NWS Spring Hydrologist Outlook Webinar for External Partners #1   Please click here to view slides presented during the External Partner’s Spring Hydrologic Outlook Webinar #1 held today.   Thanks, Katie Ertell Water Prediction Operations Division National Water Center NOAA National Weather Service Main: 205-347-1511 nws.nwc.ops@noaa.gov

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  Coast Guard requesting comments to improve Nation’s shallow draft waterways ATON system – “Shallow Draft WAMS”   The U.S. Coast Guard is conducting an assessment of the Shallow Draft Waterway Systems, the fourth in a series of studies to determine the navigation requirements for mariners in the U.S. Marine Transportation System (MTS).  The Waterways…

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Marine Safety Information Bulletin Commandant MSIB Number: 12-20 U.S. Coast Guard Date: April 2, 2020 Inspections and Compliance Directorate 2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE, STOP 7501 Washington, DC 20593-7501 E-Mail: OutbreakQuestions@uscg.mil  COVID-19 – Vessel and Facility Response Plans   The uninterrupted flow of commerce on our Marine Transportation System (MTS) is critical to…

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  Marine Safety Information Bulletin Commandant MSIB Number: 13-20 U.S. Coast Guard Date: April 3, 2020 Inspections and Compliance Directorate 2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE, STOP 7501 Washington, DC 20593-7501     COVID 19 – Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC®) Operations The uninterrupted flow of commerce on our Marine Transportation System (MTS) is…

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NOAA predicts widespread US river flooding this spring   Abundant rainfall and flooding could impact freight flows in large portions of the United States this spring, including some areas devastated by major flooding in 2019. Forecasters at the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have predicted widespread flooding, but they do not expect it to…

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