20020316: drought outlook-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20020316: drought outlook-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2002 12:34:00 -0700

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 02-12
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1:30 PM EST EST MAR 06 2002

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:  NEW RELEASE DATE FOR DROUGHT OUTLOOK...EFFECTIVE THURSDAY MARCH 14
2002. EFFECTIVE THURSDAY...MARCH 14 2002...CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER/CPC WILL
RELEASE THE SEASONAL DROUGHT OUTLOOK THE SAME DAY AND TIME AS THE LONG-LEAD
SEASONAL OUTLOOKS /I.E. MID MONTH ON A THURSDAY AT 300 PM ET/.  PREVIOUSLY THE
DROUGHT OUTLOOK HAD BEEN RELEASED ON THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY MORNING /830 AM ET/.
THE DROUGHT OUTLOOK IS AVAILABLE ONLY ON THE CPC WEB SITE AT:

   HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV  /LOWER CASE/
  /CLICK ON DROUGHT ASSESSMENT/

THUS...THE RELEASE DATES AND TIMES OF THE SEASONAL DROUGHT
OUTLOOK FOR THE REST OF 2002 ARE AS FOLLOWS:

RELEASE DATE /THU 3PM ET/    DROUGHT OUTLOOK VALID FOR

MARCH 14                     MID-MARCH THROUGH JUNE
APRIL 18                     MID-APRIL THROUGH JULY
MAY 16                       MID-MAY THROUGH AUGUST
JUNE 13                      MID-JUNE THROUGH SEPTEMBER
JULY 18                      MID-JULY THROUGH OCTOBER
AUGUST 15                    MID-AUGUST THROUGH NOVEMBER
SEPTEMBER 12                 MID-SEPTEMBER THROUGH DECEMBER
OCTOBER 17                   MID-OCTOBER THROUGH JANUARY
NOVEMBER 14                  MID-NOVEMBER THROUGH FEBRUARY
DECEMBER 12                  MID-DECEMBER THROUGH MARCH

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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