20010824: hydrology products-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20010824: hydrology products-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 08:00:58 -0600

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NOUS41 KWBC 241401
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PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 01-42 AMENDMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1010 AM EDT FRI AUG 24 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:  CHANGE TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HYDROLOGY
          PRODUCTS... EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 15 2001

THIS UPDATE CHANGES THE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE HYDROLOGY PRODUCTS IMPROVEMENTS.  THE ORIGINAL EFFECTIVE
DATE OF OCTOBER 3 2001 WAS ANNOUNCED IN SERVICE CHANGE
NOTICE 01-42...ISSUED AUGUST 9 2001.  THIS DELAY TO
NOVEMBER 15 2001 WILL ALLOW FIELD OFFICES AND CUSTOMERS MORE
TIME TO PREPARE FOR THESE CHANGES.

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 SUGGESTED CHANGES BY
LOCAL AND NATIONAL CUSTOMERS FOR A SMALLER NUMBER OF PRODUCT
TYPES... INCLUSION OF NEW INFORMATION... SIMPLIFICATION AND
STANDARDIZATION OF PRODUCT INFORMATION.  ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED
IN NWS HYDROLOGIC PRODUCTS IN THE PAST WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE
NEW PRODUCT SUITE.   SOME PRODUCTS TITLES...FORMAT...CONTENT AND
GENERAL APPEARANCE MAY HAVE CHANGED.  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
HYDROLOGIC PRODUCTS.

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

POLICY:   HTTP://WSOM.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MANUAL/CHAPTERE/NE220109.HTML
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 ROGER PIERCE...
301-713-0006...EXT 151...THE HYDROLOGIC SERVICES PROGRAM MANAGER
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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