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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 07-58
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
832 AM EST WED DEC 12 2007
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/ PARTNERS AND USERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: ROBERT E. LIVEZEY
CHIEF...CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION
SUBJECT: EXPERIMENTAL GLOBAL TROPICS BENEFITS/HAZARDS ASSESSMENT
TO BE ISSUED ON MONDAYS: EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 17 2007
EFFECTIVE MONDAY DECEMBER 17 2007...A NEW EXPERIMENTAL GLOBAL
TROPICS BENEFITS/HAZARDS ASSESSMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE EACH MONDAY
AT 4:00 PM EST /2100 UTC/ ON THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER WEB
SITE AT THE FOLLOWING SITE /USE LOWER CASE EXCEPT CW/.
WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PRECIP/CWLINK/GHAZARDS/GHAZ.SHTML
THE EXPERIMENTAL GLOBAL TROPICS BENEFITS/HAZARDS ASSESSMENT WILL
PROVIDE AN OUTLOOK FOR TWO COMPONENTS DURING THE UPCOMING WEEK 1
AND WEEK 2 PERIOD:
1. AREAS EXPECTING EXTENSIVE AND PERSISTENT ENHANCED/SUPPRESSED
RAINFALL
2. REGIONS WHERE CONDITIONS ARE ESPECIALLY FAVORABLE/UNFAVORABLE
FOR TROPICAL CYCLOGENESIS
THE PRODUCT WILL EMPHASIZE IMPACTS ACROSS THE GLOBAL TROPICS ONLY
AND WILL SERVE AS AN ADDITIONAL RESOURCE FOR NWS FORECASTERS
INTERESTED IN MONITORING TROPICAL CONVECTION AND TROPICAL CYCLONE
POTENTIAL AND FOR THOSE WITH SOCIO-ECONOMIC INTERESTS IN THESE
AREAS.
THE WEBSITE CONTAINS A TABLE OF TWO IMAGES FOR WEEK 1 AND WEEK 2
OUTLOOKS. EACH IMAGE ILLUSTRATES NUMBERED TROPICAL BENEFITS AND
HAZARDS WITH A TEXT DESCRIPTION BELOW THE MAP EXPLAINING THE
NATURE AND RATIONALE FOR THE HIGHLIGHTED REGION. IMAGES CAN BE
MADE LARGER BY CLICKING ON THE HEADING LABELS. THE ENTIRE PRODUCT
/BOTH MAPS AND COVER PAGE IN PDF FORMAT/ AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION RELATED TO THE PHYSICAL BASIS AND RATIONALE FOR THE
OUTLOOKS IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE.
FROM DECEMBER 17 2007 THROUGH NOVEMBER 3 2008...COMMENTS WILL BE
ACCEPTED AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE EXCEPT CW AND
NWS/:
HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PRECIP/CWLINK/GHAZARDS/
NWS-FEEDBACK-FORM.HTML
WHEN THE COMMENT PERIOD CLOSES...THIS EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCT WILL
BE EVALUATED USING OBJECTIVE /E.G. STATISTICAL AND TECHNICAL
DATA/ AND SUBJECTIVE /E.G. INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FEEDBACK/
CRITERIA TO DETERMINE IF AND WHEN THE PRODUCT WILL BE UPGRADED TO
OFFICIAL STATUS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
JON GOTTSCHALCK
CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER - W/NP52
5200 AUTH ROAD
CAMP SPRINGS MD 20746-4304
PHONE: 301-763-8000 EXT 7753
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED AT /USE
LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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Linda Miller - lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Community Services, Unidata
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307-3000
303-497-8646 fax: 303-497-8690