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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Elko NV
1047 AM PDT Sat Jun 14 2025

...SCHEDULED SERVICE BACKUP FOR SOFTWARE UPDATE JUNE 16-18...

The National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Forecast Office (WFO) in
Elko, Nevada will be conducting a required, scheduled update to their
Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) system from
June 16, 2025 at 800 AM PDT through approximately June 18, 2025 at 400
PM PDT. The NWS uses the AWIPS computer system to display and
integrate weather and water information, and to send life-saving
information, such as weather and water warnings, to the public.

During the time of the update, forecast operations will be conducted
through service back-up at the Boise, ID office to minimize any
potential interruption to services. No impacts to our core services of
forecast products and weather watches, warnings and advisories are
expected during this period. However, limited impacts will occur to
the following services:

* NOAA Weather Transmitters: All NOAA Weather Radio transmitters
  maintained by NWS WFO Elko will be off air through the time of the
  install. This includes the following transmitters in Nevada:
  Winnemucca, Battle Mountain, Elko, Owyhee, Jackpot, Ely, Eureka, and
  Tonopah.
* Local graphical forecast maps that are hosted in numerous places on
  www.weather.gov/lkn will not be updated. This includes all maps on
  the Graphical Hazardous Weather Outlook page
  (https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=lkn), and the majority of the
  graphics on the Winter Weather page
  (https://www.weather.gov/lkn/winter).


The forecast office in Elko, NV will remain open and staffed
throughout this period for public and partner phone calls and
additional functions that can be completed without AWIPS.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at
nws.elko@noaa.gov.

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