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Subject: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC
Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:35:32 -0700
From: Unidata Local Data Manager <unidata.ucar.edu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1040 AM EST WED MAR 3 2010
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: DR. THOMAS GRAZIANO
HYDROLOGIC SERVICES DIVISION CHIEF
OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES
SUBJECT: NEW URLS FOR HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION WEB PAGES
EFFECTIVE MARCH 16 2010 AT 1800 UTC...THE URLS USED FOR THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICES /NWS/ HYDROLOGIC SERVICES WEB PAGES...SOMETIMES CALLED THE ADVANCED
HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICES /AHPS/ WEB PAGES...WILL CHANGE AS FOLLOWS...
NATIONAL RIVER CONDITIONS POINT MAP:
OLD URL: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS
NEW URL: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV
NATIONAL PRECIPITATION ANALYSIS MAP:
OLD URL: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV
NEW URL: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/PRECIP
NATIONAL RIVER CONDITION REAL SIMPLE SYNDICATION FEEDS:
OLD URL: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS/RSS
NEW URL: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS/RSS
HYDROGRAPH PAGES
OLD URL: HTTP://XXXXXXXXXXXX/AHPS2/HYDROGRAPH.PHPXXXX
NEW URL: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/HYDROGRAPH.PHPXXXX
XML PAGES
OLD URL: HTTP://XXXXXXXXXXXX/AHPS2/XML/XXXXX.XML
NEW URL: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/HYDROGRAPH_TO_XML.PHPXXXX
OTHER PAGES FOLLOW THE PATTERN IN THE EXAMPLES ABOVE WHERE THE SECTION
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING HTTP:// IS REPLACED WITH WATER.WEATHER.GOV.
THESE CHANGES ARE BEING MADE IN CONJUNCTION WITH INFRASTRUCTURE CHANGES TO
INCREASE THE RELIABILITY FOR THE NWS WEB-BASED HYDROLOGIC SERVICES.
THESE URL CHANGES WILL NOT AFFECT USERS WHO ACCESS NWS WEB-BASED HYDROLOGIC
SERVICES THROUGH THE TABS ON THE NWS MAIN PAGE AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
USERS WHO ACCESS EITHER THE NATIONAL RIVER FORECAST POINT MAP OR OTHER AHPS
PAGES THROUGH BOOKMARKS WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY REDIRECTED TO THE NEW URLS AND
CAN UPDATE THEIR BOOKMARKS AFTER THE REDIRECTION.
USERS WHO CURRENTLY BOOKMARK THE NATIONAL PRECIPITATION MAP AT
WATER.WEATHER.GOV WILL BE DIRECTED TO THE AHPS MAIN PAGE. THE NATIONAL
PRECIPITATION MAP WILL BE ACCESSIBLE FROM A TAB ON THE MAIN PAGE AND THE
BOOKMARK CAN BE UPDATED AT THAT TIME.
USERS WHO AUTOMATICALLY INTERROGATE THE NWS HYDROLOGIC SERVICES WEB PAGES TO
OBTAIN HYDROLOGIC FORECASTS AND DATA WILL HAVE TO CHANGE THE URL IN THEIR
PROCEDURES SO THEY ACCESS THE CORRECT WEB LOCATION.
THIS CHANGE WILL BE POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE AND TIME IF MARCH 16 2010 IS
DESIGNATED A CRITICAL WEATHER DAY...AND FURTHER INFORMATION ON A NEW DATE AND
TIME WILL THEN BE PROVIDED.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...PLEASE CONTACT:
DONNA PAGE
OFFICE OF HYDROLOGIC DEVELOPMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
DONNA.PAGE@xxxxxxxx
TIM HELBLE
OFFICE OF CLIMATE, WATER, AND WEATHER SERVICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TIMOTHY.HELBLE@xxxxxxxx
NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
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