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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 09-39
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
730 AM EDT THU JUL 23 2009
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
-NOAAPORT
OTHER NWS PARTNERS AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: ROBERT KELLY
CHIEF...FORECAST OPERATIONS
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION
SUBJECT: TRANSITION FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO OPERATIONAL STATUS OF
THE ALASKA MEDIUM RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION AND THE
ALASKA MEDIUM RANGE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE GRAPHIC
FORECASTS EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1 2009
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 1 2009...THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER /HPC/ OF THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION /NCEP/ WILL BEGIN OPERATIONAL
PRODUCTION AND DISSEMINATION OF THE ALASKA MEDIUM RANGE FORECAST
DISCUSSION AND THE ALASKA MEDIUM RANGE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE
/MSLP/ GRAPHIC FORECASTS. THESE PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN PRODUCED AND
DISSEMINATED EXPERIMENTALLY SINCE JANUARY 2008. THE ONLY CHANGE
BEING MADE ON SEPTEMBER 1 2009 IS THE ADMINISTRATIVE TRANSITION
OF THESE PRODUCTS FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO OPERATIONAL STATUS.
MORE DETAIL REGARDING THESE NCEP/HPC ALASKA MEDIUM RANGE
FORECAST PRODUCTS IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.HPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/ALASKA/ABOUT_AKMEDR.SHTML
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
ROBERT KELLY
NOAA/NWS/NCEP
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
5200 AUTH RD
CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND 20746
ROBERT.KELLY@xxxxxxxx
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
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