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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT REQUEST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
520 PM EDT THU MAY 1 2003
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 ROBERT E. LIVEZEY
CHIEF...CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION
SUBJECT CURRENTLY SOLICITING PUBLIC COMMENTS BY JUNE 30 2003 ON
PROPOSED PLANS FOR MEDIUM RANGE CLIMATE OUTLOOKS AFTER
OCTOBER 1 2003
WE ARE SOLICITING COMMENTS BY JUNE 30 2003 ON PLANS FOR SERVICE
CHANGES TO TAKE PLACE AFTER OCTOBER 1 2003 IN THE CLIMATE
PREDICTIONS CENTER/S /CPC/ NATIONAL MEDIUM RANGE CLIMATE OUTLOOKS
/SEE CONTACT INFORMATION BELOW/. SPECIFICALLY...WE ARE PROPOSING
TO DISCONTINUE 6- TO 10-DAY OUTLOOK PRODUCTS /LISTED BELOW AT THE
END OF THIS MESSAGE/.
THESE CHANGES WOULD ELIMINATE SERVICE DUPLICATION AND POTENTIAL
INCONSISTENCIES SINCE THE 6- TO 10-DAY OUTLOOKS OVERLAP THE DAY 6
AND DAY 7 LOCAL FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES
/WFO/ AND DAY 6 AND DAY 7 NATIONAL FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER /HPC/. CPC PRODUCES
NATIONAL WEEK TWO FORECASTS THAT WERE DESIGNED TO REPLACE THE 6-
TO 10-DAY OUTLOOKS WHEN THE WFOS AND HPC BEGAN MAKING FORECASTS
FOR DAYS 6 AND 7.
THESE CHANGES WOULD ALLOW CPC TO CONCENTRATE MORE EFFORT ON
IMPROVING THE SKILL OF THE CORRESPONDING WEEK 2 OUTLOOKS AND
FUTURE INTRASEASONAL OUTLOOK PRODUCTS.
BEFORE MAKING THESE CHANGES...WE WILL WORK WITH YOU TO ENSURE
THAT HPC/S AND THE WFO DAY 6 AND 7 FORECASTS AND CPC/S WEEK TWO
OUTLOOKS WILL MEET YOUR FORECAST NEEDS FROM DAYS 6 TO 14 THROUGH
A SMOOTH TRANSITION AND SUFFICIENT ADVANCE NOTICE.
PLEASE SEND COMMENTS BY JUNE 30 2003 ON THIS PROPOSAL BY
ACCESSING THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/
HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PREDICTIONS/610DAY/COMMENT-
FORM-610DAY.HTML
OR WRITE TO
ROBERT LEFFLER AND BARBARA MAYES
NOAA/NWS CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION W/OS4
1325 EAST-WEST HIGHWAY
SILVER SPRING MD 20910
FOUR 6- TO 10-DAY PRODUCTS BEING CONSIDERED FOR DISCONTINUANCE
SOMETIME AFTER OCTOBER 1 2003.
1. 6- TO 10-DAY TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OUTLOOKS
/CONTIGUOUS U.S. AND ALASKA/
TEMPERATURE PRECIPITATION
WMO HEADING AWIPS ID WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
PNNT51 KWBC RBG96T PEIY47 KWBC RBG96E
HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PREDICTIONS/610DAY/
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/
2. 6- TO 10-DAY MEAN NORTH AMERICAN 500 MILLIBAR OUTLOOK
HEIGHT HEIGHT ANOMALY
WMO HEADING AWIPS ID WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
PHBV50 KWBC RBG96H PHNT50 KWNC RBG96C
HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PREDICTIONS/610DAY/500MB.HTML
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/
3. 6- TO 10-DAY EXCESSIVE HEAT OUTLOOKS.
PROBABILITY OF EXCEEDING THE FOLLOWING THRESHOLDS:
AVERAGE DAILY
HEAT INDEX THRESHOLD WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
85F OR MORE FOR 3+ DAYS PTAS90 KWNC RBGHI4
90F OR MORE FOR 2+ DAYS PTAS95 KWNC RBGHI5
95F OR MORE FOR 1+ DAY/S/ PTAS00 KWNC RBGHI6
HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PREDICTIONS/610DAY/GIFS/
APPT_MAPS.08.35.A.GIF
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/
4. 6- TO 10-DAY MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX PREDICTION
WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
PTNQ98 KWNC RBGHX6
HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PREDICTIONS/HI_610.HTML
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER NOTIFICATION MESSAGES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
THIS PARTICULAR MESSAGE IS LISTED AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE...ABOVE
THE SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE AND TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE
BOX.
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