20021115: Probabilistic winter wx-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20021115: Probabilistic winter wx-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 10:26:55 -0700

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 02-58
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1120 AM EST FRI NOV 15 2002

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...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     JAMES E. LEE
         CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  CHANGE OF ISSUANCE TIME FOR THE 0615 UTC DAY 1 FINAL
         PROBABILISTIC WINTER WEATHER GUIDANCE GRAPHICS FROM
         NCEP HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER /HPC/...
         EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 12 2002

ON DECEMBER 12 2002...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CHANGE
THE ISSUANCE TIME OF THE DAY 1 FINAL PROBABILISTIC WINTER WEATHER
GUIDANCE GRAPHICS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
PREDICTION /NCEP/ HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER /HPC/
FROM 0615 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ TO NO LATER THAN
0715 UTC.

THE DAY 1 FINAL PROBABILISTIC WINTER WEATHER GUIDANCE
GRAPHICS DEPICT THE PROBABILITY OF EXCEEDING SPECIFIC THRESHOLDS
OF SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN TWO 12-HOUR INCREMENTS OVER THE
CONTIGUOUS U.S.  THE LATER ISSUANCE TIME WILL ALLOW HPC
FORECASTERS TO EVALUATE ADDITIONAL MODEL DATA AND COLLABORATE
WITH FIELD FORECASTERS.

THE COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THESE GRAPHICS ARE:

    VALID PERIOD        WMO HEADING         AWIPS ID
    1200-0000 UTC       PSID41 KWBC         RBG93S
    0000-1200 UTC       PSID88 KWNH         RBG94S

THESE TWO GRAPHICS ARE PART OF A SUITE OF WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS
INCLUDING A DISCUSSION ISSUED BY 0745 UTC.  THERE WILL BE NO
CHANGE TO ISSUANCE TIMES OF THE OTHER PRODUCTS WITHIN THE SUITE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CHANGE...CONTACT:

    KEVIN MCCARTHY
    DEPUTY DIRECTOR...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
    NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION
    5200 AUTH ROAD
    CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND 20746
    PHONE:  301-763-8000 X 7304
    EMAIL:  KEVIN.MCCARTHY@xxxxxxxx

              -OR-

    ROBERT KELLY
    CHIEF...FORECAST OPERATIONS BRANCH
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
    NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION
    HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
    5200 AUTH ROAD
    CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND 20746
    PHONE: 301-763-8000 X 7417
    EMAIL: ROBERT.KELLY@xxxxxxxx

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

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

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