000 NOUS45 KGJT 062019 PNSGJT PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 117 PM MDT FRI NOV 6 2009 ...FISCHER-PORTER REBUILD /FPR/ NOW IMPLEMENTED AT COOPERATIVE STATION, DINOSAUR NATIONAL MONUMENT, COLORADO, ON NOVEMBER 5, 2009... THIS EQUIPMENT MODIFICATION WILL CHANGE THE WAY THE PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENT IS TAKEN. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN THE QUALITY OR THE TIMELINESS OF THIS STATION`S HOURLY PRECIPITATION DATA /HPD/. DATA WILL CONTINUE TO BE REPORTED IN MONTHLY HPD PUBLICATIONS. THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 13 SITES TO RECEIVE THE FISCHER-PORTER REBUILD IN THE WFO GRAND JUNCTION COUNTY WARNING AREA /CWA/. SITES THAT WERE UPGRADED ARE LISTED WITH THEIR IMPLEMENTATION DATES BELOW. COOP STATION NAME..........COOP NUMBER.............IMPLEMENTED ARCHES NP HQS..............42-0336.................OCT 21 2009 RIFLE 3ENE.................05-7033.................OCT 23 2009 CEDAREDGE 3E...............05-1443.................OCT 26 2009 CEDAR POINT................42-1308.................OCT 27 2009 COCHETOPA CREEK............05-1713.................OCT 30 2009 GUNNISON 3SW...............05-3662.................OCT 30 2009 BLANDING...................42-0738.................OCT 31 2009 ASPEN 1SW..................05-0738.................NOV 2 2009 PLEASANT VIEW 5SW..........05-6591.................NOV 4 2009 ROOSEVELT..................42-7395.................NOV 5 2009 DINOSAUR NATL MON..........05-2286.................NOV 5 2009 THE DATA FROM FPR GAUGES WILL BE REPORTED BY THE NATIONAL CLIMATE DATA CENTER /NCDC/ AS A MONTHLY PRODUCT IN THE HOURLY PRECIPITATION DATA /HPD/ BULLETIN FIVE MONTHS AFTER THE MONTH OF MEASUREMENT. INFORMATION ON HPD PRECIPITATION PRODUCTS IS AVAILABLE FROM NCDC. HTTP://WWW.NCDC.NOAA.GOV/OA/MPP/ USE LOWER CASE LETTERS, THEN SCROLL DOWN TO /MOST REQUESTED F/ SECTION - THE SIXTH SECTION ON THE PAGE - AND THEN CLICK ON THE WORD /SAMPLE/ TO VIEW AN HPD BULLETIN. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FISCHER-PORTER REBUILD, AT THE ABOVE LISTED SITES, PLEASE CONTACT: JOHN KYLE NWS/WFO GJT... DATA ACQUISITION PROGRAM MANAGER (DAPM) GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO PHONE: 970-243-7007 EMAIL: JOHN.KYLE@NOAA.GOV THIS AND OTHER NWS PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN