20041019: survey on climate products-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 07:43:41 -0600

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT REQUEST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
930 AM EDT MON OCT 19 2004

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
         ...AND NWS EMPLOYEES

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

SUBJECT:  WEB BASED PUBLIC SURVEY ON NWS CLIMATE PRODUCTS FROM
 OCTOBER 19 2004 THROUGH NOVEMBER 12 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ IS SOLICITING PUBLIC INPUT FOR
CLIMATE PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE NWS CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER
/CPC/ AND CLIMATE DATA PRODUCTS ISSUED BY NWS WEATHER FORECAST
OFFICES /WFOS/. NWS IS USING THE FOLLOWING WEB BASED SURVEY TO
SOLICIT AND EVALUATE PUBLIC INPUT FROM OCTOBER 19 2004 THROUGH
NOVEMBER 12 2004 AT THE WEB ADDRESS BELOW:

    HTTP://WWW.CFIGROUP.NET/CLIMATESURVEY04/

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ON THE SURVEY...PLEASE CONTACT:

BARBARA MAYES
NOAA/NWS CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION W/OS4
1325 EAST-WEST HIGHWAY
SILVER SPRING MD 20910
PHONE 301-713-1970 EXT 181
E-MAIL BARBARA.MAYES@xxxxxxxx

BACKGROUND:

THE NWS HAS CONTRACTED WITH CLAES FORNELL INTERNATIONAL /CFI/ TO
EVALUATE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION WITH NWS PRODUCTS. PUBLIC FEEDBACK
THROUGH SURVEYS CAN PROVIDE NWS WITH VALUABLE INFORMATION TO
CONSIDER FOR POTENTIAL CHANGES TO PRODUCTS THAT WOULD IMPROVE
SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC.

THE CFI SURVEY WILL EVALUATE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS.

CPC PRODUCTS:

1-MONTH TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OUTLOOKS
3-MONTH TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OUTLOOKS
3 1/2-MONTH DROUGHT OUTLOOK
6- TO 10-DAY TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OUTLOOKS
8- TO 14-DAY TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OUTLOOKS
EXCESSIVE HEAT AND WIND CHILL OUTLOOKS
ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASONAL OUTLOOK
U.S. HAZARDS ASSESSMENT
U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR
DEGREE DAY OUTLOOKS /HEATING DEGREE DAYS - COOLING DEGREE DAYS/
ENSO MONITORING AND FORECASTING /ENSO DIAGNOSTIC DISCUSSION/
PACIFIC OCEAN SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE FORECASTS
PACIFIC OCEAN SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE OBSERVATIONS
OTHER CPC PRODUCTS /CUSTOMER CAN SPECIFY/

WFO PRODUCTS:

MAXIMUM/MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION TABLE /RTP/
RECORD EVENT REPORT /RER/
CLIMATOLOGICAL REPORT...DAILY /CLI/
CLIMATOLOGICAL REPORT...MONTHLY /CLM/
PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA /F-6/

THIS NOTICE AND OTHER CURRENT PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE
AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETERS/:

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

THIS MESSAGE IS LISTED AT THE TOP OF THIS WEB PAGE...ABOVE THE
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE AND TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE BOX.

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