2. National Weather Service Recent Advances in Hydrologic Services 6 June 2006 Tom Donaldson WFO Services Program Leader Hydrologic Services Division Office of Climate, Water and Weather Services

3. National Weather Service Today’s Topics Hydro-VTEC update AHPS status Water Resources initiative

4. National Weather Service Hydro-VTEC update HistorySchedule Current Activities

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11. National Weather Service Hurricane Floyd September 1999 AHPS Flood Forecast Inundation Graphics Partnership between NOAA, State of NC Floodplain Mapping Program Office, USGS, and FEMA

12. National Weather Service AHPS Flood Forecast Inundation Graphics

13. NOAA’s Water Resources Initiative Water Forecasts: Where you are and when you need them NOAA’s Water Resources Initiative Water Forecasts: Where you are and when you need them Working Together: NOAA, USGS, other Federal Agencies, State Agencies, Local Agencies, Private Sector, Academia Snowpack Snowpack Precipitation Precipitation Soil moisture Soil moisture River flow River flow Ground water Ground water Rio Grande DevelopedShrubs/GrassAgricultureWetlands Forecast Basin Forecast Point Urban Area Water Predictions for Life Decisions Flood warnings for Flood warnings for local communities local communities Critical information for Critical information for neighborhoods neighborhoods and watersheds and watersheds Water volume and soil Water volume and soil condition forecasts condition forecasts

14. National Weather Service Survey Says Second bi-annual survey When: Mid-August thru Mid-September 2006 Where: On main NWS web page, weather permitting, and/or on AHPS main web page

15. National Weather Service Things to remember Hydro-VTEC is coming to a local WFO near you AHPS has come a long way, has a way to go Water Resources initiative will become a reality with funding Take the survey this summer