[nws-changes] 20110302: QPF Forecasts -comments sought

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Public Information Notice

National Weather Service Headquarters Washington DC

730 AM EST Wed Mar 2 2011

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From:James E. Hoke

Director, Hydrometeorological Prediction Center

Subject: Soliciting Comments until March 31, 2011, on the

Experimental QPF Forecasts For Days 4 And 5

The Hydrometeorological Prediction Center (HPC) in the NWS National Centers for Environmental Prediction is accepting comments until March 31, 2011, on experimental 6-hourly quantitative precipitation forecasts (QPF) for days 4 and 5. The HPC derives this product using QPF values from theGlobal Ensemble Forecast System (GEFS) to disaggregate the 48 hour forecasts issued for days 4 and 5 by HPC forecasters into
6 hour increments.

The experimental 6-hour interval QPF product for days 4 and 5 has been entered into the national catalog of new and enhanced products.You may view it at the following link:


http://products.weather.gov/detaile.php?selrow=412

The products can be seen at the following link:

http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/day45_6hrly.php

Please submit comments to the following link:

http://www.weather.gov/survey/nws-survey.php?code=6HRQPFDY45

For more information, contact:

Edwin Danaher

Chief, HPC Development and Training Branch

Camp Springs, MD 20746

301-763-8000, ext. 7354

edwin.danaher@xxxxxxxx <mailto:Edwin.Danaher@xxxxxxxx>

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