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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
912 AM EST TUE NOV 3 2009
...FISCHER-PORTER REBUILD /FPR/ NOW IMPLEMENTED AT COOPERATIVE
STATION GRAND LAKE MATAGAMON, MAINE 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
TIMELINESS OF THIS STATION'S HOURLY PRECIPITATION DATA /HPD/. DATA
WILL CONTINUE TO BE REPORTED IN MONTHLY HPD PUBLICATIONS.
THERE ARE A TOTAL OF NINE SITES TO RECEIVE THE FISCHER-PORTER
REBUILD IN THE WFO-CARIBOU COUNTY WARNING AREA /CWA/. SITES THAT
WERE UPGRADED ARE LISTED WITH THEIR IMPLEMENTATION DATES BELOW.
COOP STATION NAME..............COOP NUMBER.....IMPLEMENTED
MILO...........................17-5347.........OCT 19 2009
ORONO 2........................17-6435.........OCT 29 2009
ALLAGASH.......................17-0200.........NOV 02 2009
FT KENT .......................17-2878.........NOV 02 2009
GRAND LAKE MATAGAMON...........17-3250.........NOV 05 2009
GRAND LAKE STREAM..............17-3261......... 2009
HOULTON 5N.....................17-3944......... 2009
CLAYTON LAKE...................17-1472......... 2009
ACADIA NATIONAL PARK...........17-0100......... 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 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:
PETER RAHE
NWS/WFO-CAR...OBSERVING PROGRAM LEADER (OPL)
CARIBOU, MAINE
PHONE: 207-492-0180 EXT 225
EMAIL: PETER.RAHE@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
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