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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
732 AM EST WED DEC 17 2025
...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON, 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 CHARLESTON, SC FORECAST OFFICE WILL TRANSITION TO A KEY
MESSAGE FORMAT FOR THE AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION (AFDCHS).
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=CHS&ISSUEDBY=CHS&PRODUC
T=AFD
FOR ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT:
CARL BARNES
SCIENCE AND OPERATIONS OFFICER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON, SC
CARL.BARNES@NOAA.GOV
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