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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
1130 AM PST TUE NOV 24 2009  
 
...FISCHER-PORTER REBUILD /FPR/ NOW IMPLEMENTED AT SEVERAL  
LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON...  
 
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.  
 
COOP STATION NAME.......COOP NUMBER.......IMPLEMENTED  
BEAR SPRINGS RS, OR.....35-0571...........NOV 18 2009  
CONDON, OR..............35-1765...........NOV 24 2009  
OCHOCO DAM, OR..........35-6238...........NOV 18 2009  
PILOT ROCK 11 E, OR.....35-6636...........OCT 22 2009  
REDMOND 1 SSE, OR.......35-7056...........NOV 18 2009  
TYGH VALLEY, OR.........35-8717...........NOV 18 2009  
DAYTON 1 WSW, WA........45-2030...........NOV 23 2009  
ELLENSBURG, WA..........45-2505...........NOV 18 2009  
KENNEWICK, WA...........45-4154...........NOV 18 2009  
NACHES 10 NW, WA........45-5731...........NOV 18 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:  
JIM SMITH  
NWS/WFO-PDT...OBSERVATIONS PROGRAM LEADER (OPL)  
PENDLETON, OREGON  
PHONE: 541 276 7832  
EMAIL: JAMES.A.SMITH@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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