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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 07-21
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
930 AM EDT TUE APR 24 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: CHANGE IN SCHEDULED RELEASE DATE FOR THE U.S. HAZARDS 
         ASSESSMENT: EFFECTIVE MONDAY MAY 21 2007

EFFECTIVE MONDAY MAY 21 2007...THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER 
/CPC/ WILL BE CHANGING THE SCHEDULED RELEASE DATE FOR THE U.S. 
HAZARDS ASSESSMENT TO MONDAY AT 3:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME WITH A 
VALID TIME 3 TO 14 DAYS AFTER ISSUANCE.

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 NEW SCHEDULED ISSUANCE DATE WILL 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 CHANGE AFFECTS 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

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:

     MIKE HALPERT
     CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER 
     5200 AUTH RD                
     CAMP SPRINGS MD 20746-4304
     PHONE: 301-763-8000 EXT 7535
     EMAIL: MIKE.HALPERT@NOAA.GOV

THIS AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT 
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

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

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