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...NWS Draft Strategic Plan Out for Public Comment...28 Jul 2010 13:31:13 GMT
The National Weather Service (NWS) draft Strategic Plan is ready for public comment. The plan provides the strategic framework that will guide the NWS over the next ten years. With this plan the NWS will meet the challenges and opportunities of the future. We will continue to deliver today's mission while we expand to meet the growing needs of the country. The plan is linked to NOAA's Next Generation Strategic Plan and is the result of a collaborative endeavor among employees, NOAA and NWS management, and private sector, research and operations partners.
...Drought Conditions in Southwest U.S. Predicted to Worsen...15 Jul 2010 16:39:12 GMT
The NWS Climate Prediction Center released its seasonal drought outlook for the period from August through October. The outlook indicates already dry conditions across some parts of Arizona and New Mexico are likely to worsen in coming months. This forecast is based in part on the current transition from El Niņo to La Niņa conditions in the equatorial Pacific.
...Bonnie degenerates into a disorganized area of low pressure...24 Jul 2010 21:51:06 GMT
At 400 PM CDT the center of the remnant low associated with former Tropical Depression Bonnie was located about 100 miles east-southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River. Maximum sustained winds are barely 30 MPH with higher gusts in a few squalls. The low is expected to dissipate tonight or sunday. This is the last public advisory issued by the National Hurricane Center on this system.
...Tropical Depression forms southeast of Nassau...22 Jul 2010 16:28:05 GMT
At 1100 AM EDT the center of newly formed Tropical Depression Three was located about 405 miles east-southeast of Key Largo Florida. Movement is toward the west-northwest near 15 MPH. The depression could become a tropical storm later today.
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