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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
939 AM EST FRI JAN 2 2026
…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO TRANSITIONING TO A NEW FORMAT
FOR THE AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION BEGINNING JANUARY 8, 2026…
BEGINNING APPROXIMATELY 1 AM EST ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2026,
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO, NEW YORK, FORECAST OFFICE
WILL TRANSITION TO A KEY MESSAGE FORMAT FOR THE AREA FORECAST
DISCUSSION (AFDBUF).
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=BUF&ISSUEDBY=BUF&PRODUCT=AFD
FOR ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT:
MICHAEL FRIES
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO, NY
MICHAEL.J.FRIES@NOAA.GOV
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