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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 09-03 AMENDED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
315 PM EDT MON OCT 26 2009

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

FROM:     ROBERT BUNGE
          INTERNET DISSEMINATION OFFICER
	  OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
      
SUBJECT:  AMENDED: RIDGE RADAR VERSION II COMMENT PERIOD           
          EXTENDED TO MARCH 1 2010

DUE TO THE NUMBER OF COMMENTS RECEIVED... NWS HAS EXTENDED THE 
COMMENT PERIOD FOR RIDGE VERSION II TO MARCH 1 2010. THIS 
EXTENSTION WILL ALLOW NWS TO MODIFTY FUNCTIONALITY BASED ON 
COMMENTS AND ACCEPT ADDITIONAL INPUT.

THE RIDGE VERSION II BETA WILL BE DIFFERENT FROM THE CURRENT 
RADAR DISPLAY. VERSION II WILL USE A NATIONAL MOSAIC AS THE 
PRIMARY PAGE WITH USER SELECTABLE VIEWS/WARNINGS AND OVERLAYS. A 
THIRD PARTY WILL PROVIDE UNDERLYING MAPS. IN ADDITION NWS WILL 
MAKE AVAILABLE LOW BANDWIDTH PAGES BETA PAGES ARE AVAILABLE FROM 
THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE:

HTTP://RADAR.SRH.NOAA.GOV 

IN MARCH 2010 THESE PAGES WILL REPLACE THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONAL 
WEBSITE /USE LOWERCASE/:

HTTP://RADAR.WEATHER.GOV

AT THAT TIME NWS WILL DISCONTINUE THE BETA URL. A HELP LINK ON 
THE RIDGE WEBPAGES WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON 
ARCHIVED DATA.

THE BETA PAGES WILL DISPLAY STORM BASED WARNINGS /IF THEY ARE IN 
EFFECT/ AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO ALL NWS WATCH/WARNING PRODUCTS.

COMMENTS WILL BE ANALYZED THROUGHOUT THE REVIEW 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.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT: 

      PAUL KIRKWOOD
      SOUTHERN REGION TECHNOLOGY INFUSION BRANCH CHEIF
      FORT WORTH TEXAS
      817-978-1100 EXT 145 
      PAUL.KIRKWOOD@NOAA.GOV
OR
      ROBERT BUNGE
      INTERNET DISSEMINATION OFFICER
      SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
      301-713-1381 EXT 140
      ROBERT.BUNGE@NOAA.GOV

NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT  
/USE LOWERCASE/:

      HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM

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