20030815 Issuance Times for Prob Winter Wx ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC

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• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 11:53:36 -0600

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 03-42
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
145 PM EDT FRI AUG 15 2003

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      GLENN AUSTIN
         ACTING CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT   CHANGE OF ISSUANCE TIME FOR THE DAY 1 AND DAY 2 FINAL
         PROBABILISTIC WINTER WEATHER GUIDANCE GRAPHICS ISSUED
         BY NCEP HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER /HPC/...
         EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 30 2003

ON TUESDAY...SEPTEMBER 30 2003...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WILL CHANGE THE ISSUANCE TIME OF THE DAY 1 AND DAY 2 FINAL
PROBABILISTIC WINTER WEATHER GUIDANCE GRAPHICS.  THESE PRODUCTS
ARE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION
/NCEP/ HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER /HPC/.  THE LATER
ISSUANCE TIME WILL ALLOW HPC FORECASTERS TO EVALUATE ADDITIONAL
MODEL DATA...AND COLLABORATE AND INCORPORATE INPUT FROM FIELD
FORECASTERS INTO THE FINAL NATIONAL CENTER PRODUCT.  THE NEW
ISSUANCE TIMES WILL BE NO LATER THAN THE TIMES LISTED IN TABLE 1.
TABLE 2 CONTAINS THE COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THESE
PRODUCTS.

THE FINAL PROBABILISTIC WINTER WEATHER GUIDANCE GRAPHICS DEPICT
THE PROBABILITY OF EXCEEDING SPECIFIC THRESHOLDS OF SNOW AND ICE
ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE CONTIGUOUS U.S.

TABLE 1   OLD AND CORRESPONDING NEW ISSUANCE TIMES...IN
         COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/.

PRODUCT                  DAY/NIGHT              ISSUANCE TIME
                                               OLD       NEW

FINAL DAY 1 GRAPHIC      /NIGHT ISSUANCE/    0715 UTC   0815 UTC
FINAL DAY 2 GRAPHIC      /NIGHT ISSUANCE/    0715 UTC   0815 UTC
FINAL DISCUSSION         /NIGHT ISSUANCE/    0745 UTC   0900 UTC
FINAL DAY 1 GRAPHIC      /DAY ISSUANCE/      1815 UTC   2015 UTC
FINAL DAY 2 GRAPHIC      /DAY ISSUANCE/      1900 UTC   2015 UTC
FINAL DISCUSSION         /DAY ISSUANCE/      1945 UTC   2100 UTC


TABLE 2   THE COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR THE FINAL PRODUCTS.

PRODUCT                                 WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID

FINAL DAY 1 GRAPHIC /FIRST 12 HOURS/    PSID41 KWBC    RBG93S
FINAL DAY 1 GRAPHIC /SECOND 12 HOURS/   PSID88 KWNH    RBG94S
FINAL DAY 2 GRAPHIC                     PGII98 KWNH    RBG98S
FINAL DISCUSSION                        FOUS11 KWBC    QPFHSD


THESE PRODUCTS ARE A SUBSET OF A SUITE OF WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS
ISSUED BY HPC.  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 RM 410
    CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND 20746
    PHONE  301-763-8000 X 7304
    EMAIL  KEVIN.MCCARTHY@xxxxxxxx

           -OR-

    ROBERT KELLY
    CHIEF...HPC FORECAST OPERATIONS BRANCH
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
    NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION
    5200 AUTH ROAD RM 410
    CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND 20746
    PHONE  301-763-8000 X 7306
    EMAIL  ROBERT.KELLY@xxxxxxxx

THIS AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/

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

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