Toward a New National Weather Service -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- PRECIPITATION PROCESSING SYSTEM -- PRECIPITATION FORECASTS -- FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE -- WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE HYDROLOGIC FORECASTING SYSTEM -- DATA ARCHIVING, VERIFICATION, AND QUALITY ASSURANCE -- DATA SOURCE RELIABILITY -- PRODUCTS AND SERVICES -- PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERCEPTIONS -- AVAILABILITY OF ADVANCED WEATHER INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM -- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT -- ADVISORY GROUPS -- QUALIFICATIONS -- OUTLOOK -- 1 Introduction -- FLOODS: A SIGNIFICANT NATIONAL HAZARD -- MODERNIZATION OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE -- SCOPE AND ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT -- 2 Background -- HYDROLOGY AND METEOROLOGY PRIOR TO THE MODERNIZATION PROGRAM -- HYDROLOGY AND METEOROLOGY UNDER THE CURRENT MODERNIZATION PROGRAM -- Impact of New Technology -- Hydrometeorological Service Operations -- River Forecast Centers -- Weather Forecast Offices -- National Centers for Environmental Prediction -- Supporting Programs and Activities -- Environmental Monitoring -- Research and Development -- 3 Modernization of the National Weather Service Hydrologic Services: An Evaluation -- OBSERVATION INPUTS -- Precipitation Processing System -- Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts -- Snow -- Surface-Observing Networks -- TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES -- National Weather Service River Forecast System -- Flash Flood Guidance -- Weather Forecast Office Hydrologic Forecast System -- Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System -- Advanced Hydrologic Prediction System -- OPERATIONS -- Weather Forecast Office and River Forecast Center Interactions -- Data Archiving, Verification, and Quality Assurance -- Data Source Reliability -- PRODUCTS AND SERVICES -- 4 Management and Operational Support -- LEADERSHIP -- Program Responsibilities and Perceptions.

Availability of Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System -- Responsiveness and Follow-Through Activities -- Funding -- RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TESTING, AND EVALUATION -- Research and Development -- Operational Test and Evaluation -- ADVISORY GROUPS -- FIELD INITIATIVES -- INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS -- PERSONNEL -- Qualifications -- STAFFING -- TRAINING -- 5 Epilogue: An Overall Assessment -- References -- Acronyms -- Glossary -- Appendix -- Summary of Survey Responses from National Weather Service Employees with Hydrologic Responsibilities -- PERSONNEL AGES AND SERVICE RECORDS -- TRAINING AND BACKGROUND -- FAMILIARITY WITH MODERNIZATION -- OUTLOOK.