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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT 26-27
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS SILVER SPRING MD
250 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2026
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
-NOAAPORT
OTHER NWS PARTNERS, USERS AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: RICHARD BANDY
ACTING DIRECTOR
NCEP/ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING CENTER
SUBJECT: SOLICITING PUBLIC COMMENTS THROUGH MAY 14TH, 2026, ON
THE PROPOSED REMOVAL OF ALL PRODUCTS FROM SMARTINIT.
THE NWS ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING CENTER (EMC) IS SEEKING COMMENTS
UNTIL MAY 14TH, 2026, ON THE PROPOSED TERMINATION OF
DISSEMINATING ALL PRODUCTS FROM SMARTINIT. SMARTINIT PRODUCTS
ARE CURRENTLY IN LEGACY STATUS AND ARE NOW TARGETED FOR
RETIREMENT. THE NATIONAL BLEND OF MODELS (NBM) REPLACES
SMARTINIT PRODUCTS, AND USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MIGRATE TO USING
THE NBM.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PLANS TO CEASE DISSEMINATION OF ALL
SMARTINIT PRODUCTS TRANSMITTED VIA ALL TRANSMISSION METHODS.
TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK REGARDING THIS CHANGE, PLEASE CONTACT:
EMAIL: EMC.PRODUCTS.FEEDBACK@NOAA.GOV
GOOGLE FORM:SOLICITING PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED REMOVAL
OF ALL PRODUCTS FROM SMARTINIT AT:
HTTPS://FORMS.GLE/IGGKEENKPENUMYFY6
NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE ONLINE AT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NOTIFICATION/
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