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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT REQUEST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1040 AM EST MON DEC 1 2003
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: CURRENTLY SOLICITING PUBLIC COMMENTS THROUGH JANUARY 4
2004 ON PROPOSED CHANGE IN RELEASE TIME FOR THE CLIMATE
PREDICTION CENTER/S ONE AND THREE MONTH OUTLOOKS.
THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER /CPC/ IS SOLICITING COMMENTS ON A
PROPOSED CHANGE IN THE RELEASE TIME FOR THE OFFICIAL 1 AND 3
MONTH OUTLOOKS. CURRENTLY CPC/S 1 AND 3 MONTH OUTLOOKS ARE ISSUED
AT 300 PM EASTERN TIME ON THE THIRD THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH. THIS
PROPOSAL WILL CHANGE THE OFFICIAL RELEASE TIME FROM 300 PM
EASTERN TIME TO 1000 AM EASTERN TIME. AN EARLIER RELEASE TIME
WOULD PROVIDE USERS IN THE UNITED STATES MORE TIMELY INFORMATION
FOR THEIR DECISION MAKING. THE DATES OF ISSUANCE WOULD REMAIN
UNCHANGED.
PLEASE SUBMIT COMMENTS /ACCEPTED THROUGH JANUARY 4 2004/
REGARDING THIS PROPOSED CHANGE AT THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE:
HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/COMMENT-FORMS/COMMENT-FORM.SEASON
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HTML
......USE LOWER CASE.......
OR WRITE TO:
BARBARA MAYES
NOAA/NWS CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION W/OS4
1325 EAST-WEST HIGHWAY
SILVER SPRING MD 20910
THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE:
NOTE: ALL PRODUCT WEB ADDRESSES ARE LOWER CASE
1. THREE-MONTH OUTLOOK MAPS FOR CONTIGUOUS U.S. AND ALASKA:
LEAD TIME IS INDICATED BY THE NUMBER IN THE WMO HEADING AND LAST
LETTER IN THE AWIPS ID. /I.E. 01 AND A HAVE A LEAD TIME OF 0.5
MONTH... 02 AND B HAVE A LEAD TIME OF 1.5 MONTHS... ETC./
TEMPERATURE PRECIPITATION
WMO HEADING AWIPS ID WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
PTIW/01-13/ KWBC RBGLT/A-M/ PEIW/01-13/ KWBC RBGLE/A-M/
HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PREDICTIONS/90DAY/
2A. PROBABILITY OF EXCEEDENCE /POE/ TABULAR TEXT PRODUCTS FOR ALL
102 CLIMATE DIVISIONAL AREAS: NOTE; HDD /HEATING DEGREE DAYS/
CDD /COOLING DEGREE DAYS/
THE LEAD TIME IS INDICATED BY THE LAST LETTER OF AWIPS ID /I.E. A
IS FOR 0.5 MONTH LEADTIME...B IS FOR 1.5 MONTH LEAD TIME ETC TO M
FOR 12.5 MONTH LEAD TIME/.
FOR WMO HEADINGS AWIPS IDS
TEMPERATURE FXUS/01 THROUGH 13/ KWNC POELT/A THROUGH M/
PRECIPITATION FXUS/61 THROUGH 73/ KWNC POELP/A THROUGH M/
HDD FXUS/28 THROUGH 40/ KWNC POELH/A THROUGH M/
CDD FXUS/41 THROUGH 53/ KWNC POELC/A THROUGH M/
HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PREDICTIONS/90DAY/
2B. POE TABULAR TEXT PRODUCTS FOR ALL SPECIFIED CITIES
THE LEAD TIME IS INDICATED BY THE LAST LETTER OF AWIPS ID /I.E. A
IS FOR 0.5 MONTH LEAD TIME...B IS FOR 1.5 MONTH LEAD TIME ETC TO
M FOR 12.5 MONTH LEAD TIME/.
FOR WMO HEADINGS AWIPS IDS
TEMPERATURE FXUS/01 THROUGH 13/ KWNC POECT/A THROUGH M/
HDD FXUS/28 THROUGH 40/ KWNC POECH/A THROUGH M/
CDD FXUS/41 THROUGH 53/ KWNC POECC/A THROUGH M/
NOTE: NO PRECIPITATION POE OUTLOOKS ARE AVAILABLE FOR CITIES
HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PREDICTIONS/90DAY/
2C. 50 PERCENT /OR CENTER/ POE OUTLOOK GRAPHICS
THE LEAD TIME IS INDICATED BY THE LAST LETTER OF AWIPS ID (I.E. A
IS FOR 0.5 MONTH LEAD TIME...B IS FOR 1.5 MONTH LEAD TIME ETC TO
M FOR 12.5 MONTH LEAD TIME/.
FOR WMO HEADINGS AWIPS IDS
TEMPERATURE PTNV/01 THROUGH 13/ KWNC RBGCT/A THROUGH M/
PRECIPITATION PENV/01 THROUGH 13/ KWNC RBGCP/A THROUGH M/
HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PREDICTIONS/90DAY/
3. ONE-MONTH OUTLOOK MAPS FOR CONTIGUOUS U.S. AND ALASKA:
TEMPERATURE PRECIPITATION
WMO HEADING AWIPS ID WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
PTIV98 KWNC RBG9MT PEIV98 KWNC RBG9ME
HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PREDICTIONS/30DAY/
4. ONE-MONTH OUTLOOK PROGNOSTIC DISCUSSION
WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
FXUS07 KWBC PMD30D
HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PREDICTIONS/30DAY/FXUS07.HT
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5. THREE-MONTH OUTLOOK PROGNOSTIC DISCUSSION
WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
FXUS05 KWBC PMD90D
HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PREDICTIONS/90DAY/FXUS05.HT
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6. ONE-MONTH AND THREE MONTH HAWAIIAN TEXT OUTLOOKS AND
DISCUSSION
WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
FXHW40 KWBC PMDHCO
HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PREDICTIONS/90DAY/FXHW40.HT
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7. DROUGHT OUTLOOK
WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
PMNV88 KWNC RBGDRK
HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/EXPERT_ASSESSMENT/SEASONAL
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DROUGHT.HTML
8. DROUGHT OUTLOOK DISCUSSION
WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
FXUS22 KWNC PMDDRK
HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/EXPERT_ASSESSMENT/SEASONAL
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DROUGHT.HTML
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES CAN BE FOUND ON THE
INTERNET AT
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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