PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 140 PM EDT THU SEP 11 2008 TO... FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS... NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES FROM... JOSEPH CALDERONE COCORAHS COORDINATOR FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC RON MORALES WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC SUBJECT... IMPLEMENTATION OF COCORAHS PRECIPITATION SUMMARY ON SEPTEMBER 16 2008...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WILL BEGIN DAILY ISSUANCES OF A NEW HYDROLOGIC PRODUCT CALLED THE COCORAHS PRECIPITATION SUMMARY. THIS PRODUCT WILL SERVE AS A DAILY COLLECTION OF PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS TAKEN BY OBSERVERS IN THE COMMUNITY COOPERATIVE RAIN...HAIL AND SNOW /COCORAHS/ NETWORK. THE COCORAHS NETWORK IS A GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS FROM ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS THAT ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO MEASURE AND MAP DAILY PRECIPITATION FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY. THE COCORAHS PRECIPITATION SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED TWICE DAILY... ONCE NO LATER 1130 AM EDT /1030 AM EST/ AND AGAIN AT 330 PM EDT /230 PM EDT/. USERS MUST ADD THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT HEADERS TO THEIR COMMUNICATIONS DATABASE TO BEGIN RECEIVING THE COCORAHS PRECIPITATION SUMMARY PRODUCT. PRODUCT WMO HEADING AWIPS ID COCORAHS PRECIPITATION SUMMARY SXUS52 KCHS LCOCHS /BEGIN EXAMPLE/ SXUS52 KCHS DDHHMM LCOCHS COCORAHS PRECIPITATION SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 336 PM EDT TUE SEP 09 2008 :COCORAHS PRECIPITATION REPORTS :THESE REPORTS ARE CONSIDERED SUPPLEMENTAL AND UNOFFICIAL :VALUES ARE FOR THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS ENDING AROUND 7 AM LOCAL TIME :COCORAHS PRECIPITATION REPORTS IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA SNOW SNOW WATER PCPN FALL DEPTH EQUIV SC-BF-4 : BLUFFTON 2.3 NNE * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-BF-16 : BLUFFTON 2.4 NNW * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-BF-10 : BLUFFTON 6.2 WNW * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-HM-2 : BRUNSON 4.8 SSW * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-CR-21 : CHARLESTON 5.2 W * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-CR-6 : CHARLESTON 6.4 NW * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-AL-1 : FAIRFAX 5.7 W * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-CR-37 : FOLLY BEACH 1.9 WNW * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-BF-2 : HILTON HEAD ISLAND 4.0 N * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-CR-23 : JOHNS ISLAND 9.0 SE * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-DC-1 : LADSON 2.3 SW * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-DC-15 : LADSON 2.7 E * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-CR-10 : MCCLELLANVILLE 0.2 ESE * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-CR-33 : MCCLELLANVILLE 0.5 ESE * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-CR-32 : MEGGETT 1.8 W * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-CR-2 : MOUNT PLEASANT 1.6 WSW * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-CR-4 : MOUNT PLEASANT 1.9 ESE * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-CR-16 : MOUNT PLEASANT 2.5 SW * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-CR-26 : MOUNT PLEASANT 4.1 NE * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-CR-31 : MOUNT PLEASANT 5.7 NE * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-CR-15 : MOUNT PLEASANT 7.9 NNE * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-CR-34 : NORTH CHARLESTON 2.6 NW * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-DC-3 : NORTH CHARLESTON 2.9 WNW * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-CR-30 : NORTH CHARLESTON 3.5 N * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-DC-18 : REEVESVILLE 1.0 SSE * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-JS-3 : RIDGELAND 5.8 ESE * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-BK-16 : SUMMERVILLE 3.3 NE * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM SC-DC-5 : SUMMERVILLE 3.7 NW * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM :COCORAHS PRECIPITATION REPORTS IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA SNOW SNOW WATER PCPN FALL DEPTH EQUIV GA-EV-1 : BELLVILLE 2.8 N * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM GA-MI-4 : DARIEN 2.7 NE * : 0.23 / 0.0 / MM / MM GA-MI-3 : DARIEN 4.2 NNE * : 0.08 / 0.0 / MM / MM GA-EF-2 : GUYTON 1.9 S * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM GA-CT-16 : ISLE OF HOPE 1.1 NE * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM GA-CT-9 : POOLER 0.8 NNE * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM GA-MI-1 : RICEBORO 11.8 SE * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM GA-BR-2 : RICHMOND HILL 0.5 NE * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM GA-EF-4 : RINCON 2.8 S * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM GA-CT-6 : SAVANNAH 3.1 SSE * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM GA-CT-3 : SAVANNAH 3.9 SSW * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM GA-CT-17 : SKIDAWAY ISLAND 1.3 ENE * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM GA-CT-7 : SKIDAWAY ISLAND 2.2 N * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM GA-CT-2 : SKIDAWAY ISLAND 2.3 S * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM GA-SV-2 : SYLVANIA 6.3 ESE * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM GA-CT-8 : TYBEE ISLAND 0.8 SE * : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM GA-CT-14 : WILMINGTON ISLAND 1.7 NNE* : 0.00 / 0.0 / MM / MM /END EXAMPLE/ QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE LCO PRODUCT SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO... JOSEPH CALDERONE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON 5777 SOUTH AVIATION AVE NORTH CHARLESTON SC 29406 PHONE... 843-744-0303 EXT. 422 EMAIL... JOSEPH.CALDERONE@NOAA.GOV RON MORALES WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 5777 SOUTH AVIATION AVE NORTH CHARLESTON SC 29406 PHONE... 843-744-2236 EMAIL... RON.MORALES@NOAA.GOV $$ JPC