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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT 26-31
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS SILVER SPRING MD
340 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
-NOAAPORT
OTHER NWS PARTNERS AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: MARY MULLUSKY, CHIEF
FORECAST SERVICES DIVISION
SUBJECT: SPRING 2026 FORECAST ZONES IMPLEMENTATION WILL OCCUR
TODAY, APRIL 16, 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) IS MOVING FORWARD WITH ALL
ZONE CHANGE IMPLEMENTATIONS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 16, 2026, EVEN
THOUGH THERE IS A CRITICAL WEATHER DAY (CWD) IN EFFECT. THE
CRITICAL WEATHER DAY THAT IS IN EFFECT DOES NOT IMPACT THE ZONE
CHANGES THAT ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED TODAY. ZONE CHANGES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY 21Z.
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES (SCNS) BEING IMPLEMENTED TODAY INCLUDE:
SCN25-90: SACRAMENTO, CA PUBLIC AND FIRE FORECAST ZONES
SCN25-91: LAS VEGAS, NV PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES
SCN25-92: EUREKA, CA PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES
SCN25-93: EUREKA, CA FIRE FORECAST ZONES
SCN25-94: ANCHORAGE, AK PUBLIC, MARINE, AND FIRE FORECAST ZONES
SCN25-95: BISMARCK, ND PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES
SCN25-96: BOULDER, CO PARTIAL COUNTY
SCN25-97: WAKEFIELD, VA PUBLIC, FIRE, AND MARINE FORECAST ZONES
SCN25-98: CHARLESTON, SC PUBLIC, FIRE, AND MARINE FORECAST
ZONES
SCN25-99: NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE, LA PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECAST
ZONES
SCN25-100: TULSA, OK PUBLIC AND FIRE FORECAST ZONES
SCN25-101: CARIBOU, ME TO CHARLESTON, SC MARINE ZONES
SCN25-102: OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER MARINE ZONES
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS MAY BE SENT TO:
AMANDA REINHART
PUBLIC PROGRAM COORDINATOR
WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
AMANDA.REINHART@NOAA.GOV
OR
MELINDA BAILEY
NATIONAL MARINE SERVICES PROGRAM
OCEAN AND TSUNAMI CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
MELINDA.BAILEY@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE ONLINE
AT:HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NOTIFICATION/
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