[nws-changes] 20100505: Ridge Radar Version 2: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

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PNSWSH

SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 10-25
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
846 AM EDT WED MAY 5 2010

TO:       SUBSCRIBERS
         -FAMILY OF SERVICES
         -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
         -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
         -NOAAPORT
         -OTHER NWS USERS...PARTNERS AND EMPLOYEES

FROM:     ROBERT BUNGE
         INTERNET DISSEMINATION OFFICER
         OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
SUBJECT: RIDGE RADAR VERSION II IMPLEMENTATION DATE SET FOR JULY 06 2010
RIDGE RADAR VERSION II WILL REPLACE RIDGE VERSION I ON JULY 06 2010. THE RIDGE VERSION II WILL BE DIFFERENT FROM THE CURRENT RADAR DISPLAY BY USING A NATIONAL MOSAIC AS THE PRIMARY PAGE WITH USER SELECTABLE VIEWS/ WARNINGS AND OVERLAYS WITH A THIRD PARTY PROVIDING UNDERLYING MAPS. LOW BANDWIDTH PAGES WITH FIXED VIEWS AND LIMITED FEATURES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE UNDER THE BANNER OF /LITE/ IMAGES.
FOR THE LIST OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN RIDGE VERSION I AND RIDGE VERSION II GO TO /USE LOWERCASE/ 

 HTTP://RADAR.SRH.NOAA.GOV/RIDGEIIPNS.PHP

THE BETA PAGES ARE AVAILABLE FROM /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://RADAR.SRH.NOAA.GOV THE FINAL VERSION FOR INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON JUNE 24 2010
ON JULY 06 2010 THESE PAGES WILL REPLACE THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONAL WEBSITE /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://RADAR.WEATHER.GOV AT THAT TIME THE BETA URL WILL BE DISCONTINUED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON ARCHIVED DATA WILL BE PROVIDED VIA HELP LINK ON THE RIDGE PAGES. 

THE BETA PAGES WILL DISPLAY STORM BASED WARNINGS /IF THEY ARE
IN EFFECT/ AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO ALL NWS WATCH/WARNING PRODUCTS.
THE COMMENTS WILL BE ANALYZED THROUGH OUT THE PERIOD TO ENSURE A SMOOTH TRANSITION BETWEEN THE CURRENT RADAR PAGES AND THE PROPOSED NEW PAGES. CHANGES MAY BE MADE TO THE BETA PAGES DURING THIS PERIOD BASED ON USER COMMENTS.
FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT: 
 PAUL KIRKWOOD
 SOUTHERN REGION TECHNOLOGY INFUSION BRANCH CHIEF
 FORT WORTH TEXAS
817-978-1100 EXT 145 PAUL.KIRKWOOD@xxxxxxxx 
     OR
 ROBERT BUNGE
 INTERNET DISSEMINATION OFFICER
 SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
 301-713-0864 EXT 114
 ROBERT.BUNGE@xxxxxxxx

NWS NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT:

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

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