[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Public Information Statement : PHI@ 7/29/2009 8:59:31 AM

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
858 AM EDT WED JUL 29 2009

...HYDROLOGIC SERVICE CHANGES FOR THE MOUNT HOLLY WEATHER FORECAST 
OFFICE...

BEGINNING ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2009, ELEVEN RIVER FORECAST POINTS 
WILL BE CONVERTED FROM FLOOD-ONLY FORECAST POINTS TO DAILY
FORECAST POINTS.

THE NEW DAILY FORECAST POINTS WILL INCLUDE...

READING AND NORRISTOWN, PA ON THE SCHUYLKILL RIVER...
LANGHORNE, PA ON THE NESHAMINY CREEK... 
WILMINGTON, DE ON THE BRANDYWINE CREEK... 
REIGLESVILLE AND TOCK'S ISLAND, NJ ON THE DELAWARE RIVER... 
PEMBERTON, NJ ON THE NORTH BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK... 
PINEBROOK, NJ ON THE PASSAIC RIVER...
RARITAN, NJ ON THE NORTH BRANCH RARITAN RIVER... 
STANTON, NJ ON THE SOUTH BRANCH RARITAN RIVER...AND 
MANVILLE, NJ ON THE RARITAN RIVER. 

IN ADDITION, FOUR RIVER FORECAST POINTS ALONG THE DELAWARE RIVER 
WILL BE CONVERTED FROM CREST-ONLY FORECAST POINTS TO FLOOD-ONLY 
FORECAST POINTS. 

THESE NEW FLOOD-ONLY FORECAST POINTS WILL INCLUDE FRENCHTOWN, NJ,
WASHINGTON CROSSING, NJ, STOCKTON, NJ, AND NEW HOPE, PA.

THE MID-ATLANTIC RIVER FORECAST CENTER ISSUES THREE TYPES OF RIVER 
FORECASTS FOR THE MOUNT HOLLY HYDROLOGIC SERVICE AREA (HSA). DAILY 
FORECASTS, WHICH INCLUDE A FULL TIME SERIES (SIX HOUR INCREMENTS) 
THROUGH EITHER 48 OR 72 HOURS, ARE ISSUED AT LEAST ONCE A DAY 
WHETHER OR NOT WATER IS RUNNING HIGH. FLOOD-ONLY FORECASTS, WHICH 
ALSO INCLUDE A FULL TIME SERIES, ARE ONLY ISSUED AT TIMES OF HIGH 
WATER. CREST-ONLY FORECASTS ARE ONLY ISSUED AT TIMES OF HIGH WATER 
AND INCLUDE JUST A SINGLE CREST FORECAST WITH NO ASSOCIATED TIMES 
SERIES.  

IN ALL, THERE ARE FORTY-EIGHT HYDROLOGIC FORECAST POINTS (DAILY, 
FLOOD-ONLY, AND CREST-ONLY) ACROSS THE MOUNT HOLLY HSA. EIGHTEEN OF 
THEM WILL NOW BE DAILY FORECAST POINTS. 

ALL HYDROLOGIC DATA FOR THE UNITED STATES AND ACROSS OUR HSA CAN BE 
VIEWED ON OUR AHPS WEB SITE. THE ADDRESS IS WWW.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS.

COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS REGARDING THE NEW DAILY AND FLOOD-ONLY RIVER 
FORECAST POINTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE SERVICE HYDROLOGIST AT THE 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY. YOU CAN REACH THE MOUNT 
HOLLY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 609-261-6615 SEVEN DAYS A WEEK 
BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 8:00 AM AND 4:00 PM.

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