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SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ALERT ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
2005Z SAT MAY 16 2026


...CRITICAL WEATHER DAY DECLARED...

Critical Weather Day has been declared for...

* NWS Southern, Central Regions
- START: 1200Z Sun May 17 2026
- END: 1200Z Tue May 19 2026
- REASON: Severe thunderstorm ops from the Great Plains into the
Upper Midwest and wildfire ops across portions of the Southwest
and Southern Plains.

* 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.

Please visit the CWD status page for more information:
https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/status/cwd/


Gerhardt/SDM/NCO/NCEP