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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT AMENDED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
336 PM EDT MON APR 5 2010
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
-NOAAPORT
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: DR. THOMAS GRAZIANO
HYDROLOGIC SERVICES DIVISION CHIEF
OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES
SUBJECT: AMENDED TO CHANGE EFFECTIVE DATE TO MONDAY
APRIL 19 2010. NEW URLS FOR HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION
WEB PAGES.
A NEW EFFECTIVE DATE HAS BEEN DETERMINED FOR THE NEW URLS FOR
THE HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION WEB PAGES: MONDAY APRIL 19 2010 AT
1800 UTC.
THE ORIGINAL NOTICE IS BELOW FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE. THERE ARE NO
CHANGES OTHER THAN THE NEW EFFECTIVE DATE.
ON APRIL 19 2010...THE URLS USED FOR THE 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...XML PAGES...AND RIVER GAGE TABULAR PAGES WILL
ALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING NEW DOMAIN NAME:
HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV
AFTER THE NEW DOMAIN NAME...THE REST OF THE HYDROGRAPH PAGE
ADDRESSES WILL NOT CHANGE. FOR EXAMPLES OF XML AND RIVER GAGE
TABULAR PRODUCTS AND PRODUCT NAMES...GO TO /USE LOWERCASE/:
WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/URL_CHANGES_FOR_WEB_PAGE_UPDATED.PDF
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 APRIL
19 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 LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
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