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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-62
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1000 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: AHSHA N. TRIBBLE
CHIEF...CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION
SUBJECT: GLOBAL TROPICS HAZARDS/BENEFITS ASSESSMENT TO BECOME
OFFICIAL ON MONDAY DECEMBER 22 2008
RE: SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 07-58 ISSUED DECEMBER 12 2007
EFFECTIVE MONDAY DECEMBER 22 2008...THE GLOBAL TROPICS
HAZARDS/BENEFITS ASSESSMENT WILL BE BECOME OFFICIAL. IT WILL
CONTINUE TO BE ISSUED BY THE NWS CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER /CPC/
EACH MONDAY AT 400 PM EST /OR 2100 UTC/ ON THE WEB AT
/USE LOWERCASE EXCEPT CW/:
WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PRECIP/CWLINK/GHAZARDS/GHAZ.SHTML
THE EXPERIMENTAL ISSUANCES WILL CONTINUE TO BE ISSUED EACH MONDAY
THROUGH DECEMBER 15 2008 AT THE WEBSITE ABOVE.
CPC THANKS ALL WHO PROVIDED PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM DECEMBER 17 2007
THROUGH NOVEMBER 3 2008 ON THE EXPERIMENTAL ISSUANCES. THE
COMMENTS WERE CONSIDERED IN THE FINAL PRODUCT DESIGN FOR UPCOMING
OFFICIAL ISSUANCES. COMMENTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ACCEPTED FROM
THE WEBSITE SHOWN BELOW AND WILL BE CONSIDERED IN PERIODIC
WEBSITE REVIEWS FOR POSSIBLE REVISIONS. /USE LOWERCASE EXCEPT
CW AND NWS/
HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PRECIP/CWLINK/GHAZARDS/NWS-
FEEDBACK-FORM.HTML
THE GLOBAL TROPICS HAZARDS/BENEFITS ASSESSMENT WILL PROVIDE AN
OUTLOOK FOR TWO COMPONENTS DURING THE UPCOMING WEEK 1 AND WEEK 2
PERIOD:
- AREAS EXPECTING EXTENSIVE AND PERSISTENT ENHANCED/
SUPPRESSED RAINFALL
- REGIONS WHERE CONDITIONS ARE ESPECIALLY FAVORABLE/
UNFAVORABLE FOR TROPICAL CYCLOGENESIS
THE PRODUCT WILL EMPHASIZE IMPACTS ACROSS THE GLOBAL TROPICS
ONLY. IT WILL SERVE AS AN ADDITIONAL RESOURCE FOR NWS FORECASTERS
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 HAZARDS AND
BENEFITS 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.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
JON GOTTSCHALCK
CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER - W/NP52
5200 AUTH ROAD
CAMP SPRINGS MD 20746-4304
301-763-8000 EXT 7753
NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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