY
LOCAL AND NATIONAL CUSTOMERS.  THESE CHANGES INCLUDE A SMALLER
NUMBER OF PRODUCT TYPES...INCLUSION OF NEW INFORMATION...AND
SIMPLIFICATION AND STANDARDIZATION OF PRODUCT INFORMATION.  ALL
INFORMATION PROVIDED CURRENTLY IN NWS HYDROLOGIC PRODUCTS WILL BE
AVAILABLE IN THE NEW PRODUCT SUITE.  SOME PRODUCT TITLES...
FORMATS...CONTENTS AND GENERAL APPEARANCES HAVE CHANGED.
HYDROLOGIC PRODUCTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE BOTH TEXT AND TABLES OF
DATA WHEN NEEDED.

SPECIFIC PRODUCT CHANGES TO BE IMPLEMENTED INCLUDE:

-  FLOOD WATCHES WILL ADDRESS THE POTENTIAL FOR BOTH FLASH AND
   RIVERINE FLOODING

-  FLOOD WATCHES WILL BE UPDATED WITH FLOOD WATCHES

-  FLOOD WARNINGS WILL BE UPDATED WITH FLOOD WARNINGS

-  FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS WILL BE UPDATED WITH FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS

-  FLOOD STATEMENTS WILL PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION ON
   FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS AND ALSO PROVIDE INFORMATION
   PREVIOUSLY DELIVERED IN THE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD
   ADVISORY.

THE UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ SHALL BE USED ALONG WITH
STANDARDIZED MASS NEWS DISSEMINATION /MND/ AND WORLD
METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ HEADINGS AND AWIPS IDENTIFIERS
ON ALL PUBLIC HYDROLOGIC PRODUCTS.

DETAILED INFORMATION MAY BE FOUND ON THE WEB AT /USE LOWER
CASE...EXCEPT AS INDICATED/:

POLICY:   HTTP://WSOM.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MANUAL/CHAPTERE/NE220109.HTML
          | <       LOWER CASE         > | <   UPPER CASE     > |

NOTE:  CASE SENSITIVITY CORRECTED FOR THE URL ABOVE

EXAMPLES: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OH/HOD/HANDBOOK_PRODUCTS.HTM


IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THE NEW SUITE OF
PRODUCTS...PLEASE CALL YOUR LOCAL NWS OFFICE OR TOM GRAZIANO...
301-713-0006...EXT 137...THE HYDROLOGIC SERVICES BRANCH CHIEF
FOR THE OFFICE OF CLIMATE...WATER...AND WEATHER SERVICES IN
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND.

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

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

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