On 01/17/2003, 13 cases were run The targeting program was run in synoptic mode 200mb, 500mb and 850mb winds and temperature were used as the verifying norm The radius of the verification region(s) is 1000km Search Area Boundaries Western: 160E Eastern: 260E Southern: 15N Northern: 65N FOR CASE 1: Observation time: 2003011900 Verification time: 2003012100 Latitude: 45N Longitude: 122W Priority: LOW Comments: Pacific NW Precip Event FOR CASE 2: Observation time: 2003012000 Verification time: 2003012100 Latitude: 45N Longitude: 122W Priority: LOW Comments: Pacific NW Precip Event FOR CASE 3: Observation time: 2003011900 Verification time: 2003012300 Latitude: 43N Longitude: 122W Priority: LOW Comments: Next Pacific NW Precip Event FOR CASE 4: Observation time: 2003012000 Verification time: 2003012300 Latitude: 43N Longitude: 122W Priority: LOW Comments: Next Pacific NW Precip Event FOR CASE 5: Observation time: 2003012100 Verification time: 2003012300 Latitude: 43N Longitude: 122W Priority: LOW Comments: Next Pacific NW Precip Event FOR CASE 6: Observation time: 2003012200 Verification time: 2003012300 Latitude: 43N Longitude: 122W Priority: LOW Comments: Next Pacific NW Precip Event FOR CASE 7: Observation time: 2003011900 Verification time: 2003012000 Latitude: 62N Longitude: 150W Priority: MEDIUM Comments: Alaska Precip Event FOR CASE 8: Observation time: 2003011900 Verification time: 2003012100 Latitude: 23N Longitude: 160W Priority: LOW Comments: Hawaiian Precip Event FOR CASE 9: Observation time: 2003012000 Verification time: 2003012100 Latitude: 23N Longitude: 160W Priority: LOW Comments: Hawaiian Precip Event FOR CASE 10: Observation time: 2003011900 Verification time: 2003012300 Latitude: 35N Longitude: 85W Priority: LOW Comments: S.E. U.S. Precip Event FOR CASE 11: Observation time: 2003012000 Verification time: 2003012300 Latitude: 35N Longitude: 85W Priority: LOW Comments: S.E. U.S. Precip Event FOR CASE 12: Observation time: 2003012100 Verification time: 2003012300 Latitude: 35N Longitude: 85W Priority: LOW Comments: S.E. U.S. Precip Event FOR CASE 13: Observation time: 2003012200 Verification time: 2003012300 Latitude: 35N Longitude: 85W Priority: LOW Comments: S.E. U.S. Precip Event