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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT AMENDED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
336 PM EDT MON APR 5 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 MONDAY
APRIL 19 2010. NEW URLS FOR HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION
WEB PAGES.
A NEW EFFECTIVE DATE HAS BEEN DETERMINED FOR THE NEW URLS FOR
THE HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION WEB PAGES: MONDAY APRIL 19 2010 AT
1800 UTC.
THE ORIGINAL NOTICE IS BELOW FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE. THERE ARE NO CHANGES OTHER THAN THE NEW EFFECTIVE DATE.
ON APRIL 19 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/RSSHYDROGRAPH PAGES...XML PAGES...AND RIVER GAGE TABULAR PAGES WILL ALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING NEW DOMAIN NAME:
HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOVAFTER 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.PDFTHESE 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 APRIL 19 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@xxxxxxxxNATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN
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