PUBLIC COMMENTS SOLICITED ON EXPERIMENTAL HOURLY

[JonathanBelles]

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT REQUEST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1043 EDT WED MAR 05 2008

TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM: BILL PROENZA
DIRECTOR... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
SOUTHERN REGION

SUBJECT: PUBLIC COMMENTS SOLICITED ON EXPERIMENTAL HOURLY
PRECIPITATION ESTIMATE WEB-BASED INFORMATION SERVICE:
EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 27 2008

EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 27 2008...THE NWS SOUTHERN REGION STARTED
PRODUCING AN EXPERIMENTAL HOURLY PRECIPITATION ESTIMATE
INFORMATION SERVICE.

DATA FROM GROUND-BASED RAIN GAGES ARE COMBINED WITH HOURLY
PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES FROM DOPPLER RADAR TO DERIVE THESE HOURLY
MULTISENSOR PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES. THE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES
ARE UPDATED HOURLY AT APPROXIMATELY 58 MINUTES PAST THE HOUR.

THE SERVICE PROVIDES PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES IN SHAPEFILE
GRAPHICAL FORMAT WHICH ALLOWS USERS TO DOWNLOAD FILES IN GIS BASED
SOFTWARE. THE SUITE OF GRAPHICS INCLUDES PRECIPITATION FOR THE
LAST HOUR...3 HOURS...6 HOURS...12 HOURS...24 HOURS...48 HOURS...
72 HOURS...AND SINCE 12Z FOR THE CURRENT DAY.

THE SERVICE IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:

HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/RFCSHARE/PRECIP ... HOURLY.PHP

MORE INFORMATION ON THIS EXPERIMENTAL SERVICE MAY BE FOUND AT
/USE LOWER CASE/:

HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV/PDD/PDDREGIONALPRECIP.PDF

THE FEEDBACK PERIOD FOR THIS EXPERIMENTAL INFORMATION SERVICE WILL
EXTEND THROUGH JANUARY 2009. NWS ENCOURAGES ITS PARTNERS AND
CUSTOMERS TO FILL OUT A SURVEY ON THIS NEW SERVICE. CLICK ON THE
SURVEY/FEEDBACK TAB ABOVE THE MAP TO FILL OUT OUR SURVEY.

FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS EXPERIMENTAL INFORMATION SERVICE...
PLEASE CONTACT:

KAI ROTH
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER FORECASTS CENTER
62300 AIRPORT RD.
SLIDELL, LA 70460-5243
EMAIL: SR-TUA.PRECIP@NOAA.GOV
PHONE: 985-641-4343

NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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[JonathanBelles]

For some reason those links do not want to work.

[vbhoutex]

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/rfcshare/precip_analysis_hourly.php
http://products.weather.gov/PDD/PDDregionalprecip.pdf

[CajunMama]

For some reason those links do not want to work.

it says in your article quote to "USE LOWER CASE LETTERS" and the link is in all caps.

[JonathanBelles]

For some reason those links do not want to work.

it says in your article quote to "USE LOWER CASE LETTERS" and the link is in all caps.

that shouldnt make a difference, but yes I see that now...

[vbhoutex]

For some reason those links do not want to work.

it says in your article quote to "USE LOWER CASE LETTERS" and the link is in all caps.

that shouldnt make a difference, but yes I see that now...

That is why I provided the links above from it.

[senorpepr]

For some reason those links do not want to work.

it says in your article quote to "USE LOWER CASE LETTERS" and the link is in all caps.

that shouldnt make a difference, but yes I see that now...

Some servers are caps-sensitive. For instance, for some of our weather products, the URL must be in all caps for it to work.