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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
540 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2025
…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA, SC TRANSITIONING TO A NEW FORMAT
FOR THE AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION BEGINNING JAN 12 2026…
BEGINNING AT 1200 PM EST ON JANUARY 12, 2026, THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE COLUMBIA, SC FORECAST OFFICE WILL TRANSITION TO A KEY
MESSAGE FORMAT FOR THE AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION (AFDCAE).
THIS STRATEGIC CHANGE ALIGNS THE AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION (AFD) WITH
AN IMPACTS-FIRST MESSAGE PHILOSOPHY, ENABLING OUR OFFICE TO
STREAMLINE COMMUNICATION AND REDUCE REDUNDANCY. THIS TRANSITION
MOVES AWAY FROM A STRICTLY CHRONOLOGICAL LAYOUT TO FOCUS IMMEDIATELY
ON POTENTIAL WEATHER IMPACTS AND HAZARDS. BY PRIORITIZING KEY
MESSAGES, WE AIM TO ENHANCE CLARITY AND ELIMINATE DUPLICATION WITHIN
THE AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION.
A SIDE-BY-SIDE COMPARISON OF THE OLD FORMAT AND THE NEW FORMAT
TEMPLATES CAN BE FOUND AT: HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ERH/NEWAFD
THE LATEST LOCAL AFD CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING LINK:
HTTPS://FORECAST.WEATHER.GOV/PRODUCT.PHP?SITE=CAE&ISSUEDBY=CAE&PRODUC
T=AFD
FOR ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT:
FRANK ALSHEIMER
ACTING METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA, SC
FRANK.ALSHEIMER@NOAA.GOV
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