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SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ALERT ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE

NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD

1517Z FRI APR 19 2024







...CRITICAL WEATHER DAY UPDATED...



Critical Weather Day has been updated for...



* NWS Eastern, Southern, Central, Western, Alaska, Pacific Regions

- START: 1500Z Wed Apr 17 2024

- END: 0000Z Tue Apr 23 2024

- REASON: Impact Based Decision Support ops to ensure maximum

support of NWS enterprise during IDP College Park Data Center

recovery.



* NCEP and NCF are also participating in this CWD to ensure a

  reliable flow of weather data.



All scheduled software/hardware/network changes for the

impacted offices will be postponed until the CWD has ended.

Any emergency changes will be evaluated and approved by

regional management officials or their designees. NWS offices

should contact their regional offices for further questions

about this CWD.





Shirey/SDM/NCO/NCEP