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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 02-58
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1120 AM EST FRI NOV 15 2002
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
/NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: JAMES E. LEE
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: CHANGE OF ISSUANCE TIME FOR THE 0615 UTC DAY 1 FINAL
PROBABILISTIC WINTER WEATHER GUIDANCE GRAPHICS FROM
NCEP HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER /HPC/...
EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 12 2002
ON DECEMBER 12 2002...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CHANGE
THE ISSUANCE TIME OF THE DAY 1 FINAL PROBABILISTIC WINTER WEATHER
GUIDANCE GRAPHICS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
PREDICTION /NCEP/ HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER /HPC/
FROM 0615 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ TO NO LATER THAN
0715 UTC.
THE DAY 1 FINAL PROBABILISTIC WINTER WEATHER GUIDANCE
GRAPHICS DEPICT THE PROBABILITY OF EXCEEDING SPECIFIC THRESHOLDS
OF SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN TWO 12-HOUR INCREMENTS OVER THE
CONTIGUOUS U.S. THE LATER ISSUANCE TIME WILL ALLOW HPC
FORECASTERS TO EVALUATE ADDITIONAL MODEL DATA AND COLLABORATE
WITH FIELD FORECASTERS.
THE COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THESE GRAPHICS ARE:
VALID PERIOD WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
1200-0000 UTC PSID41 KWBC RBG93S
0000-1200 UTC PSID88 KWNH RBG94S
THESE TWO GRAPHICS ARE PART OF A SUITE OF WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS
INCLUDING A DISCUSSION ISSUED BY 0745 UTC. THERE WILL BE NO
CHANGE TO ISSUANCE TIMES OF THE OTHER PRODUCTS WITHIN THE SUITE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CHANGE...CONTACT:
KEVIN MCCARTHY
DEPUTY DIRECTOR...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION
5200 AUTH ROAD
CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND 20746
PHONE: 301-763-8000 X 7304
EMAIL: KEVIN.MCCARTHY@xxxxxxxx
-OR-
ROBERT KELLY
CHIEF...FORECAST OPERATIONS BRANCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
5200 AUTH ROAD
CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND 20746
PHONE: 301-763-8000 X 7417
EMAIL: ROBERT.KELLY@xxxxxxxx
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES CAN BE FOUND ON THE
INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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