[nws-changes] 2100319: Hydro-amended change

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• Subject: [nws-changes] 2100319: Hydro-amended change
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:22:57 -0600

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT AMENDED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
715 AM EST FRI MAR 19 2010

TO:      SUBSCRIBERS:
        -FAMILY OF SERVICES
        -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
        -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
        -NOAAPORT
        OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES

FROM:    DR. THOMAS GRAZIANO
        HYDROLOGIC SERVICES DIVISION CHIEF
        OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES

SUBJECT: AMENDED TO CHANGE EFFECTIVE DATE TO ON OR AFTER
        TUESDAY APRIL 6 2010. NEW URLS FOR HYDROLOGIC
        INFORMATION WEB PAGES

DUE TO ONGOING SERIOUS FLOODING AND THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL
SYSTEM TESTING... THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CHANGE IS DELAYED
UNTIL ON OR AFTER TUESDAY APRIL 6 2010 AT 1800 UTC. NWS WILL
ISSUE AN UPDATED PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT WHEN A PRECISE NEW
DATE IS SELECTED.

THE ORIGINAL NOTICE IS BELOW FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE. THERE ARE NO
CHANGES OTHER THAN THE NEW EFFECTIVE DATE.

ON OR AFTER APRIL 6 2010...THE URLS USED FOR THE NWS HYDROLOGIC
SERVICES WEB PAGES...SOMETIMES CALLED THE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC
PREDICTION SERVICES /AHPS/ WEB PAGES...WILL CHANGE AS FOLLOWS:

NATIONAL RIVER CONDITIONS POINT MAP:

 OLD URL:  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS

 NEW URL:  HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV

NATIONAL PRECIPITATION ANALYSIS MAP:

 OLD URL:  HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV

 NEW URL:  HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/PRECIP

NATIONAL RIVER CONDITION REAL SIMPLE SYNDICATION FEEDS:

 OLD URL:  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS/RSS

 NEW URL:  HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS/RSS

HYDROGRAPH PAGES...XML PAGES...AND RIVER GAGE TABULAR PAGES WILL
ALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING NEW DOMAIN NAME:

 HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV

AFTER THE NEW DOMAIN NAME...THE REST OF THE HYDROGRAPH PAGE
ADDRESSES WILL NOT CHANGE. FOR EXAMPLES OF XML AND RIVER GAGE
TABULAR PRODUCTS AND PRODUCT NAMES...GO TO /USE LOWERCASE/:

 WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/URL_CHANGES_FOR_WEB_PAGE_UPDATED.PDF

THESE CHANGES ARE BEING MADE IN CONJUNCTION WITH INFRASTRUCTURE
CHANGES TO INCREASE THE RELIABILITY FOR THE NWS WEB-BASED
HYDROLOGIC SERVICES.

THESE URL CHANGES WILL NOT AFFECT USERS WHO ACCESS NWS WEB-BASED
HYDROLOGIC SERVICES THROUGH THE TABS ON THE NWS MAIN PAGE AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV. USERS WHO ACCESS EITHER THE NATIONAL
RIVER FORECAST POINT MAP OR OTHER AHPS PAGES THROUGH BOOKMARKS
WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY REDIRECTED TO THE NEW URLS AND CAN UPDATE
THEIR BOOKMARKS AFTER THE REDIRECTION.

USERS WHO CURRENTLY BOOKMARK THE NATIONAL PRECIPITATION MAP AT
WATER.WEATHER.GOV WILL BE DIRECTED TO THE AHPS MAIN PAGE. THE
NATIONAL PRECIPITATION MAP WILL BE ACCESSIBLE FROM A TAB ON THE
MAIN PAGE AND THE BOOKMARK CAN BE UPDATED AT THAT TIME.

USERS WHO AUTOMATICALLY INTERROGATE THE NWS HYDROLOGIC SERVICES
WEB PAGES TO OBTAIN HYDROLOGIC FORECASTS AND DATA WILL HAVE TO
CHANGE THE URL IN THEIR PROCEDURES SO THEY ACCESS THE CORRECT
WEB LOCATION.

THIS CHANGE WILL BE POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE AND TIME IF MARCH
16 2010 IS DESIGNATED A CRITICAL WEATHER DAY...AND FURTHER
INFORMATION ON A NEW DATE AND TIME WILL THEN BE PROVIDED.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...PLEASE CONTACT:

DONNA PAGE
OFFICE OF HYDROLOGIC DEVELOPMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
DONNA.PAGE@xxxxxxxx

TIM HELBLE
OFFICE OF CLIMATE, WATER, AND WEATHER SERVICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TIMOTHY.HELBLE@xxxxxxxx

NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM

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