Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS National HQ
Issued by NWS National HQ
121 NOUS41 KWBC 231305 PNSWSH Service Change Notice 24-90 National Weather Service Headquarters Silver Spring MD 905 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 To: Subscribers: -NOAA Weather Wire Service -Emergency Managers Weather Information Network -NOAAPort Other NWS Partners, Users and Employees From: Greg Schoor, Chief Marine, Tropical, and Tsunami Services Branch Subject: Changes to the Atlantic Tropical Weather Discussion Issuance Times Effective On or About December 2, 2024 Effective on or around Monday, December 2, 2024, the Atlantic Tropical Weather Discussion (TWDAT) issuance times will move forward by 10 minutes. This text-based discussion is issued by the National Hurricane Centers (NHC) Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch (TAFB), four times per day. The TWDAT describes significant weather features, areas of disturbed weather, expected trends, the meteorological reasoning behind the forecast, model performance, and in some cases a degree of confidence. The issuance time change is being made to ensure a better quality product by accommodating deadlines associated with other critical products. The new issuance times of the TWDAT will be 0015 UTC, 0615 UTC, 1215 UTC and 1815 UTC beginning on or around December 2, 2024. Please direct any questions regarding this notice to: Jessica Schauer NWS Tropical Services Program Manager Marine, Tropical, and Tsunami Services Branch Miami, FL tropical.program@noaa.gov National Service Change Notices are online at: https://www.weather.gov/notification/