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Service Change Notice 24-29
National Weather Service Headquarters Silver Spring MD
310 PM EST Wed Mar 6 2024


To:  Subscribers:
  -NOAA Weather Wire Service
  -Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
  -NOAAPort
  Other NWS Partners, Users and Employees

From:  Mark Glaudemans
  Chief, Water Resources Services Branch

Subject:  Changes to Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) Associated with
the
  Operational Implementation of the National Water Prediction
  Service (NWPS) on March 27, 2024

With the operational implementation of the National Water Prediction
Service (NWPS) on March 27th, 2024 (see:
https://www.weather.gov/media/notification/pdf_2023_24/scn24-
03_exp_nwps_website_t2o.pdf), URLs (i.e. links known as Universal
Resource
Locators) associated with the to-be-retired Advanced Hydrologic
Prediction
Service (AHPS) at https://water.weather.gov will be either redefined,
replaced, or removed.

The following URLs associated with the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction
Service (AHPS) will be redefined (NOTE: The new URLs will be active
on or
around March 27th or on the date specified; the old URLs will
continue to
be available until on or around May 27, 2024):

==========

REST service contains current and forecasted river gauge stages out
to 336
hours.

Old URL (to be retired on or around May 27):
https://mapservices.weather.noaa.gov/eventdriven/rest/services/water/
ahps_
riv_gauges/MapServer

New URL (active on or around March 27):
https://mapservices.weather.noaa.gov/eventdriven/rest/services/water/
riv_g
auges/MapServer








==========

Observed Hydrological Data Shapefile (New URL contains 3 files that
were
previously in a ZIP file)

Old URL (to be retired on or around May 27):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=tgz_obs

New URL (active on or around March 27):
https://water.noaa.gov/resources/downloads/shapefiles/national_shapef
ile_o
bs.tgz

==========

Forecast Hydrological Data Shapefile:

Old Title/URL: Maximum Forecast 1-Day (to be retired on or around May
27):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=tgz_fcst_f024

New Title/URL: Maximum Forecast 24 hours (active on or around March
27):
https://water.noaa.gov/resources/downloads/shapefiles/national_shapef
ile_f
cst_f024.tgz

==========

Forecast Hydrological Data Shapefile:

Old Title/URL: Maximum Forecast 2-Day (to be retired on or around May
27):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=tgz_fcst_f048

New Title/URL: Maximum Forecast 48 hours (active on or around March
27):
https://water.noaa.gov/resources/downloads/shapefiles/national_shapef
ile_f
cst_f048.tgz

==========

Forecast Hydrological Data Shapefile:

Old Title/URL: Maximum Forecast 3-Day (to be retired on or around May
27):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=tgz_fcst_f072

New Title/URL: Maximum Forecast 72 hours (active on or around March
27):
https://water.noaa.gov/resources/downloads/shapefiles/national_shapef
ile_f
cst_f072.tgz










==========

Forecast Hydrological Data Shapefile:

Old Title/URL: Maximum Forecast 4-Day (to be retired on or around May
27):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=tgz_fcst_f096

New Title/URL: Maximum Forecast 96 hours (active on or around March
27):
https://water.noaa.gov/resources/downloads/shapefiles/national_shapef
ile_f
cst_f096.tgz

==========

Forecast Hydrological Data Shapefile:

Old Title/URL: Maximum Forecast 5-Day (to be retired on or around May
27):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=tgz_fcst_f120

New Title/URL: Maximum Forecast 120 hours (active on or around March
27):
https://water.noaa.gov/resources/downloads/shapefiles/national_shapef
ile_f
cst_f120.tgz

==========

Forecast Hydrological Data Shapefile:

Old Title/URL: Maximum Forecast 6-Day (to be retired on or around May
27):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=tgz_fcst_f144

New Title/URL: Maximum Forecast 144 hours (active on or around March
27):
https://water.noaa.gov/resources/downloads/shapefiles/national_shapef
ile_f
cst_f144.tgz

==========

Forecast Hydrological Data Shapefile:

Old Title/URL: Maximum Forecast 7-Day (to be retired on or around May
27):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=tgz_fcst_f168

New Title/URL: Maximum Forecast 168 hours (active on or around March
27):
https://water.noaa.gov/resources/downloads/shapefiles/national_shapef
ile_f
cst_f168.tgz

