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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 01-52
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
200 PM THU SEP 13 2001
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND
PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: BILL PROENZA
DIRECTOR...NWS SOUTHERN REGION
SUBJECT: REVISED: NEW RIVER FLOOD OUTLOOK NARRATIVE PRODUCT AND
ASSOCIATED WEB-BASED GRAPHICS...EFFECTIVE
NOVEMBER 15 2001
...THIS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE SUPERSEDES SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE
#01-43...DATED AUGUST 10 2001...AND THE AMENDMENT TO SCN01-43...
DATED SEPTEMBER 4 2001...
...SCN01-43 AND SCN01-43 AMENDED ARE BOTH CANCELED...
...THIS NOTICE AMENDS THE PRODUCT HEADER...WMO HEADER..AND
IMPLEMENTATION DATE OF THIS NEW PRODUCT...
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY...NOVEMBER 15 2001...SOUTHERN REGION
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES AND RIVER FORECAST CENTERS WILL BEGIN
ISSUANCE OF A NEW RIVER FLOOD OUTLOOK PRODUCT.
A RIVER FLOOD OUTLOOK MEANS THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR RIVER
FLOODING...BUT IT IS NOT IMMINENT. THIS RIVER FLOOD OUTLOOK
PRODUCT AND ITS ASSOCIATED WEB-BASED GRAPHIC WILL CONTAIN
INFORMATION ABOUT GEOGRAPHIC AREAS THAT MIGHT BE AFFECTED...AND
THE MAGNITUDE OF RIVER FLOODING THAT MIGHT OCCUR WITHIN 48
HOURS...BASED ON FORECAST RAINFALL.
THE RIVER FLOOD OUTLOOK WILL BE DISSEMINATED UNDER THE FOLLOWING
PRODUCT IDENTIFIER AND ASSOCIATED WMO HEADER...
PRODUCT IDENTIFIER WMO HEADER
CCCESFXXX FGUS## KCCC
IF YOU ALREADY RECEIVE THIS PRODUCT IDENTIFIER...THERE WILL BE NO
CHANGES NEEDED TO YOUR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM. WHILE ISSUED UNDER
THE CCCESFXXX IDENTIFIER...THE PRODUCT TITLE IN THE MASS NEWS
DISSEMINATION HEADER WILL BE ...HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK...AND WILL BE
HEADLINED...RIVER FLOOD OUTLOOK. THE RIVER FLOOD OUTLOOK PRODUCT
WILL USE COUNTY /C/ UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODES /UGC/ TO DEFINE
WHICH COUNTIES ARE IN THE OUTLOOK AREA.
THE RIVER FLOOD OUTLOOK PRODUCT AND ITS ASSOCIATED GRAPHIC WILL
BE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESSES /USE
LOWER CASE/:
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LMRFC/RFO/LMRFCRFO.HTML
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/WGRFC/RFO/WGRFCRFO.HTML
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SERFC/RFO/SERFCRFO.HTML
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/ABRFC/RFO/ABRFCRFO.HTML
THE FOLLOWING IS A SAMPLE OF THE RIVER FLOOD OUTLOOK NARRATIVE
PRODUCT...
EXAMPLE:
FGUS64 KSHV DDHHMM
ESFSHV
OKC089-ARC133-057-010400-
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK [EXAMPLE]
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1025 AM CST FRI MAR 30 2001
...RIVER FLOOD OUTLOOK FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...
HEAVY RAINFALL THAT IS FORECAST OVER SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS WILL QUICKLY RUN OFF
ALREADY SATURATED SOILS. WIDESPREAD BASIN-AVERAGED RAINFALL
AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3
INCHES MAY CAUSE RIVERS AND STREAMS TO RISE TO LEVELS THAT RESULT
IN FLOODING.
THIS RIVER FLOOD OUTLOOK IS IN EFFECT DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR...
- MODERATE FLOODING ON THE GLOVER RIVER NEAR GLOVER
- MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE LITTLE RIVER FROM NEAR IDABEL TO
NEAR HORATIO
- MINOR FLOODING ON THE RED RIVER NEAR FULTON
A RIVER FLOOD OUTLOOK MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR RIVER
FLOODING ...BUT IT IS NOT IMMINENT. FORECAST RAINFALL MAY CAUSE
RIVERS AND STREAMS TO RISE TO CRITICAL STAGES. PERSONS WITH
INTERESTS ALONG THE AREAS MENTIONED ABOVE SHOULD REMAIN INFORMED
OF THE LATEST WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION AND BE PREPARED TO
TAKE ACTION AS NECESSARY. PLEASE REFER TO NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION IN YOUR AREA.
A GRAPHIC SHOWING THE COUNTIES...RIVER FORECAST POINT
LOCATIONS...AND RIVER REACHES IN THE OUTLOOK AREA IS AVAILABLE AT
THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE /USE LOWER CASE/::
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/ABRFC/RFO/SHVRFO.HTML [NOTE: THIS SITE IS
NOT YET ON-LINE]
END OF PRODUCT
END OF EXAMPLE
TO REPEAT...THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES AND RIVER FORECAST
CENTERS IN THE SOUTHERN REGION WILL BEGIN ISSUANCE OF A NEW RIVER
FLOOD OUTLOOK PRODUCT BEGINNING THURSDAY...NOVEMBER 15 2001.
QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NEW RIVER FLOOD OUTLOOK PRODUCT AND ITS
ASSOCIATED WEB-BASED GRAPHIC SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO:
JOHN FELDT
HYDROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
SOUTHEAST RIVER FORECAST CENTER
4 FALCON DRIVE
PEACHTREE CITY GA 30269
TELEPHONE: 770-486-0028
BILLY OLSEN
HYDROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
ARKANSAS-RED BASIN RIVER FORECAST CENTER
10159 EAST 11TH ST SUITE 300
TULSA OK 74128
TELEPHONE: 918-832-4109
JERRY NUNN
HYDROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
WEST GULF RIVER FORECAST CENTER
3401 NORTHERN CROSS BLVD
FORT WORTH TX 76137
TELEPHONE: 817-831-3289
DAVE REED
HYDROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER FORECAST CENTER
62300 AIRPORT ROAD
SLIDELL LA 70460
TELEPHONE: 504-643-0541
BEN WEIGER
CHIEF...HYDROLOGIC SERVICES BRANCH
NWS SOUTHERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
819 TAYLOR ST
FORT WORTH TX 76102
TELEPHONE: 817-978-1100 X118
THIS AND ALL NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT
THE FOLLOWING URL ADDRESS /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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