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Hydrologic Services-Related NDS Directives
This Web Page lists directives relevant to operational personnel in the
NWS Hydrologic Services Program. For changes and additions, please notify
Timothy.Helble@noaa.gov
in the OCWWS Hydrologic Services Branch.
Functional Area 10: Operations and Services
Series 10-1: NWS Requirements
Series 10-3: Marine and Coastal Weather
Services
Series 10-5: Public Weather Services
NWSI
10-505 - Public Zone Change Process |
Describes the process for requesting, coordinating, and implementing
changes to to the public zones used in hydrologic and other NWS products. |
NWSI
10-511 - WFO Severe Weather Products Specification |
Provides specifications for the severe weather products issued by
WFOs, associated issuance guidelines, detailed content descriptions
as needed, and a generic format for each product type. May be useful
in comparing hydrologic products to other public warning products. |
NWSI
10-517 - Multi-Purpose Weather Products Specification |
Provides specifications for miscellaneous products issued for severe,
winter and/or non-precipitation weather hazards. Includes the Hazardous
Weather Outlook product, which summarizes near-term outlook information
for multiple weather-related hazards, including flash flooding and
longer-duration river flooding. |
Series 10-6: Tropical Cyclone Weather Services
Program
NWSI
10-601 - (Tropical Cyclone) Products |
Provides specifications for the tropical cyclone products issued
by the National Hurricane Center (NHC), the Central Pacific Hurricane
Center (CPHC), and WFOs. Includes products which will be relevant
during hydrologic forecasting activities. |
NWSI
10-602 - Coordination, Backup, and Emergency Operations |
Describes coordination, backup, and emergency operations during
tropical cyclone events. Includes a short section on flooding-related
activities (e.g., coordination calls between tropical cyclone centers,
RFCs, and WFOs). |
NWSI
10-603 - Hurricane Liaison Team |
Describes procedures for forming hurricane liaison teams consisting
of TPC meteorologists and southern/eastern region personnel from WFOs
and RFCs. Includes duties of hydrologists on these teams. |
Series 10-9: Hydrologic Services
NWSPD
10-9 - Hydrologic Services Program |
Establishes authorities and responsibilities for the NWS Hydrologic
Services Program. |
NWSI
10-901 - Hydrologic Services Program Management |
Provides moderately detailed descriptions of the roles various levels
of the NWS have in managing the main components of the Hydrologic
Services Program. |
NWSI
10-902: Future Title To Be Determined |
Provides instructions on the hydrologic requirements process, including
roles and responsibilities of NWS offices, categories of requirements,
the writing of requirements, processing and prioritization of requirements,
implementation of requirements, disposition of requirements not addressed
during a given year, and the tracking of implementation progress. |
NWSI
10-903 - Geographic Areas of Responsibility |
Describes the geographic areas of responsibility for RFCs and WFOs. |
NWSI
10-911 - River Forecast Center Operations |
Describes national policies on RFC operations needed to ensure basic
consistency among all centers. |
NWSI
10-912 - River Forecast Center Products Specification |
Provides the basic specifications for products and services provided
by RFCs. |
NWSM
10-913 - River Forecast Center Product Examples |
Provides examples of RFC products. |
NWSI
10-921 - Weather Forecast Office Hydrologic Operations |
Describes national policies on hydrologic operations at WFOs needed
to ensure basic consistency among all WFOs. |
NWSI
10-922 - Weather Forecast Office Hydrologic Products Specification |
Provides basic specifications for hydrologic products and services
provided by WFOs. |
NWSI
10-924 - Weather Forecast Office Hydrologic Reports |
Provides instructions on event-based and periodic hydrologic reports
required of WFOs (E-3, E-5, E-19). |
NWSI
10-925 - Guidelines for Weather Forecast Office Hydrologic Services
Manuals |
Provides guidelines on format and content of the WFO hydrologic
services manual. |
NWSI
10-930 - National Hydrologic Products Specification |
Provides basic specifications for hydrologic products provided by
the OCWWS (e.g., National Hydrologic Summary), HADS, NRCS (SNOTEL),
NOHRSC, and the NCEP HPC. |
NWSI
10-931 - National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center |
Provides general guidelines on operations of the NOHRSC, emphasizing
its role in responding to requests from field offices and other customers. |
NWSI
10-940 - Hydrologic Data Network Services |
Provides general instructions on hydrologic network support activities
relevant to NWS hydrologic services. |
NWSI
10-941 - Flood Warning Systems |
Provides general instructions on NWS support activities for automated
flood warning systems. |
NWSM
10-942 - Flood Warning Systems Manual |
Provides detailed information on setup and support for automated
flood warning systems. This is an updated version of W.S. Hydrology
Handbook #2 - "Handbook on Local Flood Warning Systems." |
NWSI
10-943 - Reporting Formats for Real-Time Data |
Specifies SHEF as the standard NWS format for the reporting of real-time
hydrometeorological data. |
NWSM
10-944 - Standard Hydrometeorological Exchange Format (SHEF) Manual |
Documents the structure and capabilities of SHEF. This is an updated
version of "W.S. Hydrology Handbook #1 - Standard Hydrometeorological
Exchange Format." |
NWSM
10-950 - Definitions and General Terminology |
Provides definitions of key policy-related terms used in the Hydrologic
Services Program. |
Series 10-10: Climate Services
NWSI
10-1001- Climate Outlooks
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Provides specifications for the narrative and graphical outlook
products issued by the NCEP Climate Prediction Center (CPC) for the
medium- and long-term forecast horizons. Includes drought forecast
products. |
NWSI
10-1002 - Drought Monitoring |
Provides specifications for the narrative and graphical climate
monitoring products issued by the CPC. Includes the Drought Monitor
and National Drought Summary products.
