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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
822 AM EDT MON JUN 14 2010

TO:      SUBSCRIBERS:
         -FAMILY OF SERVICES
         -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
         -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
         -NOAAPORT 
         OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES

FROM:    JAMES E. HOKE
         DIRECTOR HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

SUBJECT: SOLICITING COMMENTS THROUGH NOVEMBER 30 2010 FOR NEW
         PROBABILISTIC QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION FORECASTS
         /PQPF/

THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER /HPC/ IS ISSUING A NEW 
EXPERIMENTAL PROBABILISTIC QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION FORECAST 
/PQPF/ FOR THE CONTINENTAL U.S. IN 6 HOUR INCREMENTS. THE 
FORECASTS ARE BASED ON THE OPERATIONAL MANUALLY PREPARED HPC 
QUANTITATIVE FORECASTS /QPF/ AND THE ENSEMBLE OUTPUT FROM THE 
NCEP SHORT RANGE ENSEMBLE FORECASTS /SREF/. PQPF IN 6-HOUR 
INCREMENTS OUT TO 72 HOURS ARE AVAILABLE BY 1000 AND 2200 UTC ON 
THE HPC WEBPAGE AT THE FOLLOWING URL /USE LOWERCASE/:

   HTTP://WWW.HPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PQPF_6HR/CONUS_HPC_PQPF_6HR.PHP

THE ELECTRONIC SURVEY FOR COLLECTING USER COMMENTS AS LISTED ON 
THE HPC WEBPAGE CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWERCASE/:

   HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=HPC-PQPF

THIS PRODUCT IS IN THE NEW AND ENHANCED PRODUCTS/SERVICES 
CATALOG AT THE FOLLOWING URL /USE LOWERCASE/:

   HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV/DETAILE.PHP?SELROW=399

COMMENTS REGARDING THE HPC EXPERIMENTAL PQPF MAY ALSO BE SENT BY 
NOVEMBER 30 2010 TO:

   EDWIN DANAHER
   HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER 
   5200 AUTH RD, CAMP SPRINGS, MD 20746
   EDWIN.DANAHER@NOAA.GOV
   301-763-8000 EXT 7354

NWS NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:

  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM

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