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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1114 AM EDT MON MAR 14 2011

...FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK TOPIC - AHPS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DECLARED MARCH 14 THROUGH 18 FLOOD
SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WILL
FEATURE A DIFFERENT EDUCATIONAL TOPIC EACH DAY DURING THE AWARENESS
WEEK. THE TOPIC FOR TODAY IS THE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION
SERVICE...AHPS FOR SHORT.

AHPS PROVIDES IMPROVED RIVER AND FLOOD FORECASTS AND WATER INFORMATION
ACROSS AMERICA TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY AND ENSURE THE ECONOMIC
WELL-BEING OF THE NATION. AHPS GRAPHICAL PRODUCTS ARE AVAILABLE AT
THE NWS HOMEPAGE... HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS

A WIDE VARIETY OF HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE AHPS
WEB PAGES. YOU CAN ACCESS THE LATEST STAGES ON AREA RIVERS INCLUDING
FORECASTS. A RELATIVELY NEW BUT POWERFUL TOOL IS THE OBSERVED 
PRECIPITATION GRAPHICS. THESE ALLOW YOU TO VIEW ESTIMATED PRECIPITATION
ACCUMULATIONS OVER USER-SELECTED TIME PERIODS ON A MAP OF YOUR CHOICE.
YOU CAN EXAMINE RAINFALL PATTERNS...COMPARE OBSERVED RAINFALL TO
CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMALS...AND MUCH MORE.

IF YOU HAVE NOT YET EXPLORED THE AHPS WEB SITE...WE ENCOURAGE YOU
TO DO SO AT HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS

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