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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
631 PM EST MON DEC 15 2025
…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC TRANSITIONING
TO A NEW FORMAT FOR THE AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION BEGINNING JAN 12
2026…
BEGINNING AT 1200 PM EST ON MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2026, THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG, SC FORECAST
OFFICE WILL TRANSITION TO A KEY MESSAGE FORMAT FOR THE AREA
FORECAST DISCUSSION (AFDGSP).
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 ANDTHE 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=GSP&ISSUEDBY=GSP&PRODUCT=AFD
FOR ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT:
TRISHA PALMER
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG, SC
TRISHA.PALMER@NOAA.GOV
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