[20061221: hydro assessment products-Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

[Linda Miller]

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT REQUEST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
125 PM EST THU DEC 21 2006

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

FROM      THOMAS GRAZIANO
          HYDROLOGIC SERVICES DIVISION ACTING CHIEF

SUBJECT   PROPOSED MODIFICATION TO ISSUANCE SCHEDULE FOR THE
          NATIONAL HYDROLOGIC ASSESSMENT

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ IS PROPOSING TO MODIFY THE
ISSUANCE SCHEDULE FOR THE NATIONAL HYDROLOGIC ASSESSMENT. THE 
SCHEDULE IS ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

     HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OH/HIC/NHO

THE NATIONAL HYDROLOGIC ASSESSMENT IS AN INTERNET PRODUCT ISSUED 
ON BI-WEEKLY IN LATE WINTER AND EARLY SPRING. IT PROVIDES A MAP 
OF AREAS AT RISK FOR FLOODING...PRIMARILY DUE TO SNOW MELT. 
ACCOMPANYING TEXT DESCRIBES FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE FLOOD 
RISK. THE ANALYSIS IS BASED ON INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE 
INTERNET FROM NWS OFFICES AND OTHER FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.

THE PROPOSAL IS TO ISSUE THE NATIONAL HYDROLOGIC ASSESSMENT ONCE 
IN MID-MARCH TO SUPPORT NOAA'S ANNUAL SPRING OUTLOOK. AT OTHER 
TIMES USERS CAN OBTAIN DETAILED INFORMATION FROM THE SOURCES 
LISTED BELOW OR FROM LOCAL NWS OFFICES.

A COMPREHENSIVE SET OF INFORMATION ON CURRENT AND FUTURE 
HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS IS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE NOAAWATCH FLOOD 
WEB PAGE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

     HTTP://NOAAWATCH.GOV/FLOODS.PHP

CURRENT AND FUTURE HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS ACROSS THE U.S. CAN BE 
ACCESSED DIRECTLY THROUGH THE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION 
SERVICE /AHPS/ WEB PAGE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

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

THE AHPS PAGE INCLUDES A MAP SHOWING NATIONAL RIVER CONDITIONS
AND A GRAPHICAL INTERFACE WHICH ALLOWS THE USER TO DRILL DOWN TO
MORE DETAILED INFORMATION...INCLUDING HYDROGRAPHS FOR INDIVIDUAL
RIVER GAGES.

INFORMATION ON CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS...INCLUDING THOSE 
DEALING WITH FLOODING...CAN BE ACCESSED DIRECTLY THROUGH /USE 
LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

     HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/

COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED MODIFICATION TO THE ISSUANCE SCHEDULE 
FOR THE NATIONAL HYDROLOGIC ASSESSMENT WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH 
JANUARY 31 2007. IF...AFTER CONSIDERATION OF THESE COMMENTS...A 
DECISION IS MADE TO MODIFY THE SCHEDULE FOR THE NATIONAL 
HYDROLOGIC ASSESSMENT...A FINAL NOTIFICATION WILL BE PROVIDED IN 
FEBRUARY 2007.

IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PROPOSED
SCHEDULE MODIFICATION OF THIS PRODUCT...PLEASE CONTACT:

     JOANNA DIONNE
     NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE W/0S31
     HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION CENTER
     1325 EAST-WEST HIGHWAY
     SILVER SPRING MD 20910
     EMAIL JOANNA.DIONNE at NOAA.GOV

$$


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Linda Miller - lmiller at unidata.ucar.edu
Community Services, Unidata
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307-3000
303-497-8646 fax: 303-497-8690 


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