20011214: Climate Outlooks

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• Subject: 20011214: Climate Outlooks
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• Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 09:47:06 -0700

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 01-74
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1115 AM EST FRI DEC 14 2001

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

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

SUBJECT:  YEAR 2002 ISSUANCE DATES FOR MONTHLY AND SEASONAL
         CLIMATE OUTLOOKS

THE FOLLOWING IS THE 2002 SCHEDULE OF ISSUANCE DATES FOR THE
MONTHLY AND SEASONAL CLIMATE OUTLOOKS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE /NWS/ CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER /CPC/.  FOR EACH ISSUANCE
DATE...THE MONTHLY OUTLOOK AND 13 SEASONAL OUTLOOKS ARE SHOWN IN
THE COLUMN BELOW THAT DATE.  THE 3-MONTH SEASONAL OUTLOOK PERIODS
ARE INDICATED BY 3-LETTER ABBREVIATIONS /E.G. JFM IS
JANUARY-FEBRUARY-MARCH... AMJ IS APRIL-MAY-JUNE  ETC./.  THE
ISSUE TIME FOR OUTLOOKS IS AROUND 3 P.M. EASTERN TIME ON EITHER
THE SECOND OR THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH.  THE LEAD TIME...WHICH
IS THE TIME BETWEEN ISSUANCE OF AN OUTLOOK AND THE FIRST DAY OF
ITS VALID PERIOD...IS ABOUT 1/2 MONTH FOR THE MONTHLY OUTLOOK AND
VARIES FROM 1/2 MONTH TO 12 1/2 MONTHS FOR THE 13 SEASONAL
OUTLOOKS.

2002        JAN  FEB  MAR  APR  MAY  JUN  JUL  AUG  SEP  OCT  NOV  DEC
ISSUE DATE..17   14   14   18   16   13   18   15   12   17   14   12

            .    .    .    ..OUTLOOKS FOR..    .    .    .    .    .
LEAD TIME    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .
0.5 MONTH  FEB  MAR  APR  MAY  JUN  JUL  AUG  SEP  OCT  NOV  DEC  JAN
0.5 MONTH  FMA  MAM  AMJ  MJJ  JJA  JAS  ASO  SON  OND  NDJ  DJF  JFM
1.5 MONTH  MAM  AMJ  MJJ  JJA  JAS  ASO  SON  OND  NDJ  DJF  JFM  FMA
2.5 MONTH  AMJ  MJJ  JJA  JAS  ASO  SON  OND  NDJ  DJF  JFM  FMA  MAM
3.5 MONTH  MJJ  JJA  JAS  ASO  SON  OND  NDJ  DJF  JFM  FMA  MAM  AMJ
4.5 MONTH  JJA  JAS  ASO  SON  OND  NDJ  DJF  JFM  FMA  MAM  AMJ  MJJ
5.5 MONTH  JAS  ASO  SON  OND  NDJ  DJF  JFM  FMA  MAM  AMJ  MJJ  JJA
6.5 MONTH  ASO  SON  OND  NDJ  DJF  JFM  FMA  MAM  AMJ  MJJ  JJA  JAS
7.5 MONTH  SON  OND  NDJ  DJF  JFM  FMA  MAM  AMJ  MJJ  JJA  JAS  ASO
8.5 MONTH  OND  NDJ  DJF  JFM  FMA  MAM  AMJ  MJJ  JJA  JAS  ASO  SON
9.5 MONTH  NDJ  DJF  JFM  FMA  MAM  AMJ  MJJ  JJA  JAS  ASO  SON  OND
10.5 MONTH  DJF  JFM  FMA  MAM  AMJ  MJJ  JJA  JAS  ASO  SON  OND  NDJ
11.5 MONTH  JFM  FMA  MAM  AMJ  MJJ  JJA  JAS  ASO  SON  OND  NDJ  DJF
12.5 MONTH  FMA  MAM  AMJ  MJJ  JJA  JAS  ASO  SON  OND  NDJ  DJF  JFM

ALL CLIMATE OUTLOOKS AND RELATED INFORMATION ARE OFFICIALLY
DISSEMINATED THOUGH AWIPS AND NOAAPORT.

THE FOLLOWING WMO HEADINGS/AWIPS IDS ARE FOR GRAPHICS COVERING
ALL STATES EXCEPT HAWAII.

                   MONTHLY OUTLOOK CHARTS

LEAD TIME      PRECIPITATION              TEMPERATURE
              WMO HEADING   AWIPS ID     WMO HEADING   AWIPS ID
0.5 MONTH      PEIV98 KWNC   RBG9ME       PTIV98 KWNC   RBG9MT

                   SEASONAL OUTLOOK CHARTS

LEAD TIME      PRECIPITATION              TEMPERATURE
              WMO HEADING   AWIPS ID     WMO HEADING   AWIPS ID
0.5 MONTH     PEIW01 KWBC   RBGLPA       PTIW01 KWBC   RBGLTA
1.5 MONTH     PEIW02 KWBC   RBGLPB       PTIW02 KWBC   RBGLTB
2.5 MONTH     PEIW03 KWBC   RBGLPC       PTIW03 KWBC   RBGLTC
3.5 MONTH     PEIW04 KWBC   RBGLPD       PTIW04 KWBC   RBGLTD
4.5 MONTH     PEIW05 KWBC   RBGLPE       PTIW05 KWBC   RBGLTE
5.5 MONTH     PEIW06 KWBC   RBGLPF       PTIW06 KWBC   RBGLTF
6.5 MONTH     PEIW07 KWBC   RBGLPG       PTIW07 KWBC   RBGLTG
7.5 MONTH     PEIW08 KWBC   RBGLPH       PTIW08 KWBC   RBGLTH
8.5 MONTH     PEIW09 KWBC   RBGLPI       PTIW09 KWBC   RBGLTI
9.5 MONTH     PEIW10 KWBC   RBGLPJ       PTIW10 KWBC   RBGLTJ
10.5 MONTH     PEIW11 KWBC   RBGLPK       PTIW11 KWBC   RBGLTK
11.5 MONTH     PEIW12 KWBC   RBGLPL       PTIW12 KWBC   RBGLTL
12.5 MONTH     PEIW13 KWBC   RBGLPM       PTIW13 KWBC   RBGLTM

THE TEXTUAL HAWAIIAN OUTLOOK/CLIMATOLOGICAL BULLETIN IS SENT
UNDER WMO HEADING FXHW40 KWBC AND AWIPS IDENTIFIER PMDHCO.

ALSO...CPC CONCURRENTLY ISSUES PROGNOSTIC DISCUSSIONS FOR THE
OUTLOOKS...UNDER THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATION HEADERS:

DISCUSSION                         WMO HEADING     AWIPS ID
MONTHLY OUTLOOK DISCUSSION         FXUS07 KWBC     PMD30D
SEASONAL OUTLOOK DISCUSSIONS       FXUS05 KWBC     PMD90D

IN ADDITION...CPC DISSEMINATES OUTLOOKS AND RELATED INFORMATION
ON ITS HOME PAGE ON THE INTERNET. THE URL ADDRESS IS /USE LOWER
CASE/:

         http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ON THE SCHEDULE...CONTACT CPC AT:

    A. JAMES WAGNER
    CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER - W/NP53
    5200 AUTH ROAD
    CAMP SPRINGS MD 20746
    PH: 301-763-8000 EXT 7532

THIS NOTICE AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED ON
THE INTERNET AT /LOWER CASE/

       http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm

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