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NOUS41 KWBC 051248
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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