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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT REQUEST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1145 AM EDT WED MAR 21 2007 

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:CURRENTLY SOLICITING PUBLIC COMMENTS THROUGH APRIL 20 
        2007 ON PROPOSED CHANGE IN SCHEDULED RELEASE DATE FOR 
        THE U.S. HAZARDS ASSESSMENT.

THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER /CPC/ IS SOLICITING COMMENTS ON A 
PROPOSED CHANGE IN THE SCHEDULED RELEASE DATE FOR THE U.S. 
HAZARDS ASSESSMENT. CURRENTLY THE SCHEDULED U.S. HAZARDS 
ASSESSMENT IS ISSUED ON TUESDAY AT 3:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME WITH A 
VALID PERIOD OF 3 to 14 DAYS AFTER ISSUANCE.

THIS PROPOSAL WOULD CHANGE THE SCHEDULED RELEASE DATE TO MONDAY 
AT 3:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME WITH A VALID TIME 3 TO 14 DAYS AFTER 
ISSUANCE. IN ADDITION TO ADDING ANOTHER DAY TO THE SET OF HAZARDS 
ASSESSMENTS ISSUED EACH WEEK...THIS NEW SCHEDULED ISSUANCE TIME 
WOULD IMPROVE COVERAGE OF HAZARDS BY MOVING THE FIRST VALID DAY 
OF THE ASSESSMENT FROM FRIDAY TO THURSDAY. THIS CHANGE WILL 
ENHANCE CPC/S ABILITY TO COORDINATE SHORTER RANGE HAZARDS WITH 
THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER AND HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION 
CENTER.

THIS PROPOSAL WOULD AFFECT THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS:

GRAPHICS:
3- TO 14-DAY HAZARDS ASSESSMENT /CONTIGUOUS U.S. AND ALASKA/.

HAZARD			WMO HEADING	AWIPS ID
PRECIPITATION		PEIY50 KWNC	RBGTHP
TEMPERATURE/WIND	PTIY98 KWNC	RBGTHT
SOIL/WILDFIRE		PYIY88 KWNC	RBGTHS


WEB /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: 

HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/  /USE U.S. HAZARDS ASSESSMENT LINK/

TEXT:

3- TO 14-DAY HAZARDS ASSESSMENT DISCUSSION /CONTIGUOUS U.S. AND 
ALASKA/.

WMO HEADING - FXUS21 KWNC	  AWIPS ID - PMDTHR

PLEASE SUBMIT COMMENTS /ACCEPTED THROUGH APRIL 20 2007/ REGARDING 
THIS PROPOSED CHANGE AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE 
LETTERS/:

HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PREDICTIONS/THREATS/HAZARDS_C
OMMENTS.HTML

OR CONTACT:

     MIKE HALPERT
     CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER - W/NP51      
     5200 AUTH RD                
     CAMP SPRINGS MD 20746-4304
     PHONE: 301-763-8000 EXT 7535

THIS AND OTHER NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE 
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

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

THIS MESSAGE IS LISTED AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE...ABOVE THE SERVICE 
CHANGE NOTICE AND TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE BOX.

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