Public Information Statement

NOUS41 KWBC 051640
PNSWSH

TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 09-21
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1240 PM EDT FRI JUN 5 2009

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

FROM:       THERESE Z. PIERCE
            MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH CHIEF

SUBJECT:    TROPICAL CYCLONE STORM SURGE DISPLAY
            PROGRAM NOW ONLINE 

THE NWS METEOROLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY /MDL/...IN 
CONJUNCTION WITH A PROJECT SPONSORED BY NOAA/S INTEGRATED OCEAN 
OBSERVING PROGRAM /IOOS/...HAS ENHANCED THE SEA...LAKE AND 
OVERLAND SURGES FROM HURRICANES /SLOSH/ DISPLAY PROGRAM. THE 
PROGRAM IS ONLINE FOR THE FIRST TIME.

THE LATEST VERSION OF THE SLOSH DISPLAY PROGRAM MAY BE 
DOWNLOADED ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE FOR ALL LETTERS EXCEPT THE 
FINAL P/:

  HTTP://SLOSH.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SLOSHPUB

FIRST-TIME USERS WILL NEED TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FOR OBTAINING 
A USER NAME AND PASSWORD. USERS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO CONSULT 
THE ONLINE TRAINING INFORMATION ABOUT SLOSH. 

THE LATEST ENHANCEMENTS TO THE SLOSH DISPLAY PROGRAM INCLUDE:
-ABILITY TO SHOW INUNDATION /SURGE ABOVE LAND/
-MORE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM /GIS/ LAYERS
-ABILITY TO DISPLAY USER-PROVIDED SHAPE FILES.

ADDITIONAL ENHANCEMENTS WILL INTEGRATE...ON AN EXPERIMENTAL 
BASIS FOR 2009...OCEAN AND COASTAL OBSERVATIONS THROUGH AN IOOS 
DATA INTEGRATION FRAMEWORK...PROVIDING NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE 
AND NATIONAL DATA BUOY CENTER POINT OBSERVATIONS AND OTHER 
DERIVED PRODUCTS INTO THE DISPLAY.

USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK BY TAKING A BRIEF 
SURVEY AT /USE LOWERCASE/:

  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=SDP

FOR TECHNICAL QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE...PLEASE CONTACT:

  ARTHUR TAYLOR
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
  METEOROLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY
  1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY
  SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
  ARTHUR.TAYLOR@NOAA.GOV

FOR POLICY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE...PLEASE CONTACT:

  TIMOTHY SCHOTT
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
  MARINE AND COASTAL WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
  1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY
  SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
  TIMOTHY.SCHOTT@NOAA.GOV

FOR QUESTIONS ON IOOS...PLEASE CONTACT:

  ZDENKA WILLIS
  NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE
  IOOS PROGRAM OFFICE
  1110 WAYNE AVENUE
  SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
  ZDENKA.WILLIS@NOAA.GOV

NATIONAL TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT  
/USE LOWERCASE/:

  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM

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