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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT 25-50
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS SILVER SPRING MD
845 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2025
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
-NOAAPORT
OTHER NWS PARTNERS AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: GREGORY ROMANO
DIRECTOR, NWS COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE (ACTING)
GEORGE JUNGBLUTH
DIRECTOR, NWS OFFICE OF DISSEMINATION
SUBJECT: SOLICITING COMMENTS ON THE NWS USE OF THE BLUESKY
SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM THROUGH JANUARY 26, 2026
THE NWS IS SOLICITING COMMENTS THROUGH JANUARY 26, 2026, ON THE
POTENTIAL UTILITY OF BLUESKY IN THE NWS MISSION. BLUESKY IS A
SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM THAT CAN PROVIDE A WAY FOR THE NWS TO
SHARE POSTS PROVIDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT IS
COMPLEMENTARY TO OFFICIAL NWS PRODUCTS AND OUTREACH INFORMATION.
FOR A LIMITED TIME, NWS WILL BE ENGAGING IN A PROTOTYPE ACTIVITY
TO EXAMINE THE POTENTIAL UTILITY OF THIS SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM
TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS.
THIS PROTOTYPE EFFORT WILL UTILIZE A NATIONAL NWS BLUESKY
ACCOUNT, WITH POSTS BEING PUBLICLY VISIBLE VIA THE FOLLOWING NWS
BLUESKY ACCOUNT PAGE: HTTPS://BSKY.APP/PROFILE/NWS.NOAA.GOV.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE PROTOTYPE USE OF BLUESKY CAN BE
FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING LINK:
HTTPS://NSDESK.SERVICENOWSERVICES.COM/API/G_NOA/NWSPC/RES2/D664D
A9797AA62148881BB7DE053AF4F
THE PROTOTYPE PERIOD WILL LAST APPROXIMATELY THROUGH JANUARY 26,
2026. BASED ON THE FINDINGS, NWS WILL DETERMINE WHETHER TO
CONTINUE TO PURSUE USE OF BLUESKY AT FIELD OFFICES. IF NWS
DECIDES TO PURSUE USE OF BLUESKY AND OFFER THIS SERVICE ON A
MORE CONSISTENT BASIS, ANOTHER PUBLIC INFORMATION NOTICE
ANNOUNCING AN EXPERIMENTAL IMPLEMENTATION DATE WILL BE SENT.
BLUESKY CONTENT AND RESPONSE TO REAL-TIME COMMENTS WILL BE
PROVIDED ON A TIME-AVAILABLE BASIS. USERS SHOULD NOT RELY ON
THIS SERVICE AS THE PRIMARY MEANS OF RECEIVING NWS INFORMATION
ABOUT HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. USERS SHOULD TUNE TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS (NWR) OR LOCAL/NATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
FOR THE LATEST CRITICAL INFORMATION. NWS ALERTS AND WARNINGS
ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE OFFICIAL NWS WEBSITE:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/
DISCLAIMERS REGARDING NWS USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA SERVICES CAN BE
FOUND AT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DISCLAIMER
INPUT ON THE NWS USE OF BLUESKY TO BETTER REACH THE GENERAL
PUBLIC AND BROADER AUDIENCES IS BEING SOUGHT. PLEASE PROVIDE
FEEDBACK VIA THE NWS SURVEY AT:
HTTPS://WWW.SURVEYMONKEY.COM/R/PROTOTYPENWSUSEOFBLUESKY_2025
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS MAY BE SENT TO:
COREY PIEPER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE OF DISSEMINATION
COREY.PIEPER@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE ONLINE AT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NOTIFICATION/
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