A multi-day, potentially historic heavy rainfall event may produce catastrophic and life-threatening flooding through Saturday from the Ozarks into the Ohio River Valley. Several clusters of strong to severe storms are expected from the Southern Plains, Mid Mississippi Valley to the Ohio/Tennessee Valleys and the Mid Atlantic. Read More >
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1. The designator specified in this table should be used to the greatest extent possible to indicate the reference time of data contained within the text of the bulletin.
2. When the table does not contain a suitable designator for the reference time, an alphabetic designator which is not assigned in the table should be introduced and the WMO secretariat notified.
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Designator |
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A | Analysis (00 hour) | N | 39 hours forecast |
B | 3 hours forecast | O | 42 hours forecast |
C | 6 hours forecast | P | 45 hours forecast |
D | 9 hours forecasts | Q | 48 hours forecast |
E | 12 hours forecast | R | 54 hours forecast [48+6] |
F | 15 hours forecast | S | 66 hours forecast [+12] |
G | 18 hours forecast | T | 78 hours forecast |
H | 21 hours forecast | U | 90 hours forecast |
I | 24 hours forecast | V | 102 days forecast |
J | 27 hours forecast | W | 114 days forecast |
K | 30 hours forecast | X | 126 days forecast |
L | 33 hours forecast | Y | 138 days forecast |
M | 36 hours forecast | Z | 150 days forecast |
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