[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Public Information Statement : PHI@ 8/12/2009 2:23:13 PM

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
220 PM EDT TUE AUG 12 2009

...FISCHER-PORTER REBUILD /FPR/ NOW IMPLEMENTED AT COOPERATIVE 
STATIONS, SELLERSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, ON AUGUST 4, 2009, AND 
BELTZVILLE DAM, PENNSYLVANIA, ON AUGUST 11, 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 THREE SITES TO RECEIVE THE FISCHER-PORTER 
REBUILD IN THE WFO-MOUNT HOLLY WARNING AREA /CWA/. SITES THAT WERE 
UPGRADED ARE LISTED WITH THEIR IMPLEMENTATION DATES BELOW.

COOP STATION NAME........COOP NUMBER...........IMPLEMENTED
CAPE MAY 2NW NJ..........28-1351...............JUL 27 2009 
SELLERSVILLE PA..........36-7938...............AUG 04 2009 
BELTZVILLE DAM PA........36-0560...............AUG 11 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 AND SCROLL 
DOWN TO /MOST REQUESTED F/ SECTION - THE SIXTH SECTION ON THE PAGE - 
AND 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:

ROY MILLER
NWS/WFO-PHI...DATA ACQUISITION PROGRAM MANAGER (DAPM)
MOUNT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
PHONE: 609 261 6600
EMAIL: ROY.MILLER at NOAA.GOV
THIS AND OTHER NEW PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE 
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

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

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