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NATIONAL TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION MESSAGE 96-26
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1100 AM EDT THU OCT 24 1996
ATTENTION FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NWS
CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM THERESE Z. PIERCE...CHIEF...HYDROMETEOROLOGY
SERVICES
SUBJECT DISCONTINUANCE OF THE HEMISPHERIC MAP DISCUSSION FROM
THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER...EFFECTIVE
JANUARY 7 1997
AS A RESULT OF BUDGET AND STAFF REDUCTIONS...THE
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER /HPC/ WILL DISCONTINUE THE
HEMISPHERIC MAP DISCUSSION.../FOS HEADER FXUS03 KWBC - AFOS ID
NFDPMDHMD/ ISSUED AROUND 1800 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/...
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 7 1997. MUCH OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS NARRATIVE
IS AVAILABLE IN OTHER HPC NARRATIVES...AS FOLLOWS:
O THE 12- TO 48-HOUR PROGNOSTIC DISCUSSION /FOS HEADER FXUS01
KWBC - AFOS ID NFDPMDSPD/. ISSUANCE TIMES ARE AROUND 0700 UTC
AND 1900 UTC.
O THE DAILY EXTENDED FORECAST DISCUSSION /FOS HEADER FXUS02
KWBC - AFOS ID NFDPMDEPD/...WHICH FOCUSES ON THE 3-5 DAY PERIOD.
ISSUANCE TIME IS AROUND 1900 UTC. THIS PRODUCT WILL BE
EXPANDED TO INCLUDE A DISCUSSION OF THE MEAN CIRCULATION
PATTERNS AND THE SIGNIFICANT FEATURES EXPECTED TO IMPACT
ALASKA AND HAWAII.
O THE QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION FORECAST DISCUSSION /FOS HEADER
/FOS HEADER FXUS4 KWBC - AFOS ID NFDQPFPFD/...WHICH DISCUSSES
THE CIRCULATION PATTERNS AND THE MODELS OVER NORTH AMERICA
WITH EMPHASIS ON PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS. ISSUANCE TIMES ARE
AROUND 0700 UTC...1100 UTC...AND 1900 UTC.
USERS SHOULD REFER TO THESE THREE HPC NARRATIVE PRODUCTS TO
FULFILL REQUIREMENTS PREVIOUSLY MET BY THE HEMISPHERIC MAP
DISCUSSION.
IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
PUBLIC WEATHER PROGRAM LEADER...W/OM12
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE/ NOAA
1325 EAST-WEST HIGHWAY
THIS AND ALL OTHER PENDING NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE
AVAILABLE ON THE NWS OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY/S HOME PAGE IN THE
NOTIFICATION SECTION. THE ADDRESS OF THE NOTIFICATION SECTION /IN
SMALL CASE/ IS: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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