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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 09-03 AMENDED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
952 AM EDT THU JUNE 4 2009
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
-NOAAPORT
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: ROBERT BUNGE
INTERNET DISSEMINATION OFFICE
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
SUBJECT: AMENDED TO EXTEND RIDGE RADAR VERSION 2 EXPERIMENTAL
PERIOD TO OCTOBER 1 2009
NWS IS EXTENDING THE RIDGE RADAR VERSION 2 EXPERIMENTAL PERIOD
TO OCTOBER 1 2009. HIGH DEMAND DURING THE EXPERIMENTAL PERIOD OF
THE RIDGE 2 RADAR DISPLAYS HAS ALLOWED NWS TO TEST DIFFERENT
SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS FOR PROVIDING THESE DISPLAYS DURING
PERIODS OF HIGH SYSTEM LOADS. NWS HAS ELECTED TO TEST ADDITIONAL
CONFIGURATIONS DURING THE REMAINER OF THE CONVECTIVE WEATHER
SEASON AND INTO THE HURRICANE SEASON BY EXTENDING THE
EXPERIMENTAL PERIOD TO OCTOBER 1 2009.
THE RIDGE VERSION 2 BETA DIFFERS FROM THE CURRENT RIDGE DISPLAYS
BY USING A NATIONAL MOSAIC AS THE PRIMARY PAGE WITH USER
SELECTABLE VIEWS/WARNINGS AND OVERLAYS. A THIRD PARTY PROVIDES
UNLYING MAPS. LOW BANDWIDTH PAGES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE.
THE COMMENT PERIOD WILL RUN UNTIL OCTOBER 1 2009. NWS PROPOSES
REPLACING THE CURRENT PAGES IN OCTOBER. THE BETA PAGES WILL BE
AVAILABLE FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE:
HTTP://RADAR.SRH.NOAA.GOV
IN NOVEMBER 2009 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 THE 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.
COMMENTS WILL BE ANALYZED THROUGHOUT 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.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:
PAUL KIRKWOOD
SOUTHERN REGION TECHNOLOGY INFUSION BRANCH CHEIF
FORT WORTH TEXAS
817-978-1100 EXT 145
PAUL.KIRKWOOD@xxxxxxxx
OR
ROBERT BUNGE
INTERNET DISSEMINATION OFFICER
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
301-713-1381 EXT 140
ROBERT.BUNGE@xxxxxxxx
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
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