20020306: New Release Date for Drought Outlook--Effective 3/4/02.

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• Subject: 20020306: New Release Date for Drought Outlook--Effective 3/4/02.
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2002 08:06:59 -0700

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 02-12
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
01:55 PM EST WED MAR 06 2002

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: NEW RELEASE DATE FOR DROUGHT OUTLOOK...EFFECTIVE
THURSDAY MARCH 14 2002.

EFFECTIVE THURSDAY...MARCH 14 2002...Climate Prediction Center/CPC WILL
RELEASE THE SEASONAL DROUGHT OUTLOOK THE SAME DAY AND TIME AS THE LONG-
LEAD SEASONAL OUTLOOKS /I.E. MID MONTH ON A THURSDAY AT 300 PM ET/.
PREVIOUSLY THE DROUGHT OUTLOOK HAD BEEN RELEASED ON THE FOLLOWING
FRIDAY MORNING /830 AM ET/.
THE DROUGHT OUTLOOK IS AVAILABLE ONLY ON THE CPC WEB SITE AT:

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

THUS...THE RELEASE DATES AND TIMES OF THE SEASONAL DROUGHT
OUTLOOK FOR THE REST OF 2002 ARE AS FOLLOWS:

RELEASE DATE /THU 3PM ET/    DROUGHT OUTLOOK VALID FOR

MARCH 14                     MID-MARCH THROUGH JUNE
APRIL 18                     MID-APRIL THROUGH JULY
MAY 16                       MID-MAY THROUGH AUGUST
JUNE 13                      MID-JUNE THROUGH SEPTEMBER
JULY 18                      MID-JULY THROUGH OCTOBER
AUGUST 15                    MID-AUGUST THROUGH NOVEMBER
SEPTEMBER 12                 MID-SEPTEMBER THROUGH DECEMBER
OCTOBER 17                   MID-OCTOBER THROUGH JANUARY
NOVEMBER 14                  MID-NOVEMBER THROUGH FEBRUARY
DECEMBER 12                  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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