20010402: Drought D4 category-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20010402: Drought D4 category-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2001 14:37:16 -0600

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 01-16
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
425 PM EST MON APR 2 2001

TO:       FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
          WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...
          NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     ROBERT E. LIVEZEY
          CHIEF...CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION

SUBJECT:  CHANGE IN DEFINITION OF D4 DROUGHT CATEGORY IN THE
          WEEKLY DROUGHT MONITOR...EFFECTIVE THURSDAY MAY 3 2001

ON MAY 3 2001...THE D4 DROUGHT CATEGORY IN THE U.S. WEEKLY
DROUGHT MONITOR WILL BE REDEFINED TO INDICATE A 1 IN 50 YEAR
OCCURRENCE RATHER THAN THE CURRENT 1 IN 100 YEAR OCCURRENCE.  THE
CHANGE IS BEING INSTITUTED BECAUSE AVAILABLE HISTORICAL DATA MAY
NOT BE SUFFICIENT TO ACCURATELY DELINEATE 1 IN 100 YEAR DROUGHTS.

THIS CHANGE AFFECTS THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS:

TEXTUAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON AWIPS...NOAAPORT...FOS...AND
NWWS UNDER THE FOLLOWING HEADINGS:

PROGNOSTIC DISCUSSION:
WMO HEADING . . . . . .  FXUS25 KWNC
PIL ID  . . . . . . . .  NMCPMDDRO
AWIPS ID  . . . . . . .  PMDDRO

GRAPHICAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON NOAAPORT AND AWIPS UNDER THE
FOLLOWING HEADINGS:

DROUGHT MONITOR MAP:
WMO HEADER  . . . . . .  PYIA88 KWNC
AWIPS ID  . . . . . . .  RBGDRO

FOR MORE INFORMATION...CONTACT:

DOUG LECOMTE...SENIOR METEOROLOGIST
NOAA/CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER W/NP53
5200 AUTH RD
CAMP SPRINGS MD 20746-4304
PHONE: 301-763-8000 EXT 7567

THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES CAN BE FOUND ON THE
INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE/:

WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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