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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 03-42
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
145 PM EDT FRI AUG 15 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 GLENN AUSTIN
ACTING CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT CHANGE OF ISSUANCE TIME FOR THE DAY 1 AND DAY 2 FINAL
PROBABILISTIC WINTER WEATHER GUIDANCE GRAPHICS ISSUED
BY NCEP HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER /HPC/...
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 30 2003
ON TUESDAY...SEPTEMBER 30 2003...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WILL CHANGE THE ISSUANCE TIME OF THE DAY 1 AND DAY 2 FINAL
PROBABILISTIC WINTER WEATHER GUIDANCE GRAPHICS. THESE PRODUCTS
ARE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION
/NCEP/ HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER /HPC/. THE LATER
ISSUANCE TIME WILL ALLOW HPC FORECASTERS TO EVALUATE ADDITIONAL
MODEL DATA...AND COLLABORATE AND INCORPORATE INPUT FROM FIELD
FORECASTERS INTO THE FINAL NATIONAL CENTER PRODUCT. THE NEW
ISSUANCE TIMES WILL BE NO LATER THAN THE TIMES LISTED IN TABLE 1.
TABLE 2 CONTAINS THE COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THESE
PRODUCTS.
THE FINAL PROBABILISTIC WINTER WEATHER GUIDANCE GRAPHICS DEPICT
THE PROBABILITY OF EXCEEDING SPECIFIC THRESHOLDS OF SNOW AND ICE
ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE CONTIGUOUS U.S.
TABLE 1 OLD AND CORRESPONDING NEW ISSUANCE TIMES...IN
COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/.
PRODUCT DAY/NIGHT ISSUANCE TIME
OLD NEW
FINAL DAY 1 GRAPHIC /NIGHT ISSUANCE/ 0715 UTC 0815 UTC
FINAL DAY 2 GRAPHIC /NIGHT ISSUANCE/ 0715 UTC 0815 UTC
FINAL DISCUSSION /NIGHT ISSUANCE/ 0745 UTC 0900 UTC
FINAL DAY 1 GRAPHIC /DAY ISSUANCE/ 1815 UTC 2015 UTC
FINAL DAY 2 GRAPHIC /DAY ISSUANCE/ 1900 UTC 2015 UTC
FINAL DISCUSSION /DAY ISSUANCE/ 1945 UTC 2100 UTC
TABLE 2 THE COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THE FINAL PRODUCTS.
PRODUCT WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
FINAL DAY 1 GRAPHIC /FIRST 12 HOURS/ PSID41 KWBC RBG93S
FINAL DAY 1 GRAPHIC /SECOND 12 HOURS/ PSID88 KWNH RBG94S
FINAL DAY 2 GRAPHIC PGII98 KWNH RBG98S
FINAL DISCUSSION FOUS11 KWBC QPFHSD
THESE PRODUCTS ARE A SUBSET OF A SUITE OF WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS
ISSUED BY HPC. 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 RM 410
CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND 20746
PHONE 301-763-8000 X 7304
EMAIL KEVIN.MCCARTHY@xxxxxxxx
-OR-
ROBERT KELLY
CHIEF...HPC FORECAST OPERATIONS BRANCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION
5200 AUTH ROAD RM 410
CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND 20746
PHONE 301-763-8000 X 7306
EMAIL ROBERT.KELLY@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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