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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT 25-59 UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS SILVER SPRING MD
1130 AM EST WED FEB 4 2026
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES
-NATIONAL, GEOGRAPHIC, AND LOCAL COORDINATION CENTERS
-PREDICTIVE SERVICES PROGRAM
-LAND MANAGEMENT DISPATCH COMMUNITY
-LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS
-FIRE BEHAVIOR ANALYSTS
OTHER NWS PARTNERS AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: BILL BUNTING, DEPUTY DIRECTOR
STORM PREDICTION CENTER
SUBJECT: UPDATED: SOLICITING COMMENTS THROUGH JULY 31, 2026 FOR
POTENTIAL CHANGES TO RED FLAG WARNING STANDARD FORMATTING.
UPDATED TO EXTEND THE COMMENT PERIOD.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) IS EXTENDING THE COMMENT
PERIOD ON PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE FORMAT OF THE RED FLAG WARNING
PRODUCT/FIRE WEATHER WATCH (RFW) THROUGH JULY 31, 2026.
NWS CURRENTLY ISSUES FIRE WEATHER WATCHES AND RED FLAG WARNINGS
WITH VARIOUS PRODUCT FORMATS. TO ACHIEVE PRODUCT CONSISTENCY
AND EASE IN LOCATION OF FORECAST INFORMATION, THE NWS PROPOSES
TO TRANSITION ALL RFW PRODUCTS TO A STANDARD “WHAT,” “WHERE,”
“WHEN,” AND “IMPACTS” FORMAT. IN ADDITION, AT THE BOTTOM OF
EACH
RFW PRODUCT, IMPACT-BASED WARNING TAGS WILL BE INCLUDED TO
HIGHLIGHT THE CORE REASONS WHY THE RFW IS BEING ISSUED. A
TRANSITION TO A STANDARD FORMAT WILL ALSO PROVIDE A COMMON
LOCATION FOR HAZARD INFORMATION AND ALLOW COMPUTER SYSTEMS TO
EASILY PARSE AND LOCATE VITAL INFORMATION SUCH AS PARTICULARLY
DANGEROUS SITUATION HEADLINES. THEREFORE, THE NWS IS SOLICITING
COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED FORMAT, DEMONSTRATED THROUGH PRODUCT
EXAMPLES:
PLEASE SEE THE NWS PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT (PDD) FOR MORE
DETAILS:
HTTPS://NSDESK.SERVICENOWSERVICES.COM/API/G_NOA/NWSPC/RES2/3DD0C
B161B2E72500D690F67624BCBC5
FEEDBACK CONCERNING THESE OPTIONS CAN BE PROVIDED USING THE
FOLLOWING LINK:
HTTPS://WWW.SURVEYMONKEY.COM/R/EXPFIREWXHEADLINECHANGEANDREFORMA
T_2026
BASED ON FEEDBACK RECEIVED, NWS MAY IMPLEMENT THIS NEW HEADLINE
LANGUAGE AND TEXT FORMAT.
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR FOR DIRECT COMMENTS NOT CAPTURED IN THE
SURVEY INSTRUMENT, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT EITHER:
HEATH HOCKENBERRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
STORM PREDICTION CENTER
BOISE, IDAHO 83705
E-MAIL: HEATH.HOCKENBERRY@NOAA.GOV
JULIE MALINGOWSKI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
STORM PREDICTION CENTER
BOISE, IDAHO 83705
EMAIL: JULIE.MALINGOWSKI@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE ONLINE AT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NOTIFICATION/
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