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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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