20011104: 6-10 day Cold temp-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20011104: 6-10 day Cold temp-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2001 14:01:22 -0700 (MST)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 01-60
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
310 PM EST FRI NOV 2 2001

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/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES

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

SUBJECT:  NEW EXPERIMENTAL NATIONAL 6- TO 10-DAY COLD TEMPERATURE
          AND WIND CHILL PROBABILITY OUTLOOKS FROM THE CLIMATE
          PREDICTION CENTER...AVAILABLE AS OF NOVEMBER 1 2001

AS OF NOVEMBER 1 2001...THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER /CPC/ HAS
BEEN ISSUING EXPERIMENTAL NATIONAL 6- TO 10-DAY COLD TEMPERATURE
AND WIND CHILL PROBABILITY OUTLOOKS.  THESE OUTLOOKS ARE
AVAILABLE ON THE CPC WEB SITE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:

     WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PREDICTIONS/COLD_PRODUCT.HTML

THESE PROBABILISTIC OUTLOOKS ARE ISSUED DAILY BETWEEN 300 PM AND
400 PM EASTERN LOCAL TIME AND ARE COMPLETELY AUTOMATED.  THE
OUTLOOKS ARE BASED ON THE MODEL OUTPUT STATISTICS OF THE NATIONAL
MEDIUM RANGE NUMERICAL FORECAST MODEL.  THERE IS AN OUTLOOK CHART
/FOR CONUS AND ALASKA/ GIVING PROBABILITY CONTOURS FOR EACH OF
THE FOLLOWING THRESHOLDS: 

     AVERAGE 6- TO 10-DAY TEMPERATURE AT OR BELOW 32F...28F...
     20F...10F...ZERO F...MINUS 20F...AND MINUS 40F.

     MINIMUM WIND CHILL TEMPERATURE DURING THE 6- TO 10-DAY
     PERIOD AT OR BELOW 32F...28F...20F...10F...ZERO F...MINUS
     20F...AND MINUS 40F /AS CALCULATED USING THE NEW WIND CHILL
     FORMULA/.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE NEW WIND CHILL INDEX...INCLUDING THE
NEW WIND CHILL CHART...FORMULA...AND COMPARISON GRAPHIC BETWEEN
THE OLD AND NEW INDEX...REFER TO THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESS /USE
LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

          HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/WINDCHILL
       
IF YOU HAVE TECHNICAL QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NEW EXPERIMENTAL
PRODUCT...CONTACT CPC AT

   DAVID A UNGER              
   CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER - W/NP52      
   5200 AUTH RD                
   CAMP SPRINGS  MD 20746-4304
   PH: 301-763-8000 EXT 7569 
   FAX:301-763-8395
   INTERNET ADDRESS: DAVID.UNGER@xxxxxxxx

COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS MAY BE SENT TO

   ROBERT J LEFFLER           
   CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION - W/OS4       
   1325 EAST WEST HWY          
   SILVER SPRING MD 20910-3283
   PH: 301-713-1867 EXT 134  
   FAX:301-713-1520
   INTERNET ADDRESS: ROBERT.LEFFLER@xxxxxxxx

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

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

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