20040716: modfied content of climatological report-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC

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• Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 10:37:05 -0600

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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 04-43
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1120 AM EDT FRI JUL 16 2004

TO:       FAMILY OF SERVICE /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...AND NWS EMPLOYEES

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

SUBJECT:  MODIFIED CONTENT OF CLIMATOLOGICAL REPORT /LONGER
 TERM/...PRODUCT CATEGORY CLM

BASED UPON CUSTOMER FEEDBACK...THE CONTENT OF THE CLIMATOLOGICAL
REPORT /LONGER TERM/...PRODUCT CATEGORY CLM IS BEING MODIFIED. THIS
CHANGE WILL PROVIDE FOR A STREAMLINED AND MORE USER-FRIENDLY FORMAT.
ALL NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFOS/ WILL TRANSITION TO THIS
MODIFIED FORMAT BEFORE THE SEPTEMBER 2004 CLM PRODUCT /ISSUED IN
EARLY OCTOBER 2004/. SOME WFOS WERE ABLE TO START USING THE MODIFIED
FORMAT BEGINNING WITH THE JUNE 2004 PRODUCT /ISSUED IN EARLY JULY/.

SPECIFICALLY...THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS WILL NO LONGER BE PART OF THE
STANDARD CLM CONTENT. NOTE: THESE ELEMENTS MAY STILL BE CARRIED AS
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA BASED UPON LOCAL NEEDS.

1.  TEMPERATURE /F/ DAYS MAX GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 80.
2.  TEMPERATURE /F/ DAYS MAX GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 60.
3.  TEMPERATURE /F/ DAYS MAX LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 60.
4.  TEMPERATURE /F/ DAYS MIN GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 60.
5.  TEMPERATURE /F/ DAYS MIN LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 40.
6.  TEMPERATURE /F/ DAYS MIN LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 30.
7.  PRECIPITATION /INCHES/ DAYS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 0.25.
8.  PRECIPITATION /INCHES/ DAYS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 0.75.
9.  PRECIPITATION /INCHES/ GREATEST STORM TOTAL.
10. SNOWFALL /INCHES/ RECORDS 24 HOUR TOTAL.
11. SNOWFALL /INCHES/ RECORDS SNOW DEPTH.
12. SNOWFALL /INCHES/ TOTALS LIQUID EQUIV.
13. SNOWFALL /INCHES/ SINCE 7/1 LIQUID 7/1.
14. SNOWFALL /INCHES/ DAYS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO TRACE.
15. SNOWFALL /INCHES/ DAYS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 3.0.
16. SNOWFALL /INCHES/ GREATEST STORM TOTAL.
17. FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST.
18. FREEZE DATES RECORD LATEST.
19. FREEZE DATES EARLIEST.
20. FREEZE DATES LATEST.
21. WIND /MPH/ RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION.

THE GOVERNING NWS PROCEDURAL INSTRUCTION /NWSI 10-501...WFO
STATEMENTS...SUMMARIES...TABLES PRODUCTS SPECIFICATION...EFFECTIVE
THURSDAY JULY 1 2004/ HAS BEEN POSTED FOR REVIEW SINCE MARCH 29 2004
ON THE WEB AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

      HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/010/PD01005001C.PDF

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS CHANGE...PLEASE
CONTACT:

     ART THOMAS
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
     SILVER SPRING MD
 PHONE:  301.713.1867 EXT. 193


  EMAIL:  ART.THOMAS@xxxxxxxx

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

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

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