On 01/27/2003, 11 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: 2003012900 Verification time: 2003020100 Latitude: 36N Longitude: 86W Priority: MEDIUM Comments: Potentially significant rainfall eastern US FOR CASE 2: Observation time: 2003013000 Verification time: 2003020100 Latitude: 36N Longitude: 86W Priority: MEDIUM Comments: Potentially significant rainfall eastern US FOR CASE 3: Observation time: 2003012900 Verification time: 2003020200 Latitude: 42N Longitude: 74W Priority: MEDIUM Comments: Same as Case 1 a day later FOR CASE 4: Observation time: 2003013000 Verification time: 2003020200 Latitude: 42N Longitude: 74W Priority: MEDIUM Comments: Same as Case 1 a day later FOR CASE 5: Observation time: 2003013100 Verification time: 2003020200 Latitude: 42N Longitude: 74W Priority: MEDIUM Comments: Same as Case 1 a day later FOR CASE 6: Observation time: 2003012900 Verification time: 2003020200 Latitude: 41N Longitude: 103W Priority: MEDIUM Comments: Possible winter storm upper midwest FOR CASE 7: Observation time: 2003013000 Verification time: 2003020200 Latitude: 41N Longitude: 103W Priority: MEDIUM Comments: Possible winter storm upper midwest FOR CASE 8: Observation time: 2003013100 Verification time: 2003020200 Latitude: 41N Longitude: 103W Priority: MEDIUM Comments: Possible winter storm upper midwest FOR CASE 9: Observation time: 2003013000 Verification time: 2003020300 Latitude: 38N Longitude: 95W Priority: MEDIUM Comments: Same as Case 6 a day later FOR CASE 10: Observation time: 2003013100 Verification time: 2003020300 Latitude: 38N Longitude: 95W Priority: MEDIUM Comments: Same as Case 6 a day later FOR CASE 11: Observation time: 2003020100 Verification time: 2003020300 Latitude: 38N Longitude: 95W Priority: MEDIUM Comments: Same as Case 6 a day later