==========

Forecast Hydrological Data Shapefile:

Old Title/URL: Maximum Forecast 8-Day (to be retired on or around May
27):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=tgz_fcst_f192

New Title/URL: Maximum Forecast 192 hours (active on or around March
27):
https://water.noaa.gov/resources/downloads/shapefiles/national_shapef
ile_f
cst_f192.tgz
==========

Forecast Hydrological Data Shapefile:

Old Title/URL: Maximum Forecast 9-Day (to be retired on or around May
27):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=tgz_fcst_f216

New Title/URL: Maximum Forecast 216 hours (active on or around March
27):
https://water.noaa.gov/resources/downloads/shapefiles/national_shapef
ile_f
cst_f216.tgz

==========

Forecast Hydrological Data Shapefile:

Old Title/URL: Maximum Forecast 10-Day (to be retired on or around
May
27):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=tgz_fcst_f240

New Title/URL: Maximum Forecast 240 hours (active on or around March
27):
https://water.noaa.gov/resources/downloads/shapefiles/national_shapef
ile_f
cst_f240.tgz

==========

Forecast Hydrological Data Shapefile:

Old Title/URL: Maximum Forecast 11-Day (to be retired on or around
May
27):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=tgz_fcst_f264

New Title/URL: Maximum Forecast 264 hours (active on or around March
27):
https://water.noaa.gov/resources/downloads/shapefiles/national_shapef
ile_f
cst_f264.tgz

==========

Forecast Hydrological Data Shapefile:

Old Title/URL: Maximum Forecast 12-Day (to be retired on or around
May
27):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=tgz_fcst_f288

New Title/URL: Maximum Forecast 288 hours (active on or around March
27):
https://water.noaa.gov/resources/downloads/shapefiles/national_shapef
ile_f
cst_f288.tgz

==========

Forecast Hydrological Data Shapefile:

Old Title/URL: Maximum Forecast 13-Day (to be retired on or around
May
27):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=tgz_fcst_f312

New Title/URL: Maximum Forecast 312 hours (active on or around March
27):
https://water.noaa.gov/resources/downloads/shapefiles/national_shapef
ile_f
cst_f312.tgz

==========

Forecast Hydrological Data Shapefile:

Old Title/URL: Maximum Forecast 14-Day (to be retired on or around
May
27):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=tgz_fcst_f336

New Title/URL: Maximum Forecast 336 hours (active on or around March
27):
https://water.noaa.gov/resources/downloads/shapefiles/national_shapef
ile_f
cst_f336.tgz

==========

Forecast Hydrological Data Shapefile:

Old Title/URL: Maximum Forecast Entire Period (to be retired on or
around
May 27):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=tgz_fcst_ffep

New Title/URL: Maximum Forecast Entire Period (active on or around
March
27) :
https://water.noaa.gov/resources/downloads/shapefiles/national_shapef
ile_f
cst_ffep.tgz

==========

Long Range Flood Risk Shapefile - 3 month, 5%

Old URL (to be retired on or around May 27):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=tgz_lro_3month_5

New URL (active on or around March 27):
https://water.noaa.gov/resources/downloads/shapefiles/national_shapef
ile_l
ro_3month_5.tgz

==========

Long Range Flood Risk Shapefile - 3 month, 10%

Old URL (to be retired on or around May 27):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=tgz_lro_3month_10

New URL (active on or around March 27):
https://water.noaa.gov/resources/downloads/shapefiles/national_shapef
ile_l
ro_3month_10.tgz



==========

Long Range Flood Risk Shapefile - 3 month, 25%

Old URL (to be retired on or around May 27):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=tgz_lro_3month_25

New URL (active on or around March 27):
https://water.noaa.gov/resources/downloads/shapefiles/national_shapef
ile_l
ro_3month_25.tgz

==========

Long Range Flood Risk Shapefile - 3 month, 50%

Old URL (to be retired on or around May 27):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=tgz_lro_3month_50

New URL (active on or around March 27):
https://water.noaa.gov/resources/downloads/shapefiles/national_shapef
ile_l
ro_3month_50.tgz

==========

Long Range Flood Risk Shapefile - 3 month, 75%

Old URL (to be retired on or around May 27):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=tgz_lro_3month_75

