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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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