20031201: soliciting comments-CPC-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20031201: soliciting comments-CPC-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 09:00:49 -0700

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NOUS41 KWBC 011541
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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
AL.
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
ML

5. THREE-MONTH OUTLOOK PROGNOSTIC DISCUSSION

WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID
FXUS05 KWBC    PMD90D

HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PREDICTIONS/90DAY/FXUS05.HT
ML

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
ML

7.   DROUGHT OUTLOOK

WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID
PMNV88 KWNC    RBGDRK

HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/EXPERT_ASSESSMENT/SEASONAL
_
DROUGHT.HTML

8.   DROUGHT OUTLOOK DISCUSSION

WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID
FXUS22 KWNC    PMDDRK

HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/EXPERT_ASSESSMENT/SEASONAL
_
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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