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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-62
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1000 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 

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

FROM:     AHSHA N. TRIBBLE
          CHIEF...CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION

SUBJECT:  GLOBAL TROPICS HAZARDS/BENEFITS ASSESSMENT TO BECOME
          OFFICIAL ON MONDAY DECEMBER 22 2008	

RE:       SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 07-58 ISSUED DECEMBER 12 2007

EFFECTIVE MONDAY DECEMBER 22 2008...THE GLOBAL TROPICS 
HAZARDS/BENEFITS ASSESSMENT WILL BE BECOME OFFICIAL. IT WILL  
CONTINUE TO BE ISSUED BY THE NWS CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER /CPC/ 
EACH MONDAY AT 400 PM EST /OR 2100 UTC/ ON THE WEB AT  
/USE LOWERCASE EXCEPT CW/:

WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PRECIP/CWLINK/GHAZARDS/GHAZ.SHTML

THE EXPERIMENTAL ISSUANCES WILL CONTINUE TO BE ISSUED EACH MONDAY 
THROUGH DECEMBER 15 2008 AT THE WEBSITE ABOVE.

CPC THANKS ALL WHO PROVIDED PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM DECEMBER 17 2007 
THROUGH NOVEMBER 3 2008 ON THE EXPERIMENTAL ISSUANCES. THE 
COMMENTS WERE CONSIDERED IN THE FINAL PRODUCT DESIGN FOR UPCOMING 
OFFICIAL ISSUANCES. COMMENTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ACCEPTED FROM 
THE WEBSITE SHOWN BELOW AND WILL BE CONSIDERED IN PERIODIC 
WEBSITE REVIEWS FOR POSSIBLE REVISIONS. /USE LOWERCASE EXCEPT 
CW AND NWS/

HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PRECIP/CWLINK/GHAZARDS/NWS-
FEEDBACK-FORM.HTML

THE GLOBAL TROPICS HAZARDS/BENEFITS ASSESSMENT WILL PROVIDE AN 
OUTLOOK FOR TWO COMPONENTS DURING THE UPCOMING WEEK 1 AND WEEK 2 
PERIOD:

  - AREAS EXPECTING EXTENSIVE AND PERSISTENT ENHANCED/ 
    SUPPRESSED RAINFALL

  - REGIONS WHERE CONDITIONS ARE ESPECIALLY FAVORABLE/ 
    UNFAVORABLE FOR TROPICAL CYCLOGENESIS

THE PRODUCT WILL EMPHASIZE IMPACTS ACROSS THE GLOBAL TROPICS 
ONLY. IT WILL SERVE AS AN ADDITIONAL RESOURCE FOR NWS FORECASTERS 
MONITORING TROPICAL CONVECTION AND TROPICAL CYCLONE POTENTIAL AND 
FOR THOSE WITH SOCIO-ECONOMIC INTERESTS IN THESE AREAS. 

THE WEBSITE CONTAINS A TABLE OF TWO IMAGES FOR WEEK 1 AND WEEK 2 
OUTLOOKS. EACH IMAGE ILLUSTRATES NUMBERED TROPICAL HAZARDS AND 
BENEFITS WITH A TEXT DESCRIPTION BELOW THE MAP EXPLAINING THE 
NATURE AND RATIONALE FOR THE HIGHLIGHTED REGION. IMAGES CAN BE 
MADE LARGER BY CLICKING ON THE HEADING LABELS. 

THE ENTIRE PRODUCT /BOTH MAPS AND COVER PAGE IN PDF FORMAT/ AS 
WELL AS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATED TO THE PHYSICAL BASIS AND 
RATIONALE FOR THE OUTLOOKS IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE. 

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:

  JON GOTTSCHALCK 
  CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER - W/NP52
  5200 AUTH ROAD
  CAMP SPRINGS MD 20746-4304
  301-763-8000 EXT 7753

NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:

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

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