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PNSWSH SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-14 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 100 PM EST MON MAR 3 2008 TO: SUBSCRIBERS: -FAMILY OF SERVICES -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK OTHER NWS PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: THOMAS GRAZIANO
CHIEF...HYDROLOGIC SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF VALID TIME EVENT CODE
/VTEC/ IN AREAL FLOOD PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICES EFFECTIVE APRIL 17 2008
REFER TO: SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE /SCN/ 07-12 TRANSMITTED
MARCH 16 2007
EFFECTIVE APRIL 17 2008...AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
/UTC/...OPERATIONAL VALID TIME EVENT CODE /VTEC/ WILL BE
INCLUDED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAL FLOOD PRODUCTS ISSUED BY NWS
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFO/...
AREAL FLOOD WARNING /FLW/
FLOOD STATEMENT - FOLLOW UP TO AREAL FLOOD WARNING /FLS/
FLOOD STATEMENT - AREAL ADVISORIES /FLS/
AS INDICATED IN SCN 07-12...INCLUSION OF HYDROLOGIC VTEC HAS
BEEN PLANNED FOR AREAL FLOOD PRODUCTS FOR SOME TIME. SELECTED
WFOS HAVE BEEN PROVIDING VTEC IN THEIR AREAL FLOOD PRODUCTS
SINCE EARLY 2007 AS PART OF A RISK REDUCTION ACTIVITY.
A FEW ADDITIONAL WFOS MAY BEGIN INCLUDING VTEC IN AREAL FLOOD PRODUCTS A FEW WEEKS IN ADVANCE OF THE APRIL 17 OPERATIONAL DATE. THE LATEST AVAILABLE SCHEDULES AND INFORMATION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF VTEC IN AREAL FLOOD PRODUCTS CAN BE FOUND ON THE HYDROLOGIC VTEC WEBSITE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/VTEC/HYDRO_VTEC.SHTMLTO SUBSCRIBE TO NOTIFICATIONS VIA RSS FEED WHEN THE HYDROLOGIC VTEC WEBSITE IS UPDATED...CLICK THE RSS/XML LOG AT THE TOP OF THE WEB PAGE OR ADD THE FOLLOWING RSS FEED URL TO YOUR RSS READER TO SUBSCRIBE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/.
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/VTEC/HYDRO/HYDROVTEC.XML.RSS/GENERAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON VTEC CAN BE FOUND AT THE VTEC WEBSITE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/VTEC
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:
TIM HELBLE
NATIONAL HYDROLOGIC POLICY PROGRAM LEADER
SILVER SPRING MD
PHONE: 301-713-0006 EXT. 152
E-MAIL: TIMOTHY.HELBLE@xxxxxxxx
NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$
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