20060214: VTEC-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20060214: VTEC-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 10:49:19 -0700

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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 06-10
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1120 AM EST TUE FEB 14 2006

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

FROM:      THOMAS GRAZIANO
          ACTING CHIEF...HYDROLOGIC SERVICES DIVISION

SUBJECT:   RISK REDUCTION ACTIVITY FOR INCLUSION OF VTEC IN
          FLOOD WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND ADVISORIES FOR
          FORECAST POINTS: BEGINNING APRIL 4 2006

REFERENCE: SCN 05-28 TRANSMITTED JUNE 30 2005
          SCN 06-02 /CORRECTED/ TRANSMITTED JANUARY 23 2006

BEGINNING TUESDAY APRIL 4 2006 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/... AS PART OF A RISK REDUCTION ACTIVITY... SELECTED
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFO/ IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES
WILL BEGIN ISSUING OPERATIONAL FLOOD WARNING...WATCHES...AND
ADVISORIES FOR FORECAST POINTS WITH EXPERIMENTAL VTEC.

SPECIFICALLY...THESE PRODUCTS INCLUDE:

 FLOOD WARNING FOR FORECAST POINTS /FLW/
 FLOOD STATEMENT - FOLLOW UP FLOOD WARNING FOR FORECAST
    POINTS /FLS/
 FLOOD ADVISORY FOR FORECAST POINTS /FLS/
 FLOOD WATCH FOR FORECAST POINTS /FFA/

FOR A LIST OF OFFICES WHICH WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THIS RISK
REDUCTION ACTIVITY... CHECK THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE /USE LOWER
CASE LETTERS/:

    HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/VTEC/HYDRO_VTEC.SHTML

VISIT THIS WEBSITE PERIODICALLY FOR THE LATEST AVAILABLE LIST OF
WFOS PARTICIPATING IN THE RISK REDUCTION ACTIVITY. THIS WEBSITE
ALSO PROVIDES THE LATEST AVAILABLE INFORMATION ON HYDROLOGIC
VTEC... INCLUDING NWSLI INFORMATION AND SCHEDULES FOR RISK
REDUCTION... OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION /OT&E/... AND
OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION.

EXAMPLES OF HYDROLOGIC PRODUCTS IN THE NEW FORMAT WITH VTEC CAN
BE FOUND IN THE PENDING VERSION OF NWS MANUAL 10-923... WHICH IS
AVAILABLE ON THE NATIONAL DIRECTIVES SYSTEM WEB SITE AT /USE
LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

    HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01009023PEND.PDF

PROCEDURES ON THE CONTENT...FORMAT...AND APPLICATION OF VTEC IN
HYDROLOGIC PRODUCTS CAN BE FOUND IN THE PENDING VERSION OF NWS
INSTRUCTION 10-922... WHICH IS AVAILABLE ON THE NATIONAL
DIRECTIVES SYSTEM WEB SITE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

    HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01009022PEND.PDF

BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON VTEC CAN BE FOUND AT THE VTEC WEB SITE
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

    HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/VTEC

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:

    TOM DONALDSON
    WFO SERVICES PROGRAM LEADER
    SILVER SPRING MD
    PHONE:  301-713-0006 EXT. 173
    E-MAIL: THOMAS.DONALDSON@xxxxxxxx

THIS AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED ON THE
FOLLOWING WEB SITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

    HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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