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PNSWSH
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-62
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1000 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: AHSHA N. TRIBBLE
CHIEF...CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION
SUBJECT: GLOBAL TROPICS HAZARDS/BENEFITS ASSESSMENT TO BECOME
OFFICIAL ON MONDAY DECEMBER 22 2008
RE: SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 07-58 ISSUED DECEMBER 12 2007 EFFECTIVE MONDAY DECEMBER 22 2008...THE GLOBAL TROPICSHAZARDS/BENEFITS ASSESSMENT WILL BE BECOME OFFICIAL. IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE ISSUED BY THE NWS CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER /CPC/ EACH MONDAY AT 400 PM EST /OR 2100 UTC/ ON THE WEB AT /USE LOWERCASE EXCEPT CW/:
WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PRECIP/CWLINK/GHAZARDS/GHAZ.SHTML THE EXPERIMENTAL ISSUANCES WILL CONTINUE TO BE ISSUED EACH MONDAY THROUGH DECEMBER 15 2008 AT THE WEBSITE ABOVE. CPC THANKS ALL WHO PROVIDED PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM DECEMBER 17 2007 THROUGH NOVEMBER 3 2008 ON THE EXPERIMENTAL ISSUANCES. THE COMMENTS WERE CONSIDERED IN THE FINAL PRODUCT DESIGN FOR UPCOMING OFFICIAL ISSUANCES. COMMENTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ACCEPTED FROM THE WEBSITE SHOWN BELOW AND WILL BE CONSIDERED IN PERIODIC WEBSITE REVIEWS FOR POSSIBLE REVISIONS. /USE LOWERCASE EXCEPT CW AND NWS/ HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PRECIP/CWLINK/GHAZARDS/NWS- FEEDBACK-FORM.HTML THE GLOBAL TROPICS HAZARDS/BENEFITS ASSESSMENT WILL PROVIDE AN OUTLOOK FOR TWO COMPONENTS DURING THE UPCOMING WEEK 1 AND WEEK 2 PERIOD: - AREAS EXPECTING EXTENSIVE AND PERSISTENT ENHANCED/ SUPPRESSED RAINFALL - REGIONS WHERE CONDITIONS ARE ESPECIALLY FAVORABLE/ UNFAVORABLE FOR TROPICAL CYCLOGENESIS THE PRODUCT WILL EMPHASIZE IMPACTS ACROSS THE GLOBAL TROPICS ONLY. IT WILL SERVE AS AN ADDITIONAL RESOURCE FOR NWS FORECASTERS MONITORING TROPICAL CONVECTION AND TROPICAL CYCLONE POTENTIAL AND FOR THOSE WITH SOCIO-ECONOMIC INTERESTS IN THESE AREAS. THE WEBSITE CONTAINS A TABLE OF TWO IMAGES FOR WEEK 1 AND WEEK 2 OUTLOOKS. EACH IMAGE ILLUSTRATES NUMBERED TROPICAL HAZARDS AND BENEFITS WITH A TEXT DESCRIPTION BELOW THE MAP EXPLAINING THE NATURE AND RATIONALE FOR THE HIGHLIGHTED REGION. IMAGES CAN BE MADE LARGER BY CLICKING ON THE HEADING LABELS. THE ENTIRE PRODUCT /BOTH MAPS AND COVER PAGE IN PDF FORMAT/ AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATED TO THE PHYSICAL BASIS AND RATIONALE FOR THE OUTLOOKS IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT: JON GOTTSCHALCK CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER - W/NP52 5200 AUTH ROAD CAMP SPRINGS MD 20746-4304 301-763-8000 EXT 7753 NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN
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