20010809: Hydrology products-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20010809: Hydrology products-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2001 11:38:47 -0600

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NOUS41 KWBC 091717
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 01-42
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
115 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2001

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

FROM:     GLENN AUSTIN
          CHIEF... HYDROLOGIC SERVICES DIVISION

SUBJECT:  CHANGES TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HYDROLOGY
          PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 3 2001

ON WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 3 2001... ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICES WILL BEGIN ISSUING A NEW SUITE OF HYDROLOGIC
PRODUCTS.  THE  NEW PRODUCT SUITE REFLECTS SUGGESTED CHANGES BY
LOCAL AND NATIONAL CUSTOMERS.  ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED IN NWS
HYDROLOGIC PRODUCTS IN THE PAST WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE NEW
PRODUCT SUITE.  SOME PRODUCT TITLES...FORMAT...CONTENT AND
GENERAL APPEARANCE MAY HAVE CHANGED.  THE CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE
BASED ON CUSTOMER REQUESTS FOR A SMALLER NUMBER OF PRODUCT
TYPES...INCLUSION OF NEW INFORMATION...AND SIMPLIFICATION AND
STANDARDIZATION OF PRODUCT INFORMATION.  THE PRODUCTS WILL
CONTINUE TO BE BOTH TEXT AND TABLES OF DATA WHEN NEEDED.  THE
UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ SHALL BE USED ALONG WITH
STANDARDIZED MASS NEWS DISSEMINATION /MND/ AND WORLD
METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ HEADINGS AND NINE-CHARACTER PIL
IDENTIFIERS ON ALL PUBLIC INFORMATION PRODUCTS.

DETAILED INFORMATION MAY BE FOUND ON THE WEB AT /USE LOWER CASE/:

HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OSO/OSO1/OSO11/OSO112/DRG/DRGITEM/2412DOC.WPD

THE HANDBOOK OF HYDROLOGIC PRODUCTS HANDBOOK IS AVAILABLE AT THE
FOLLOWING URL /USE LOWER CASE/:

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

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THESE PRODUCT CHANGES...
PLEASE CALL YOUR LOCAL NWS OFFICE OR ROGER PIERCE...
THE HYDROLOGIC SERVICES PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE OFFICE OF
CLIMATE...WATER... AND WEATHER SERVICES IN SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
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

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