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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-14
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
100 PM EST MON MAR 3 2008

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

FROM:      THOMAS GRAZIANO
           CHIEF...HYDROLOGIC SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:   OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF VALID TIME EVENT CODE
           /VTEC/ IN AREAL FLOOD PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WEATHER
           FORECAST OFFICES EFFECTIVE APRIL 17 2008

REFER TO:  SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE /SCN/ 07-12 TRANSMITTED
           MARCH 16 2007

EFFECTIVE APRIL 17 2008...AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME 
/UTC/...OPERATIONAL VALID TIME EVENT CODE /VTEC/ WILL BE 
INCLUDED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAL FLOOD PRODUCTS ISSUED BY NWS 
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFO/...

     AREAL FLOOD WARNING /FLW/
     FLOOD STATEMENT - FOLLOW UP TO AREAL FLOOD WARNING /FLS/
     FLOOD STATEMENT - AREAL ADVISORIES /FLS/

AS INDICATED IN SCN 07-12...INCLUSION OF HYDROLOGIC VTEC HAS 
BEEN PLANNED FOR AREAL FLOOD PRODUCTS FOR SOME TIME. SELECTED 
WFOS HAVE BEEN PROVIDING VTEC IN THEIR AREAL FLOOD PRODUCTS 
SINCE EARLY 2007 AS PART OF A RISK REDUCTION ACTIVITY.

A FEW ADDITIONAL WFOS MAY BEGIN INCLUDING VTEC IN AREAL FLOOD 
PRODUCTS A FEW WEEKS IN ADVANCE OF THE APRIL 17 OPERATIONAL 
DATE. THE LATEST AVAILABLE SCHEDULES AND INFORMATION ON 
IMPLEMENTATION OF VTEC IN AREAL FLOOD PRODUCTS CAN BE FOUND ON 
THE HYDROLOGIC VTEC WEBSITE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/VTEC/HYDRO_VTEC.SHTML

TO SUBSCRIBE TO NOTIFICATIONS VIA RSS FEED WHEN THE HYDROLOGIC 
VTEC WEBSITE IS UPDATED...CLICK THE RSS/XML LOG AT THE TOP OF 
THE WEB PAGE OR ADD THE FOLLOWING RSS FEED URL TO YOUR RSS 
READER TO SUBSCRIBE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/.


  HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/VTEC/HYDRO/HYDROVTEC.XML.RSS/


GENERAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON VTEC CAN BE FOUND AT THE VTEC 
WEBSITE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/VTEC

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

     TIM HELBLE
     NATIONAL HYDROLOGIC POLICY PROGRAM LEADER 
     SILVER SPRING MD 
     PHONE:  301-713-0006 EXT. 152
     E-MAIL: TIMOTHY.HELBLE@NOAA.GOV


NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT  
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

  HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM

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