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Series 10-13: Surface Observing Program
(Land)
Series 10-16: Performance
NWSI
10-1601 - Verification Procedures |
Describes the general framework for verification of forecasts from
all NWS service programs. Includes a section on verification of hydrologic
forecasts (currently flash flood and river stage). |
NWSI
10-1602 - Service Evaluation |
Provides general guidelines for obtaining customer/partner feedback
through outreach activities and summarizing their overall level of
satisfaction in key NWS program areas. |
NWSI
10-1603 - Significant Event Reporting |
Describes how OCWWS provides rapid turn-around reports on significant
hydrologic or meteorologic events to senior NWS, NOAA and DOC personnel
so they can respond to inquiries from the White House, Congress, media,
etc.. |
NWSI
10-1604 - Post Storm Data Acquisition |
Provides procedures for acquisition of highly perishable data needed
for accurate post-analysis of significant hydrologic or meteorologic
events. |
NWSI
10-1605 - Storm Data Preparation |
Provides procedures for quality controlling and formatting event
descriptions for the Storm Data publication. |
NWSI
10-1606 - Service Assessments |
Provides criteria for determining if a national-level, post-event
service assessment is needed and procedures for conducting such an
assessment. |
10-1607
- Office Evaluation |
Provides procedures for self evaluations to be conducted at field
offices (including WFOs and RFCs). |
Series 10-17: Dissemination
Series 10-18: Service Outreach
NWSI
10-1801 - Warning Coordination and Hazard Awareness
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Provides guidelines on conduct of a WFO warning coordination and
hazard awareness program. Mentions flash floods and floods as two
of the weather-related events for which drills should be conducted
each year. |
NWSI
10-1802 - StormReady and TsunamiReady Organization and Operations
Manual |
Provides information on two NWS programs designed to provide communities
with the communication and safety skills necessary to save lives and
property. Includes a reference to community participation in FEMA's
National Flood Insurance Program. |
NWSI
10-1803 - Service Education and Feedback |
Provides guidelines on assessing user needs, building customer/partner
knowledge of NWS services and products, increasing awareness and preparedness,
and using customer and partner feedback to improve services. Includes
important information on the Paperwork Reduction Act, a law which
places limitations on the conduct of user surveys. |
NWSI
10-1804 - Service Outreach Reporting Requirements |
Defines a mechanism for reporting service outreach activities to
regional headquarters. These outreach activities include those conducted
by Service Hydrologists and RFCs. |
Series 10-22: Continuity of Operational
Services
Functional Area 20: Training and Education
Series 20-1: Training and Education
Functional Area 30: Maintenance, Logistics & Facilities
Series 30-12: Configuration and Data Management
Series 30-14: Radio Frequency Management
Series 30-21: System Maintenance
NWSI
30-2108 - Surface Equipment Maintenance |
Establishes the maintenance procedures and references
technical documentation required for maintenance and modification
of surface equipment (Engineering Handbook 8). |
NWSI
30-2110 - Hydrologic Maintenance
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Establishes the maintenance procedures and references technical
documentation required for maintenance and modification of hydrologic
equipment (Engineering Handbook 10).
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Functional Area 60: Information Technology
Series 60-1: Internet Servers
Functional Area 80: Science and Technology
Series 80-2: System Commissioning and Decommissioning
Series 80-?: RFC Development Management
NWSPD 80-7 - RFC Development Management |
Provides the basic policies on the Office of Hydrologic Development's
RFC Development Management (RDM) program. |
NWSI 80-701 - RFC Development Management Process |
Provides details on how the development of hydrologic science and
software techniques at 13 RFCs is guided by the RDM program (under
development). |
NWSI 80-702 Process for Developing and Sharing RFC
Applications |
Provides details on the framework for collaborative application
development among RFCs. |
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Last Updated:
December 12, 2008
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