NOUS41 KWBC 162008 PNSWSH SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 04-03 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 310 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2004 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: CHANGE IN RELEASE TIME /TO 830 AM EASTERN TIME/ FOR THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER/S ONE- AND THREE-MONTH OUTLOOKS AND U.S.DROUGHT OUTLOOK...EFFECTIVE THURSDAY FEBRUARY 19 2004 ON THURSDAY FEBRUARY 19 2004...THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER /CPC/ WILL CHANGE THE RELEASE TIME FOR THE OFFICIAL ONE- AND THREE-MONTH OUTLOOKS AND U.S. DROUGHT OUTLOOK TO 830 AM EASTERN TIME INSTEAD OF 300 PM EASTERN TIME. THESE PRODUCTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ISSUED ON THE THIRD THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH. WE PROPOSED A MORNING RELEASE TIME IN A NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT ISSUED ON DECEMBER 1 2003...AND ASKED FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSAL THROUGH JANUARY 4 2004. ON DECEMBER 18 2003...THE COMMENT PERIOD WAS EXTENDED UNTIL JANUARY 16 2004 VIA AN UPDATED NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION MESSAGE. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR FEEDBACK. THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE. NOTE: ALL PRODUCT WEB ADDRESSES ARE LOWER CASE. 1. THREE-MONTH OUTLOOK MAPS FOR CONTIGUOUS U.S. AND ALASKA LEAD TIME IS INDICATED BY THE NUMBER IN THE WMO HEADING AND LAST LETTER IN THE AWIPS ID. /I.E. 01 AND A HAVE A LEAD TIME OF 0.5 MONTH... 02 AND B HAVE A LEAD TIME OF 1.5 MONTHS... ETC./ TEMPERATURE PRECIPITATION WMO HEADING AWIPS ID WMO HEADING AWIPS ID PTIW/01-13/ KWBC RBGLT/A-M/ PEIW/01-13/ KWBC RBGLE/A-M/ http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/90day/ 2A. PROBABILITY OF EXCEEDENCE /POE/ TABULAR TEXT PRODUCTS FOR ALL 102 CLIMATE DIVISIONAL AREAS. NOTE...HDD /HEATING DEGREE DAYS/ CDD /COOLING DEGREE DAYS/ THE LEAD TIME IS INDICATED BY THE LAST LETTER OF AWIPS ID /I.E. A IS FOR 0.5 MONTH LEADTIME...B IS FOR 1.5 MONTH LEAD TIME ETC TO M FOR 12.5 MONTH LEAD TIME/. FOR WMO HEADINGS AWIPS IDS TEMPERATURE FXUS/01 THROUGH 13/ KWNC POELT/A THROUGH M/ PRECIPITATION FXUS/61 THROUGH 73/ KWNC POELP/A THROUGH M/ HDD FXUS/28 THROUGH 40/ KWNC POELH/A THROUGH M/ CDD FXUS/41 THROUGH 53/ KWNC POELC/A THROUGH M/ http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/90day/ 2B. POE TABULAR TEXT PRODUCTS FOR ALL SPECIFIED CITIES THE LEAD TIME IS INDICATED BY THE LAST LETTER OF AWIPS ID /I.E. A IS FOR 0.5 MONTH LEAD TIME...B IS FOR 1.5 MONTH LEAD TIME ETC TO M FOR 12.5 MONTH LEAD TIME/. FOR WMO HEADINGS AWIPS IDS TEMPERATURE FXUS/01 THROUGH 13/ KWNC POECT/A THROUGH M/ HDD FXUS/28 THROUGH 40/ KWNC POECH/A THROUGH M/ CDD FXUS/41 THROUGH 53/ KWNC POECC/A THROUGH M/ NOTE...NO PRECIPITATION POE OUTLOOKS ARE AVAILABLE FOR CITIES http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/90day/ 2C. 50 PERCENT /OR CENTER/ POE OUTLOOK GRAPHICS THE LEAD TIME IS INDICATED BY THE LAST LETTER OF AWIPS ID /I.E. A IS FOR 0.5 MONTH LEAD TIME...B IS FOR 1.5 MONTH LEAD TIME ETC TO M FOR 12.5 MONTH LEAD TIME/. FOR WMO HEADINGS AWIPS IDS TEMPERATURE PTNV/01 THROUGH 13/ KWNC RBGCT/A THROUGH M/ PRECIPITATION PENV/01 THROUGH 13/ KWNC RBGCP/A THROUGH M/ http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/90day/ 3. ONE-MONTH OUTLOOK MAPS FOR CONTIGUOUS U.S. AND ALASKA TEMPERATURE PRECIPITATION WMO HEADING AWIPS ID WMO HEADING AWIPS ID PTIV98 KWNC RBG9MT PEIV98 KWNC RBG9ME http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/30day/ 4. ONE-MONTH OUTLOOK PROGNOSTIC DISCUSSION WMO HEADING AWIPS ID FXUS07 KWBC PMD30D http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/30day/fxus07. html 5. THREE-MONTH OUTLOOK PROGNOSTIC DISCUSSION WMO HEADING AWIPS ID FXUS05 KWBC PMD90D http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/90day/fxus05. html 6. ONE-MONTH AND THREE MONTH HAWAIIAN TEXT OUTLOOKS AND DISCUSSION WMO HEADING AWIPS ID FXHW40 KWBC PMDHCO http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/90day/fxhw40. html 7. DROUGHT OUTLOOK WMO HEADING AWIPS ID PMNV88 KWNC RBGDRK http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/ seasonal_drought.html 8. DROUGHT OUTLOOK DISCUSSION WMO HEADING AWIPS ID FXUS22 KWNC PMDDRK http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/ seasonal_drought.html IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT: ED OLENIC NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER - W/NP51 5200 AUTH RD. CAMP SPRINGS MD 20746 PHONE: 301-763-8000 EXT 7528 THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/... http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm $$ NNNN