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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT REQUEST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1045 AM EST THU DEC 18 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 UPDATED...PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD EXTENDED THROUGH
JANUARY 16 2004 ON UPDATED PROPOSED CHANGE IN RELEASE
TIME FOR CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTERS ONE- AND
THREE-MONTH OUTLOOKS AND DROUGHT OUTLOOK
UPDATED TO OFFER A SECOND POSSIBLE ISSUANCE TIME FROM WHICH TO
CHOOSE AND TO EXTEND THE COMMENT PERIOD
THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER /CPC/ IS SOLICITING COMMENTS UNTIL
JANUARY 16 2004 ON A PROPOSED CHANGE IN THE RELEASE TIME FOR THE
OFFICIAL 1- AND 3-MONTH OUTLOOKS AND DROUGHT OUTLOOK. CURRENTLY
CPC/S 1- AND 3-MONTH OUTLOOKS AND DROUGHT OUTLOOK ARE ISSUED AT
300 PM EASTERN TIME ON THE THIRD THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH. THIS
PROPOSAL WOULD CHANGE THE OFFICIAL RELEASE TIME FROM 300 PM
EASTERN TIME TO EITHER 0830 AM OR 1000 AM EASTERN TIME. AN
EARLIER RELEASE TIME WOULD PROVIDE USERS IN THE UNITED STATES
MORE TIMELY INFORMATION FOR THEIR DECISION MAKING. THE DATES OF
OUTLOOK ISSUANCE WOULD REMAIN UNCHANGED. PENDING USER
FEEDBACK...THE PROPOSED CHANGE WOULD TAKE EFFECT ON THURSDAY
FEBRUARY 19 2004. A SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE WILL BE ISSUED TO
NOTIFY YOU OF THE NEW ISSUANCE TIME 30 DAYS BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE
DATE OF THE CHANGE.
PLEASE SUBMIT COMMENTS /ACCEPTED THROUGH JANUARY 16 2004/
REGARDING THIS PROPOSED CHANGE AT THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE /USE
LOWER CASE LETTERS/...
HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/COMMENT-FORMS/COMMENT-FORM.SEASONAL.
HTML
OR WRITE TO
BARBARA MAYES
NOAA/NWS CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION W/OS4
1325 EAST-WEST HIGHWAY
SILVER SPRING MD 20910
THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE.
NOTE...ALL PRODUCT WEB ADDRESSES ARE LOWER CASE
1. THREE-MONTH OUTLOOK MAPS FOR CONTIGUOUS U.S. AND ALASKA
LEAD TIME IS INDICATED BY THE NUMBER IN THE WMO HEADING AND LAST
LETTER IN THE AWIPS ID. /I.E. 01 AND A HAVE A LEAD TIME OF 0.5
MONTH... 02 AND B HAVE A LEAD TIME OF 1.5 MONTHS... ETC./
TEMPERATURE PRECIPITATION
WMO HEADING AWIPS ID WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
PTIW/01-13/ KWBC RBGLT/A-M/ PEIW/01-13/ KWBC RBGLE/A-M/
HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PREDICTIONS/90DAY/
2A. PROBABILITY OF EXCEEDENCE /POE/ TABULAR TEXT PRODUCTS FOR ALL
102 CLIMATE DIVISIONAL AREAS
NOTE...HDD /HEATING DEGREE DAYS/ CDD /COOLING DEGREE DAYS/
THE LEAD TIME IS INDICATED BY THE LAST LETTER OF AWIPS ID /I.E. A
IS FOR 0.5 MONTH LEADTIME...B IS FOR 1.5 MONTH LEAD TIME ETC TO M
FOR 12.5 MONTH LEAD TIME/.
FOR WMO HEADINGS AWIPS IDS
TEMPERATURE FXUS/01 THROUGH 13/ KWNC POELT/A THROUGH M/
PRECIPITATION FXUS/61 THROUGH 73/ KWNC POELP/A THROUGH M/
HDD FXUS/28 THROUGH 40/ KWNC POELH/A THROUGH M/
CDD FXUS/41 THROUGH 53/ KWNC POELC/A THROUGH M/
HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PREDICTIONS/90DAY/
2B. POE TABULAR TEXT PRODUCTS FOR ALL SPECIFIED CITIES
THE LEAD TIME IS INDICATED BY THE LAST LETTER OF AWIPS ID /I.E. A
IS FOR 0.5 MONTH LEAD TIME...B IS FOR 1.5 MONTH LEAD TIME ETC TO
M FOR 12.5 MONTH LEAD TIME/.
FOR WMO HEADINGS AWIPS IDS
TEMPERATURE FXUS/01 THROUGH 13/ KWNC POECT/A THROUGH M/
HDD FXUS/28 THROUGH 40/ KWNC POECH/A THROUGH M/
CDD FXUS/41 THROUGH 53/ KWNC POECC/A THROUGH M/
NOTE...NO PRECIPITATION POE OUTLOOKS ARE AVAILABLE FOR CITIES
HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PREDICTIONS/90DAY/
2C. 50 PERCENT /OR CENTER/ POE OUTLOOK GRAPHICS
THE LEAD TIME IS INDICATED BY THE LAST LETTER OF AWIPS ID /I.E. A
IS FOR 0.5 MONTH LEAD TIME...B IS FOR 1.5 MONTH LEAD TIME ETC TO
M FOR 12.5 MONTH LEAD TIME/.
FOR WMO HEADINGS AWIPS IDS
TEMPERATURE PTNV/01 THROUGH 13/ KWNC RBGCT/A THROUGH M/
PRECIPITATION PENV/01 THROUGH 13/ KWNC RBGCP/A THROUGH M/
HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PREDICTIONS/90DAY/
3. ONE-MONTH OUTLOOK MAPS FOR CONTIGUOUS U.S. AND ALASKA
TEMPERATURE PRECIPITATION
WMO HEADING AWIPS ID WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
PTIV98 KWNC RBG9MT PEIV98 KWNC RBG9ME
HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PREDICTIONS/30DAY/
4. ONE-MONTH OUTLOOK PROGNOSTIC DISCUSSION
WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
FXUS07 KWBC PMD30D
HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PREDICTIONS/30DAY/FXUS07.
HTML
5. THREE-MONTH OUTLOOK PROGNOSTIC DISCUSSION
WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
FXUS05 KWBC PMD90D
HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PREDICTIONS/90DAY/FXUS05.
HTML
6. ONE-MONTH AND THREE MONTH HAWAIIAN TEXT OUTLOOKS AND
DISCUSSION
WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
FXHW40 KWBC PMDHCO
HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PREDICTIONS/90DAY/FXHW40.
HTML
7. DROUGHT OUTLOOK
WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
PMNV88 KWNC RBGDRK
HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/EXPERT_ASSESSMENT/
SEASONAL_DROUGHT.HTML
8. DROUGHT OUTLOOK DISCUSSION
WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
FXUS22 KWNC PMDDRK
HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/EXPERT_ASSESSMENT/
SEASONAL_DROUGHT.HTML
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/...
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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