20001113: Drought Monitor-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20001113: Drought Monitor-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 12:47:42 -0700

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PUBLIC INFO STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-52...2ND AMENDMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
130 PM EST MON NOV 13 2000

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

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

SUBJECT:  RELEASE DATE FOR THE WEEKLY DROUGHT MONITOR WHEN
          THURSDAY IS A HOLIDAY...EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY
          NOVEMBER 22 2000

...THE 2ND REVISION IS FOR A NEW RELEASE DATE WHEN THURSDAY IS A
HOLIDAY.  IN SUCH CASES...THE RELEASE WILL BE WEDNESDAY INSTEAD OF
FRIDAY...

THE OFFICIAL RELEASE TIME FOR THE WEEKLY DROUGHT MONITOR AND TEXT
SUMMARY WILL CONTINUE TO BE THURSDAY AT 830 AM EASTERN TIME /ET/.
HOWEVER...IF THURSDAY IS A HOLIDAY...THE RELEASE DAY AND TIME
WILL BE WEDNESDAY AT 830 AM ET.  THEREFORE...NEXT WEEK...THE WEEK
OF THANKSGIVING...THE DROUGHT MONITOR IS SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE ON
WEDNESDAY...NOVEMBER 22 2000 AT 830 AM EST.

IF...FOR ANY UNEXPECTED REASON...THE DROUGHT MONITOR CAN NOT BE
RELEASED WITHIN ONE HOUR OF THE OFFICIAL 830 AM ET RELEASE TIME
/I.E. BY 930 AM ET/...THE RELEASE WILL BE DELAYED UNTIL AT LEAST
300 PM ET.

THIS CHANGE AFFECTS THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

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

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

GRAPHICAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON NOAAPORT AND AWIPS UNDER THE
FOLLOWING:

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...CONTACT

     DOUG LECOMPTE
     NOAA/NWS
     CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER - W/NP51
     5200 AUTH RD...
     CAMP SPRINGS...MD 20746-4304
     PHONE:   301-763-8000 X 7567

THIS AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE
ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE/

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

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