20010313: Sesonal Drought -ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20010313: Sesonal Drought -ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 12:45:43 -0700

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 01-12
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
220 PM EST TUE MAR 13 2001

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

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

SUBJECT:  SEASONAL DROUGHT OUTLOOK ISSUANCES ON THE INTERNET FOR
          THE REST OF 2001

THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER /CPC/ ISSUES A SEASONAL DROUGHT
OUTLOOK EACH MONTH NEAR THE MIDDLE OF THE MONTH...AFTER THE
ISSUANCE OF THE LONG-LEAD MONTHLY AND SEASONAL TEMPERATURE AND
PRECIPITATION OUTLOOKS. THIS DROUGHT OUTLOOK IS AVAILABLE ONLY ON
THE CPC WEB SITE AT:

   HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV    /CLICK ON DROUGHT ASSESSMENT/

THE DROUGHT OUTLOOK IS NORMALLY RELEASED ON A FRIDAY IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE MONTH AT 830 AM EASTERN TIME /ET/.  BUT IN
MARCH...APRIL...AND MAY OF 2001...CPC PLANS TO RELEASE THE
SEASONAL DROUGHT OUTLOOK THE SAME DAY AND TIME AS THE LONG-LEAD
OUTLOOKS /I.E. THURSDAY AT 300 PM ET/ TO CONFORM WITH PRESS
RELEASE SCHEDULES.  THESE THURSDAY DATES ARE MARCH 15...
APRIL 12... AND MAY 17.

THUS...THE RELEASE DATES AND TIMES OF THE SEASONAL DROUGHT
OUTLOOK FOR THE REST OF 2001 ARE AS FOLLOWS:

RELEASE             RELEASE   DROUGHT OUTLOOK FOR
  DATE              TIME /ET/
THURSDAY MARCH 15   300 PM    MID-MARCH THROUGH JUNE
THURSDAY APRIL 12   300 PM    MID-APRIL THROUGH JULY
THURSDAY MAY 17     300 PM    MID-MAY THROUGH AUGUST
FRIDAY JUNE 15      830 AM    MID-JUNE THROUGH SEPTEMBER
FRIDAY JULY 13      830 AM    MID-JULY THROUGH OCTOBER
FRIDAY AUGUST 17    830 AM    MID-AUGUST THROUGH NOVEMBER
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 14 830 AM    MID-SEPTEMBER THROUGH DECEMBER
FRIDAY OCTOBER 19   830 AM    MID-OCTOBER THROUGH JANUARY
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 16  830 AM    MID-NOVEMBER THROUGH FEBRUARY
FRIDAY DECEMBER 14  830 AM    MID-DECEMBER THROUGH MARCH

FOR MORE INFORMATION...CONTACT:
     DOUG LECOMTE...SENIOR METEOROLOGIST
     NOAA/CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER W/NP53
     5200 AUTH RD
     CAMP SPRINGS MD 20746-4304
     PHONE: 301-763-8000 EXT 7567

THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES CAN BE FOUND ON THE
INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE/:

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

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