NOUS41 KWBC 021804                                                  
PNSWSH

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 03-29
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
210 PM EDT FRI MAY 2 2003 

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   CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE OUTLOOK TO BE ISSUED 
          MAY 19 2003

THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER /CPHC/ IN HONOLULU HAWAII WILL
ISSUE THE CENTRAL PACIFIC /140 DEGREES WEST TO 180 DEGREES WEST
LONGITUDE/ HURRICANE OUTLOOK ON MONDAY MAY 19 2003 AT 1030 A.M.
HAWAII STANDARD TIME UNDER THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT IDENTIFIER...

          WMO HEADING           AWIPS ID
          NOHW40 PHFO           PNSHI

THE OUTLOOK WILL ALSO BE ISSUED ON THE CPHC WEB SITE AT /USE LOWER
CASE LETTERS/

               http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/cphc/

THE OUTLOOK IS VALID FOR THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE SEASON WHICH
EXTENDS FROM JUNE 1 THROUGH NOVEMBER 30 2003.  CPHC ISSUES THIS
OUTLOOK IN COOPERATION WITH THE NWS CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER.

CPHC WILL FORECAST THE NUMBER OF TROPICAL SYSTEMS...INCLUDING
TROPICAL DEPRESSIONS...TROPICAL STORMS...AND HURRICANES EXPECTED
DURING THE HURRICANE SEASON.  THE NUMBER OF SYSTEMS FORECASTED WILL
BE A SMALL NUMERICAL RANGE /I.E. PLUS OR MINUS ONE/.

THE OUTLOOK REPRESENTS THE BEST FORECAST FOR THE EXPECTED OVERALL
ACTIVITY FOR THE CENTRAL PACIFIC BASIN.  THE OUTLOOK DOES NOT
PROVIDE A FORECAST OF WHETHER A PARTICULAR LOCALITY WILL BE
IMPACTED BY A HURRICANE IN ANY GIVEN YEAR.  RESIDENTS AND
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES OF HAWAII SHOULD ALWAYS EMPHASIZE HURRICANE
PREPAREDNESS EFFORTS...REGARDLESS OF THE OVERALL OUTLOOK FOR A
GIVEN YEAR.  THIS IS STRESSED BY THE THEME OF THIS YEARS HURRICANE
AWARENESS ACTIVITIES ...IT ONLY TAKES ONE - ARE YOU PREPARED?

HAWAII HAS BEEN VERY FORTUNATE OVER THE LAST 100 YEARS...WITH ONLY
A FEW HURRICANES IMPACTING THE ISLANDS.  HOWEVER...HAWAII WILL BE
IMPACTED IN THE FUTURE BY A HURRICANE.  FORECASTERS CAN NOT PREDICT
WHETHER IT WILL BE THIS YEAR...NEXT YEAR...OR SOME OTHER TIME. 
THIS IS WHY THE PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES MUST BE PREPARED. 
PEOPLES LIVES AND THE LIVES OF THEIR FAMILIES MAY BE SAVED THROUGH
CORRECT PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS TAKEN NOW.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...CONTACT

     JIM WEYMAN
     NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
     CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER
     2525 CORREA RD STE 250
     HONOLULU HI 96822
     PHONE  /808/ 973-5272

THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE
INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/

          http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm

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