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------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOUS41 KWBC 041705 CCA PNSWSH SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 07-22...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 105 PM EDT FRI MAY 4 2007TO: 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: CORRECTED: INCREASED FREQUENCY OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES
OF U.S. DROUGHT OUTLOOKS: EFFECTIVE JUNE 7 2007
CORRECTED TO CHANGE THE AWIPS ID FOR THE U.S. SEASONAL DROUGHT OUTLOOK DISCUSSION TEXT PRODUCT FROM MDDRK TO PMDDRK.
THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER /CPC/ WILL INCREASE THE FREQUENCY OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES OF THE U.S. DROUGHT OUTLOOK EFFECTIVE JUNE 7 2007. CURRENTLY THE SCHEDULED U.S. DROUGHT OUTLOOK IS ISSUED ONCE A MONTH ON THE THIRD THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 8:30 A.M. EASTERN TIME WITH A VALID PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 3 1/2 MONTHS AFTER ISSUANCE.
BEGINNING ON THURSDAY JUNE 7 2007...CPC WILL ALSO ISSUE THE U.S. DROUGHT OUTLOOK ON THE FIRST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH AT 8:30 A.M. EASTERN TIME WITH A VALID TIME COVERING THE REST OF THE MONTH PLUS THE NEXT TWO MONTHS /I.E. JUST UNDER THREE MONTHS AFTER ISSUANCE/. THE VALID TIME OF THE U.S. DROUGHT OUTLOOK ISSUED ON THE THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH /AT 8:30 A.M. EASTERN TIME/ WILL CONTINUE TO BE APPROXIMATELY 3 1/2 MONTHS AFTER ISSUANCE. THIS SECOND SCHEDULED RELEASE WILL BE IN LIEU OF RARELY ISSUED UNSCHEDULED RELEASES. THIS WILL PROVIDE AN IMPROVED AND MORE CONSISTENT LEVEL OF SERVICE.
THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE:
GRAPHIC:
U.S. DROUGHT OUTLOOK /CONTIGUOUS U.S...ALASKA...AND HAWAII/.
WMO HEADING: PMNV88 KWNC AWIPS ID: RBGDRK
WEB /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV
U.S. SEASONAL DROUGHT OUTLOOK LINK UNDER DROUGHT ASSESSMENT. TEXT:U.S. SEASONAL DROUGHT OUTLOOK DISCUSSION /CONTIGUOUS U.S... ALASKA...AND HAWAII/.
WMO HEADING: FXUS22 KWNC AWIPS ID: PMDDRK
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
DOUG LECOMTE
CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER
5200 AUTH RD
CAMP SPRINGS MD 20746-4304
PH.301-763-8000 EXT 7567
DOUGLAS.LECOMTE@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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