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NOUS41 KWBC 061245 PNSWSH SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 06-06 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 746 AM EST WED FEB 8 2006 TO: FAMILY OF SERVICE /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES FROM: THERESE Z. PIERCE CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH SUBJECT: CHANGES IN TROPICAL CYCLONE PROBABILISTIC PRODUCTS EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2006 BASED ON USER FEEDBACK...A NUMBER OF TROPICAL CYCLONE PROBABILISTIC PRODUCTS CHANGES ARE EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2006. THE FOLLOWING EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCTS WILL TRANSITION TO OPERATIONAL PRODUCTS EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2006: 1. PROBABILISTIC SURFACE WIND SPEED TEXT PRODUCTS FOR THE ATLANTIC...EASTERN PACIFIC...AND CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE BASINS WERE EXPERIMENTAL IN 2005. THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS BECOME OPERATIONAL ON MAY 15 2006. BASIN WMO HEADING AWIPS ID ATLANTIC FONT/11-15/ KNHC PWSAT/1-5/ EASTERN PACIFIC FOPZ/11-15/ KNHC PWSEP/1-5/ CENTRAL PACIFIC FOPA/11-15/ PHFO PWSCP/1-5/ 2. PROBABILISTIC SURFACE WIND SPEED GRAPHICAL PRODUCTS FOR THE ATLANTIC...EASTERN PACIFIC...CENTRAL PACIFIC...AND WESTERN PACIFIC HURRICANE BASINS WERE EXPERIMENTAL IN 2005. THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS BECOME OPERATIONAL ON MAY 15 2006 AND WILL BE DISPLAYED ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: ATLANTIC AND EASTERN PACIFIC HURRICANE BASINS HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE BASIN HTTP://WWW.PRH.NOAA.GOV/CPHC/ THE WESTERN PACIFIC HURRICANE BASIN HTTP://WWW.PRH.NOAA.GOV/GUAM/ 3. WIND SPEED PROBABILITY TABLES FOR THE ATLANTIC AND EASTERN PACIFIC HURRICANE BASINS WERE DISSEMINATED ON AN EXPERIMENTAL BASIS IN 2005. THE PRODUCTS BECOME OPERATIONAL ON MAY 15 2006 AND WILL BE DISPLAYED ON THE NHC WEB SITE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONAL PRODUCT WILL BE DISCONTINUED EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2006: THE NHC WEBSITE WILL NO LONGER DISPLAY THE ATLANTIC BASIN TEXT STRIKE PROBABILITY PRODUCT AS OF MAY 15 2006. THE FOLLOWING TEXT STRIKE PROBABILITY PRODUCTS WILL BE DISCONTINUED. BASIN WMO HEADING AWIPS ID ATLANTIC WTNT/71-75/ KNHC SPFAT/1-5/ TEXT STRIKE PROBABILITY PRODUCTS ARE NOT ISSUED FOR THE EASTERN...CENTRAL...AND WESTERN PACIFIC HURRICANE BASINS. THE FOLLOWING EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCTS WILL BE DISCONTINUED EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2006: 1. THE EXPERIMENTAL ATLANTIC BASIN GRAPHICAL STRIKE PROBABILITY PRODUCT WILL NO LONGER BE DISPLAYED ON THE NHC WEB SITE AS OF MAY 15 2006. EXPERIMENTAL GRAPHICAL STRIKE PROBABILITY PRODUCTS WERE NOT PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FOR THE EASTERN...CENTRAL...AND WESTERN PACIFIC HURRICANE BASINS. 2. THE NHC WEB SITE WILL NO LONGER DISPLAY THE EXPERIMENTAL ATLANTIC AND EASTERN PACIFIC HURRICANE BASIN WIND SPEED FORECAST AND PROBABILITY CHARTS AS OF MAY 15 2006. USERS SHOULD CONSULT THE APPLICABLE BASIN WIND SPEED PROBABILITY PRODUCTS. THIS EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCT WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FOR THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN PACIFIC HURRICANE BASINS. THE FOLLOWING INTERNET SITE PROVIDES EXAMPLES AND A SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THESE PRODUCTS /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/PNS1_2006_EXAMPLES.SHTML OPERATIONAL PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DOCUMENTS ARE POSTED ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT SCOTT KISER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH 1325 EAST WEST HWY ROOM 13126 SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910 PHONE: 301-713-1677 EXTENSION 121 THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT (USE LOWER CASE LETTERS): HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN
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