New URL (active on or around March 27):
https://water.noaa.gov/resources/downloads/shapefiles/national_shapef
ile_l
ro_3month_75.tgz

==========

Long Range Flood Risk Shapefile - 3 month, 90%

Old URL (to be retired on or around May 27):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=tgz_lro_3month_90

New URL (active on or around March 27):
https://water.noaa.gov/resources/downloads/shapefiles/national_shapef
ile_l
ro_3month_90.tgz

==========

Long Range Flood Risk Shapefile - 3 month, 95%

Old URL (to be retired on or around May 27):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=kmz_fcst_ffep

New URL (active on or around March 27):
https://water.noaa.gov/resources/downloads/shapefiles/national_shapef
ile_l
ro_3month_95.tgz
==========

Long Range River Flood Risk Data CSV file

Old URL (to be retired on or around May 27):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=longrange

New URL (active on or around March 27):
https://water.noaa.gov/resources/downloads/lro/long_range_river_flood
_risk
_data.csv

==========

The AHPS RSS Data Feed will be replaced with the NWPS API:

Old RSS webpage and all pages served from this link (to be retired on
or
around May 27):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/rss/

New NWPS API (active on or around March 27):
https://api.water.noaa.gov/nwps/v1/docs/

==========

RFC Page:

Old URL (to be retired on or around May 27):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/rfc/rfc.php

New URL (active on or around March 27):
https://water.noaa.gov/about/rfc

==========

The following KMZ files will no longer be available when AHPS is
retired
on or around May 27 and will not be available via NWPS:

KMZ (Observed Hydrologic Data):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=kmz_obs
KMZ (Maximum Hydrologic Forecast 1-Day):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=kmz_fcst_f024
KMZ (Maximum Hydrologic Forecast 2-Day):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=kmz_fcst_f048
KMZ (Maximum Hydrologic Forecast 3-Day):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=kmz_fcst_f072
KMZ (Maximum Hydrologic Forecast 4-Day):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=kmz_fcst_f096
KMZ (Maximum Hydrologic Forecast 5-Day):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=kmz_fcst_f120
KMZ (Maximum Hydrologic Forecast 6-Day):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=kmz_fcst_f144
KMZ (Maximum Hydrologic Forecast 7-Day):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=kmz_fcst_f168
KMZ (Maximum Hydrologic Forecast 8-Day):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=kmz_fcst_f192
KMZ (Maximum Hydrologic Forecast 9-Day):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=kmz_fcst_f216
KMZ (Maximum Hydrologic Forecast 10-Day):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=kmz_fcst_f240
KMZ (Maximum Hydrologic  Forecast 11-Day):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=kmz_fcst_f264
KMZ (Maximum Hydrologic Forecast 12-Day):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=kmz_fcst_f288
KMZ (Maximum Hydrologic Forecast 13-Day):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=kmz_fcst_f312
KMZ (Maximum Hydrologic  Forecast 14-Day):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=kmz_fcst_f336
KMZ (Maximum Hydrologic Forecast Entire Period):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=kmz_fcst_ffep
KMZ (Long Range Hydrologic Flood Risk - 3 month, 5%):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=kmz_lro_3month_5
KMZ (Long Range Hydrologic Flood Risk - 3 month, 10%):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=kmz_lro_3month_10
KMZ (Long Range Hydrologic Flood Risk - 3 month, 25%):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=kmz_lro_3month_25
KMZ (Long Range Hydrologic Flood Risk - 3 month, 50%):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=kmz_lro_3month_50
KMZ (Long Range Hydrologic Flood Risk - 3 month, 75%):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=kmz_lro_3month_75
KMZ (Long Range Hydrologic Flood Risk - 3 month, 90%):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=kmz_lro_3month_90
KMZ (Long Range Hydrologic Flood Risk - 3 month, 95%):
https://water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php?data=kmz_lro_3month_95



For more information, please contact:

Charles Ross, Hydrologist, Water Resources Services Branch
Analyze, Forecast, Support Office

or

Fernando Salas, Director, Geo-Intelligence Division
Office of Water Prediction, National Water Center

nwps.webmaster@noaa.gov

National Service Change Notices are online at:

https://www.weather.gov/notification/


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