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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1218 PM CDT FRI JUL 9 2021

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

FROM: JEFFREY MEDLIN
      METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE,
      NWS MOBILE- PENSACOLA

SUBJECT: DISCONTINUATION OF TEXT-BASED HYDROLOGIC SUMMARIES

NWS MOBILE-PENSACOLA PROPOSES TO DISCONTINUE THE ONCE DAILY HYDROLOGIC
STATEMENT (BHMRVSMOB, WMO HEADER = FGUS84 KMOB) AND THE RIVER 
AND LAKE SUMMARY (BHMRVDMOB, WMO HEADER = FGUS54 KMOB) TEXT PRODUCTS
ON 15 AUGUST 2021. 

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THESE PRODUCTS IS NOW AVAILABLE IN A
MORE TIMELY MANNER AND WITH MUCH GREATER DETAIL ON THE INTERNET 
(SEE NWS MOBILE, AL'S ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE WEB 
PAGE AT: 
HTTPS://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/FORECASTS.PHP?WFO=MOB). THIS LINK
EASILY ALLOWS USERS TO OBTAIN A RSS FEED FOR BOTH REAL-TIME 
OBSERVED AND FORECAST RIVER STAGE UPDATES AND/OR ACCESS THE DATA 
IN MULTIPLE TABULAR FORMATS WITH EASE. IT IS ALSO UPDATED 24 HOURS
PER DAY VERSUS ONLY ONCE PER DAY WITH THE MORE ANTIQUATED TEXT 
SUMMARIES.

*NOTE* - THIS CHANGE IN NO WAY CAUSES ANY CHANGES TO OUR RIVER FLOOD
 WARNING PRODUCTS.

PLEASE SUBMIT ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BY 31 JULY 2021 TO:

JEFFREY M. MEDLIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
MOBILE-PENSACOLA
JEFF.MEDLIN@NOAA.GOV

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