20020410: Tropical Cyclone Fcsts.

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• Subject: 20020410: Tropical Cyclone Fcsts.
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 07:16:23 -0600

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 02-23
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
9 AM EDT WED APR 10 2002

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

FROM            THERESE Z. PIERCE...CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL WEATHER
                SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT        NEW HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL CYCLONE
              PRODUCT...EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2002

THE TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER/S/ NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER /NHC/ ISSUES
PUBLIC TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECASTS UNDER AWIPS HEADERS TCPAT<1-5> AND WMO
HEADERS WTNT<31-35> KNHC UNTIL A STORM MOVES INLAND AND TROPICAL CYCLONE
WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE NO LONGER NEEDED.

ONCE NHC DISCONTINUES ISSUING FORECASTS/ADVISORIES AND IF THE STORM REMAINS
A THREAT TO INLAND AREAS...TYPICALLY FROM HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING...THE
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER /HPC/ ASSUMES THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR
PROVIDING STORM INFORMATION.  CURRENTLY HPC ISSUES THIS INFORMATION IN A
STORM SUMMARY PRODUCT UNDER AWIPS HEADERS SCCNS<1-5> AND WMO HEADERS
ACUS<41-45> KWBC.
                
EFFECTIVE SATURDAY JUNE 1 2002 HPC WILL CEASE ISSUING STORM INFORMATION FOR
TROPICAL CYCLONES UNDER THE STORM SUMMARY HEADERS.  INSTEAD...HPC WILL ISSUE
TROPICAL CYCLONE PUBLIC ADVISORY PRODUCTS UNDER AWIPS HEADERS TCPAT<1-5> AND
WMO HEADERS WTNT<31-35> KWNH.

HPC WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE STORM SUMMARIES FOR STORMS HAVING A NON-TROPICAL
ORIGIN...SUCH AS WINTER STORMS...UNDER AWIPS HEADERS SCCNS<1-5> AND WMO
HEADERS ACUS<41-45> KWBC. THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO ANY NHC PRODUCTS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...CONTACT KEVIN MCCARTHY....DEPUTY DIRECTOR HPC VIA
TELEPHONE AT 301-713-8000 X7304...EMAIL KEVIN.MCCARTHY@xxxxxxxx /NOT CASE
SENSITIVE/ OR DAVID REYNOLDS... CHIEF HPC FORECAST OPERATIONS BRANCH AT
301-713-8000 X7317...EMAIL DAVID.REYNOLDS@xxxxxxxx.

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