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ALERT ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHEAST RIVER FORECAST CENTER
850 AM EST MON MAR 19 2018

ATTN: ALY BGM BOX BTV BUF CAR GYX OKX MARFC ERH WPC 

FROM: NERFC

NERFC WILL BE SHUTTING DOWN AWIPS COMMENCING AROUND 9 AM EDT 
THIS MORNING IN PREPARATION FOR ITS FACILITY RELOCATION. 

RIVER FORECAST OPERATIONS WILL BE RUN FROM THE CO-LOCATED WFO
THROUGH 11 PM TONIGHT.   A TEAM OF NERFC FORECASTERS WILL COMMENCE
OPERATIONS TOMORROW MORNING AT 7 AM FROM THE ERH ROC AND WILL RUN 
OPERATIONS FROM 7 AM TO 11 PM TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND POSSIBLY 
THURSDAY DEPENDING ON THE TIME NERFC RETURNS TO SERVICE IN OUR
NEW FACILITY IN NORTON, MA. 

SHOULD YOU NEED TO CONTACT NERFC FORECASTERS TODAY, YOU MAY USE
OUR CURRENT NUMBER FOR INTERNAL COORDINATION: 508-824-4729.
ON TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND INTO THURSDAY PLEASE CONTACT THE ERH ROC.
THEN ONCE NERFC TAKES BACK OPERATIONS - PLEASE USE OUR NEW PHONE 
NUMBER FOR INTERNAL COORDINATION:  508-622-3302.
FOR EMERGENCIES YOU MAY CONTACT THE HIC AT 508-386-6431.

NERFC/VALLEE

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