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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
508 PM CDT THU SEP 18 2008

...NEW FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS FOR RED RIVER IN ALEXANDRIA...

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

FROM:    JONATHAN BRAZZELL
         SENIOR SERVICE HYDROLOGIST

SUBJECT: NEW FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS IN LOUISIANA:
         EFFECTIVE TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 30 2008

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 30 2008 THE NWS AND THE NATIONAL
OCEAN SERVICE COASTAL SERVICES CENTER WILL BE ADDING NEW FLOOD
INUNDATION MAPS TO THE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE
/AHPS/ WEB PORTAL. THESE MAPS WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR
1 LOCATION IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA. THESE MAPS ARE THE THIRD SET
RELEASED. THE FIRST SET OF MAPS WAS RELEASED IN OCTOBER 2007 FOR
LOCATIONS IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. THE SECOND SET OF MAPS WAS
RELEASED IN JUNE 2008 AND COVERED FOUR LOCATIONS IN SOUTHEAST
TEXAS.

FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS:

     RED RIVER AT ALEXANDRIA LA

THE INUNDATION MAPS PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE SPATIAL EXTENT
AND DEPTH OF FLOOD WATERS IN THE VICINITY OF NWS RIVER FORECAST
LOCATIONS. USERS WILL BE ABLE TO DISPLAY FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS
FOR VARIOUS LEVELS RANGING FROM MINOR FLOODING THROUGH THE
LARGEST FLOOD ON RECORD. FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS...COMBINED WITH
RIVER OBSERVATIONS AND NWS FORECASTS...ENHANCE THE COMMUNICATION
OF FLOOD RISK AND PROVIDE USERS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NEEDED TO
BETTER MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF FLOODING AND BUILD MORE RESILIENT
COMMUNITIES.

USERS CAN ACCESS THESE FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS AND ASSOCIATED
GEOSPATIAL DATA /SHAPEFILES/ THROUGH THE AHPS WEB PORTAL
/USE LOWER CASE/:

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS/

A COMPLETE LIST OF FLOOD INUNDATION MAP LOCATIONS IS ONLINE AT
/USE LOWER CASE/:

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS/INUNDATION.PHP

A USERS GUIDE FOR THE FLOOD INUNDATION MAP WEB INTERFACE IS
AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS/INUNDATION/INUNDATION_MAPPING_USER_GUIDE.PDF

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:

JONATHAN BRAZZELL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
SENIOR SERVICE HYDROLOGIST
500 AIRPORT BLVD #115
LAKE CHARLES LA  70607
PHONE: 337 477 5285
E-MAIL: JONATHAN.BRAZZELL@NOAA.GOV

OR

ANDY PATRICK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
500 AIRPORT BLVD #115
LAKE CHARLES LA  70607
PHONE: 337 477 5285
E-MAIL: ANDY.PATRICK@NOAA.GOV

NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:

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


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BRAZZELL