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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
219 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025
...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC TRANSITIONING TO A NEW
FORMAT FOR THE AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION BEGINNING ON JANUARY 12,
2026...
BEGINNING AT 12:00 AM EST ON MONDAY JANUARY 12, 2026, THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC FORECAST OFFICE WILL
TRANSITION TO A KEY MESSAGE FORMAT FOR THE AREA FORECAST
DISCUSSION (AFDRAH).
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=RAH&ISSUEDBY=RAH&PRODUCT=AFD
FOR ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT:
JONATHAN BLAES
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC
JONATHAN.BLAES@NOAA.GOV
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