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PNSWSH

Service Change Notice 11-24

National Weather Service Headquarters Washington DC

133 PM EDT Wed Jun 24 2011

To: Subscribers

-Family of Services

-NOAA Weather Wire Service

-Emergency Managers Weather Information Network

-NOAAPORT

Other NWS Partners and Employees

From: Wayne Higgins,

Director, Climate Prediction Center

Subject: Format of U.S. Hazards and Global Tropics Hazards

Assessments effective Sep 12 2011

The U.S. Hazards Assessment and the Global Tropics Hazards and Benefits Assessment names will be changed. The term "assessment" will be replaced with "outlook."

The format of the U.S. Hazards Assessment will also change. The new format will separate the product forecast period, covering 3-14 days into the future, into two forecast periods:

3-7 days into the future

8-14 days into the future

The four maps will be produced for each forecast period

Precipitation-related Hazards

Temperature/Wind-related Hazards

Drought/Wildfire-related Hazards

Composite of all Hazards.

The content of the maps will be similar to the ones produced now for this product.

US Hazards Assessment:

www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/threats/threats.php

Global Tropical Hazards Assessment:

www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/precip/CWlink/ghazards/index.php