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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 10-32
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1236 AM EDT FRI JUN 18 2010 

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

FROM:     JUD LADD
          CHIEF...OPERATIONAL SERVICES DIVISION
          SOUTHERN REGION HEADQUARTERS FORT WORTH TX

SUBJECT:  TRANSITION FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO OPERATIONAL STATUS OF
          THE HOURLY MULTISENSOR PRECIPITATION ESTIMATE 
          INFORMATION SERVICE: EFFECTIVE JULY 20 2010

REFERENCE THE FOLLOWING PNS REQUESTING COMMENTS /USE LOWERCASE/:

  WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/PNS_CONUS_PRECIP_WEB-1.TXT

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JULY 20 2010...THE NWS SOUTHERN REGION WILL 
TRANSITION ITS HOURLY MULTISENSOR PRECIPITATION INFORMATION 
SERVICE FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO OPERATIONAL STATUS.

THIS INFORMATION SERVICE PROVIDES UNIFIED HOURLY MULTISENSOR 
PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES FOR PARTS OF THE CONTINENTAL UNITED 
STATES AND COMMONWEALTH OF  PUERTO RICO ON THE INTERNET. THIS 
SERVICE INCLUDES FUNCTIONALITY TO DISPLAY VARIOUS TIME INTERVALS 
OF THESE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES AND THE ABILITY TO DOWNLOAD 
THIS INFORMATION IN SHAPEFILE FORMAT FOR 7 DAYS AFTER THE RAIN 
EVENT.  

THIS INFORMATION SERVICE IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:

  HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/RFCSHARE/PRECIP_ANALYSIS_HOURLY.PHP

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS CHANGE... PLEASE CONTACT:

    BEN WEIGER
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 
    SOUTHERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
    819 TAYLOR STREET
    FORT WORTH TX 76102
    817-978-1100
    BEN.WEIGER@NOAA.GOV

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

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

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