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SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ALERT ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE

NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD

1950Z SAT APR 25 2026



..CRITICAL WEATHER DAY DECLARED...



A Critical Weather Day has been declared for...



* NWS Southern Region

- START: 1200Z Sun Apr 26 2026

- END: 1200Z Mon Apr 27 2026

- REASON: Wildfire ops over eastern New Mexico and western Texas

panhandle



* 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/





Renkevens/SDM/NCO/NCEP