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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 01-74
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1115 AM EST FRI DEC 14 2001
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND
PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: ROBERT E. LIVEZEY
CHIEF....CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION
SUBJECT: YEAR 2002 ISSUANCE DATES FOR MONTHLY AND SEASONAL
CLIMATE OUTLOOKS
THE FOLLOWING IS THE 2002 SCHEDULE OF ISSUANCE DATES FOR THE
MONTHLY AND SEASONAL CLIMATE OUTLOOKS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE /NWS/ CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER /CPC/. FOR EACH ISSUANCE
DATE...THE MONTHLY OUTLOOK AND 13 SEASONAL OUTLOOKS ARE SHOWN IN
THE COLUMN BELOW THAT DATE. THE 3-MONTH SEASONAL OUTLOOK PERIODS
ARE INDICATED BY 3-LETTER ABBREVIATIONS /E.G. JFM IS
JANUARY-FEBRUARY-MARCH... AMJ IS APRIL-MAY-JUNE ETC./. THE
ISSUE TIME FOR OUTLOOKS IS AROUND 3 P.M. EASTERN TIME ON EITHER
THE SECOND OR THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH. THE LEAD TIME...WHICH
IS THE TIME BETWEEN ISSUANCE OF AN OUTLOOK AND THE FIRST DAY OF
ITS VALID PERIOD...IS ABOUT 1/2 MONTH FOR THE MONTHLY OUTLOOK AND
VARIES FROM 1/2 MONTH TO 12 1/2 MONTHS FOR THE 13 SEASONAL
OUTLOOKS.
2002 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
ISSUE DATE..17 14 14 18 16 13 18 15 12 17 14 12
. . . ..OUTLOOKS FOR.. . . . . .
LEAD TIME . . . . . . . . . . . .
0.5 MONTH FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN
0.5 MONTH FMA MAM AMJ MJJ JJA JAS ASO SON OND NDJ DJF JFM
1.5 MONTH MAM AMJ MJJ JJA JAS ASO SON OND NDJ DJF JFM FMA
2.5 MONTH AMJ MJJ JJA JAS ASO SON OND NDJ DJF JFM FMA MAM
3.5 MONTH MJJ JJA JAS ASO SON OND NDJ DJF JFM FMA MAM AMJ
4.5 MONTH JJA JAS ASO SON OND NDJ DJF JFM FMA MAM AMJ MJJ
5.5 MONTH JAS ASO SON OND NDJ DJF JFM FMA MAM AMJ MJJ JJA
6.5 MONTH ASO SON OND NDJ DJF JFM FMA MAM AMJ MJJ JJA JAS
7.5 MONTH SON OND NDJ DJF JFM FMA MAM AMJ MJJ JJA JAS ASO
8.5 MONTH OND NDJ DJF JFM FMA MAM AMJ MJJ JJA JAS ASO SON
9.5 MONTH NDJ DJF JFM FMA MAM AMJ MJJ JJA JAS ASO SON OND
10.5 MONTH DJF JFM FMA MAM AMJ MJJ JJA JAS ASO SON OND NDJ
11.5 MONTH JFM FMA MAM AMJ MJJ JJA JAS ASO SON OND NDJ DJF
12.5 MONTH FMA MAM AMJ MJJ JJA JAS ASO SON OND NDJ DJF JFM
ALL CLIMATE OUTLOOKS AND RELATED INFORMATION ARE OFFICIALLY
DISSEMINATED THOUGH AWIPS AND NOAAPORT.
THE FOLLOWING WMO HEADINGS/AWIPS IDS ARE FOR GRAPHICS COVERING
ALL STATES EXCEPT HAWAII.
MONTHLY OUTLOOK CHARTS
LEAD TIME PRECIPITATION TEMPERATURE
WMO HEADING AWIPS ID WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
0.5 MONTH PEIV98 KWNC RBG9ME PTIV98 KWNC RBG9MT
SEASONAL OUTLOOK CHARTS
LEAD TIME PRECIPITATION TEMPERATURE
WMO HEADING AWIPS ID WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
0.5 MONTH PEIW01 KWBC RBGLPA PTIW01 KWBC RBGLTA
1.5 MONTH PEIW02 KWBC RBGLPB PTIW02 KWBC RBGLTB
2.5 MONTH PEIW03 KWBC RBGLPC PTIW03 KWBC RBGLTC
3.5 MONTH PEIW04 KWBC RBGLPD PTIW04 KWBC RBGLTD
4.5 MONTH PEIW05 KWBC RBGLPE PTIW05 KWBC RBGLTE
5.5 MONTH PEIW06 KWBC RBGLPF PTIW06 KWBC RBGLTF
6.5 MONTH PEIW07 KWBC RBGLPG PTIW07 KWBC RBGLTG
7.5 MONTH PEIW08 KWBC RBGLPH PTIW08 KWBC RBGLTH
8.5 MONTH PEIW09 KWBC RBGLPI PTIW09 KWBC RBGLTI
9.5 MONTH PEIW10 KWBC RBGLPJ PTIW10 KWBC RBGLTJ
10.5 MONTH PEIW11 KWBC RBGLPK PTIW11 KWBC RBGLTK
11.5 MONTH PEIW12 KWBC RBGLPL PTIW12 KWBC RBGLTL
12.5 MONTH PEIW13 KWBC RBGLPM PTIW13 KWBC RBGLTM
THE TEXTUAL HAWAIIAN OUTLOOK/CLIMATOLOGICAL BULLETIN IS SENT
UNDER WMO HEADING FXHW40 KWBC AND AWIPS IDENTIFIER PMDHCO.
ALSO...CPC CONCURRENTLY ISSUES PROGNOSTIC DISCUSSIONS FOR THE
OUTLOOKS...UNDER THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATION HEADERS:
DISCUSSION WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
MONTHLY OUTLOOK DISCUSSION FXUS07 KWBC PMD30D
SEASONAL OUTLOOK DISCUSSIONS FXUS05 KWBC PMD90D
IN ADDITION...CPC DISSEMINATES OUTLOOKS AND RELATED INFORMATION
ON ITS HOME PAGE ON THE INTERNET. THE URL ADDRESS IS /USE LOWER
CASE/:
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ON THE SCHEDULE...CONTACT CPC AT:
A. JAMES WAGNER
CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER - W/NP53
5200 AUTH ROAD
CAMP SPRINGS MD 20746
PH: 301-763-8000 EXT 7532
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED ON
THE INTERNET AT /LOWER CASE/
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm
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