Abstract
AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY | MAY 2007 | 635 634 A long with the increased skill of the short-term (1–3 day) weather forecasts, the prospects for accurate 3–14 day forecasts have improved, thereby opening up new possibilities for forecast users. In the United States, the National Weather Service (NWS)’s Hydrometeorological Prediction Center (HPC) currently provides forecast products and guidance for the 3–7-day range, including maximum and minimum temperature, surface circulation and fronts, and precipitation probabilities, while the NWS Climate Prediction Center is responsible for longer-range forecasts such as the 6–10and 8–14-day probability outlooks for temperature and precipitation. The potential and current uses of these products for agriculture, aviation, utilities, and commodities are numerous, but can only be fully and productively realized if the economic, educational, and decision-making needs of specific users are taken into account. Discussions of user needs with our colleagues have yielded an outline of some of these opportunities and challenges of mediumand extended-range forecasts.1
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