786  
NOUS44 KJAN 051932  
PNSJAN  
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-  
060745-  
 
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
232 PM CDT MON MAY 5 2025  
 
...MANDATORY MAINTENANCE PLANNED FOR NWS JACKSON, MS FROM  
TUESDAY, MAY 6 THROUGH THURSDAY, MAY 8 AND SUBSEQUENT SERVICE  
INTERRUPTIONS EXPECTED...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI WILL BE  
CONDUCTING A REQUIRED, SCHEDULED UPDATE TO THE ADVANCED WEATHER  
INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM (AWIPS) SYSTEM FROM TUESDAY, MAY 6  
AT 7AM THROUGH APPROXIMATELY THURSDAY, MAY 8 AT 4PM. 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 BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI  
BUT MAY UTILIZE SERVICE BACK-UP FROM ANOTHER NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE 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 JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI WILL BE OFF AIR THROUGH  
THE TIME OF THE INSTALL. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING  
TRANSMITTERS IN ARKANSAS AND MISSISSIPPI: FOUNTAIN HILL IN  
ARKANSAS; BUDE, CARTHAGE, ACKERMAN, INVERNESS, JACKSON, MAGEE,  
MELBA AND ROSE HILL IN MISSISSIPPI.  
 
* LOCAL GRAPHICAL FORECAST MAPS THAT ARE HOSTED IN NUMEROUS  
PLACES ON WWW.WEATHER.GOV/JAN MAY NOT BE UPDATED. THIS  
INCLUDES ALL MAPS ON THE MISSISSIPPI STATEWIDE HAZARDOUS  
WEATHER OUTLOOK PAGE  
(HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/JAN/STATEWIDEGRAPHICS), THE CLIMATE  
PAGE (HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/JAN/CLIMATE) AND POTENTIALLY  
OTHER LOCATIONS.  
 
THE FORECAST OFFICE IN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI WILL REMAIN OPEN AND  
STAFFED THROUGHOUT THIS PERIOD FOR PUBLIC AND PARTNER PHONE CALLS  
AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS THAT CAN BE COMPLETED DURING THE INSTALL  
PERIOD.  
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:  
 
MICHAEL HILL  
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE  
JACKSON, MS  
MICHAEL.HILL@NOAA.GOV  
 

 
 
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