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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
255 PM EST MON NOV 9 2009

...FISCHER-PORTER REBUILD /FPR/ NOW IMPLEMENTED AT COOPERATIVE 
STATION GRAND LAKE STREAM, MAINE ON NOVEMBER 9, 2009. 

THIS EQUIPMENT MODIFICATION WILL CHANGE THE WAY THE PRECIPITATION 
MEASUREMENT IS TAKEN.  THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN THE QUALITY OR 
TIMELINESS OF THIS STATION'S HOURLY PRECIPITATION DATA /HPD/.  DATA 
WILL CONTINUE TO BE REPORTED IN MONTHLY HPD PUBLICATIONS.

THERE ARE A TOTAL OF NINE SITES TO RECEIVE THE FISCHER-PORTER 
REBUILD IN THE WFO-CARIBOU COUNTY WARNING AREA /CWA/.  SITES THAT 
WERE UPGRADED ARE LISTED WITH THEIR IMPLEMENTATION DATES BELOW.

COOP STATION NAME..............COOP NUMBER.....IMPLEMENTED
MILO...........................17-5347.........OCT 19 2009
ORONO 2........................17-6435.........OCT 29 2009 
ALLAGASH.......................17-0200.........NOV 02 2009 
FT KENT .......................17-2878.........NOV 02 2009 
GRAND LAKE MATAGAMON...........17-3250.........NOV 05 2009 
GRAND LAKE STREAM..............17-3261.........NOV 09 2009 
HOULTON 5N.....................17-3944.........       2009 
CLAYTON LAKE...................17-1472.........       2009 
ACADIA NATIONAL PARK...........17-0100.........       2009

THE DATA FROM FPR GAUGES WILL BE REPORTED BY THE NATIONAL CLIMATE 
DATA CENTER /NCDC/ AS A MONTHLY PRODUCT IN THE HOURLY PRECIPITATION 
DATA /HPD/ BULLETIN FIVE MONTHS AFTER THE MONTH OF MEASUREMENT. 

INFORMATION ON HPD PRECIPITATION PRODUCTS IS AVAILABLE FROM NCDC.

HTTP://WWW.NCDC.NOAA.GOV/OA/MPP/  USE LOWER CASE LETTERS AND SCROLL 
DOWN TO /MOST REQUESTED F/ SECTION - THE SIXTH SECTION ON THE PAGE - 
AND THEN CLICK ON THE WORD /SAMPLE/ TO VIEW AN HPD BULLETIN.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 
FISCHER-PORTER REBUILD, AT THE ABOVE LISTED SITES, PLEASE CONTACT:

PETER RAHE
NWS/WFO-CAR...OBSERVING PROGRAM LEADER (OPL)
CARIBOU, MAINE
PHONE:  207-492-0180 EXT 225
EMAIL:  PETER.RAHE@NOAA.GOV
THIS AND OTHER NWS PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE 
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM


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