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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 04-42
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1120 PM EDT THU JUL 08 2004
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...PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: JAMES E. LEE
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: REPLACEMENT OF WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER...EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 22 2004
ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 22 2004 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER /HPC/ WILL ELIMINATE SOME OF ITS WINTER
WEATHER PRODUCTS AND REPLACE THEM WITH ENHANCED PRODUCTS. THE NEW PRODUCTS WILL
PROVIDE MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION. A LIST OF THE PRODUCTS BEING ELIMINATED IS
PROVIDED IN TABLE 1 AND THE REPLACEMENT PRODUCTS ARE LISTED IN TABLE 2.
TABLE 1WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS BEING ELIMINATED EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 22
2004.
PRODUCT NAMEWMO HEADING AWIPS ID
12-HOUR PROBABILISTIC HEAVY SNOW
AND ICING FORECASTPSID41 KWBC RBG93S
24-HOUR PROBABILISTIC HEAVY SNOW
AND ICING FORECASTPSID88 KWNH RBG94S
DAY 2 PROBABILISTIC HEAVY SNOW
AND ICING FORECAST PGII98 KWNH RBG98S
A SAMPLE OF THE REPLACEMENT PRODUCTS CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER
CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.HPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/WWD/WWD.HTML
TABLE 2NEW WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 22 2004.
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADINGAWIPS ID
DAY 1 PROBABILITY 4+ INCH/ES/ SNOW PSBB04 KWNHD1P04S
DAY 1 PROBABILITY 8+ INCH/ES/ SNOW PSBB08 KWNH D1P08S
DAY 1 PROBABILITY 12+ INCH/ES/ SNOW PSBB12 KWNH D1P12S
DAY 1 PROBABILITY .25+ INCH/ES/ ICE PSBB25 KWNH D1P25Z
DAY 2 PROBABILITY 4+ INCH/ES/ SNOW PSBC04 KWNH D2P04S
DAY 2 PROBABILITY 8+ INCH/ES/ SNOW PSBC08 KWNH D2P08S
DAY 2 PROBABILITY 12+ INCH/ES/ SNOW PSBC12 KWNH D2P12S
DAY 2 PROBABILITY .25+ INCH/ES/ ICE PSBC25 KWNH D2P25Z
DAY 3 PROBABILITY 4+ INCH/ES/ SNOW PSBD04 KWNH D3P04S
DAY 3 PROBABILITY 8+ INCH/ES/ SNOW PSBD08 KWNH D3P08S
DAY 3 PROBABILITY 12+ INCH/ES/ SNOW PSBD12 KWNH D3P12S
DAY 3 PROBABILITY .25+ INCH/ES/ ICE PSBD25 KWNH D3P25Z
72 HOUR LOW TRACKS GRAPHIC PSAO72 KWNHLWTK72
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTIFICATION...
PLEASE 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 AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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