20031218: Chance to Comment-CPC-3 mo outlooksADMIN NOTICE NOUS41

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• Subject: 20031218: Chance to Comment-CPC-3 mo outlooksADMIN NOTICE NOUS41
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 08:52:07 -0700

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT REQUEST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1045 AM EST THU DEC 18 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      ROBERT E. LIVEZEY
         CHIEF...CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION

SUBJECT   UPDATED...PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD EXTENDED THROUGH
         JANUARY 16 2004 ON UPDATED PROPOSED CHANGE IN RELEASE
         TIME FOR CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTERS ONE- AND
         THREE-MONTH OUTLOOKS AND DROUGHT OUTLOOK

UPDATED TO OFFER A SECOND POSSIBLE ISSUANCE TIME FROM WHICH TO
CHOOSE AND TO EXTEND THE COMMENT PERIOD

THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER /CPC/ IS SOLICITING COMMENTS UNTIL
JANUARY 16 2004 ON A PROPOSED CHANGE IN THE RELEASE TIME FOR THE
OFFICIAL 1- AND 3-MONTH OUTLOOKS AND DROUGHT OUTLOOK.  CURRENTLY
CPC/S 1- AND 3-MONTH OUTLOOKS AND DROUGHT OUTLOOK ARE ISSUED AT
300 PM EASTERN TIME ON THE THIRD THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH.  THIS
PROPOSAL WOULD CHANGE THE OFFICIAL RELEASE TIME FROM 300 PM
EASTERN TIME TO EITHER 0830 AM OR 1000 AM EASTERN TIME.  AN
EARLIER RELEASE TIME WOULD PROVIDE USERS IN THE UNITED STATES
MORE TIMELY INFORMATION FOR THEIR DECISION MAKING.  THE DATES OF
OUTLOOK ISSUANCE WOULD REMAIN UNCHANGED.  PENDING USER
FEEDBACK...THE PROPOSED CHANGE WOULD TAKE EFFECT ON THURSDAY
FEBRUARY 19 2004.  A SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE WILL BE ISSUED TO
NOTIFY YOU OF THE NEW ISSUANCE TIME 30 DAYS BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE
DATE OF THE CHANGE.

PLEASE SUBMIT COMMENTS /ACCEPTED THROUGH JANUARY 16 2004/
REGARDING THIS PROPOSED CHANGE AT THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE /USE
LOWER CASE LETTERS/...

HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/COMMENT-FORMS/COMMENT-FORM.SEASONAL.
HTML

OR WRITE TO

    BARBARA MAYES
    NOAA/NWS CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION W/OS4
    1325 EAST-WEST HIGHWAY
    SILVER SPRING MD 20910

THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE.
NOTE...ALL PRODUCT WEB ADDRESSES ARE LOWER CASE


1. THREE-MONTH OUTLOOK MAPS FOR CONTIGUOUS U.S. AND ALASKA

LEAD TIME IS INDICATED BY THE NUMBER IN THE WMO HEADING AND LAST
LETTER IN THE AWIPS ID. /I.E. 01 AND A HAVE A LEAD TIME OF 0.5
MONTH... 02 AND B HAVE A LEAD TIME OF 1.5 MONTHS... ETC./

         TEMPERATURE                    PRECIPITATION
 WMO HEADING        AWIPS ID      WMO HEADING         AWIPS ID
 PTIW/01-13/ KWBC   RBGLT/A-M/    PEIW/01-13/ KWBC    RBGLE/A-M/

    HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PREDICTIONS/90DAY/


2A. PROBABILITY OF EXCEEDENCE /POE/ TABULAR TEXT PRODUCTS FOR ALL
102 CLIMATE DIVISIONAL AREAS

NOTE...HDD /HEATING DEGREE DAYS/   CDD /COOLING DEGREE DAYS/

THE LEAD TIME IS INDICATED BY THE LAST LETTER OF AWIPS ID /I.E. A
IS FOR 0.5 MONTH LEADTIME...B IS FOR 1.5 MONTH LEAD TIME ETC TO M
FOR 12.5 MONTH LEAD TIME/.

FOR            WMO HEADINGS                  AWIPS IDS
TEMPERATURE    FXUS/01 THROUGH 13/ KWNC      POELT/A THROUGH M/
PRECIPITATION  FXUS/61 THROUGH 73/ KWNC      POELP/A THROUGH M/
HDD            FXUS/28 THROUGH 40/ KWNC      POELH/A THROUGH M/
CDD            FXUS/41 THROUGH 53/ KWNC      POELC/A THROUGH M/

     HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PREDICTIONS/90DAY/


2B. POE TABULAR TEXT PRODUCTS FOR ALL SPECIFIED CITIES

THE LEAD TIME IS INDICATED BY THE LAST LETTER OF AWIPS ID /I.E. A
IS FOR 0.5 MONTH LEAD TIME...B IS FOR 1.5 MONTH LEAD TIME ETC TO
M FOR 12.5 MONTH LEAD TIME/.

FOR            WMO HEADINGS                  AWIPS IDS
TEMPERATURE    FXUS/01 THROUGH 13/ KWNC      POECT/A THROUGH M/
HDD            FXUS/28 THROUGH 40/ KWNC      POECH/A THROUGH M/
CDD            FXUS/41 THROUGH 53/ KWNC      POECC/A THROUGH M/

   NOTE...NO PRECIPITATION POE OUTLOOKS ARE AVAILABLE FOR CITIES

       HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PREDICTIONS/90DAY/


2C. 50 PERCENT /OR CENTER/ POE OUTLOOK GRAPHICS

THE LEAD TIME IS INDICATED BY THE LAST LETTER OF AWIPS ID /I.E. A
IS FOR 0.5 MONTH LEAD TIME...B IS FOR 1.5 MONTH LEAD TIME ETC TO
M FOR 12.5 MONTH LEAD TIME/.

FOR            WMO HEADINGS                  AWIPS IDS
TEMPERATURE    PTNV/01 THROUGH 13/ KWNC      RBGCT/A THROUGH M/
PRECIPITATION  PENV/01 THROUGH 13/ KWNC      RBGCP/A THROUGH M/

        HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PREDICTIONS/90DAY/


3. ONE-MONTH OUTLOOK MAPS FOR CONTIGUOUS U.S. AND ALASKA

         TEMPERATURE                    PRECIPITATION
 WMO HEADING       AWIPS ID        WMO HEADING      AWIPS ID
 PTIV98 KWNC       RBG9MT          PEIV98 KWNC      RBG9ME

        HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PREDICTIONS/30DAY/


4. ONE-MONTH OUTLOOK PROGNOSTIC DISCUSSION

         WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID
         FXUS07 KWBC    PMD30D

HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PREDICTIONS/30DAY/FXUS07.
HTML


5. THREE-MONTH OUTLOOK PROGNOSTIC DISCUSSION

         WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID
         FXUS05 KWBC    PMD90D

HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PREDICTIONS/90DAY/FXUS05.
HTML


6. ONE-MONTH AND THREE MONTH HAWAIIAN TEXT OUTLOOKS AND
  DISCUSSION

         WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID
         FXHW40 KWBC    PMDHCO
HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PREDICTIONS/90DAY/FXHW40.
HTML


7.   DROUGHT OUTLOOK

         WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID
         PMNV88 KWNC    RBGDRK

HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/EXPERT_ASSESSMENT/
SEASONAL_DROUGHT.HTML


8.   DROUGHT OUTLOOK DISCUSSION

         WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID
         FXUS22 KWNC    PMDDRK

HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/EXPERT_ASSESSMENT/
SEASONAL_DROUGHT.HTML


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

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

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