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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 26-50
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS SILVER SPRING MD
1045 AM EDT FRI MAY 29 2026
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
-NOAAPORT
OTHER NWS PARTNERS, USERS AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: SUZANNE LENIHAN
OFFICE OF CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
SUBJECT: DISCONTINUATION OF THE STATE FORECAST PRODUCT (SFP) FOR
ALL NWS CENTRAL REGION, SOUTHERN REGION, AND WESTERN REGION
OFFICES: EFFECTIVE JUNE 29, 2026
EFFECTIVE JUNE 29, 2026, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) WILL
DISCONTINUE THE STATE FORECAST PRODUCT (SFP) FOR ALL NWS CENTRAL
REGION, SOUTHERN REGION, AND WESTERN REGION OFFICES. THE SFP
WILL CONTINUE TO BE ISSUED FOR PACIFIC REGION AND THE STATE OF
HAWAI?I. THE SFP IS NOT ISSUED IN ALASKA REGION OR EASTERN
REGION.
THE SFP IS A TEXT PRODUCT DESCRIBING TEMPERATURE, PRECIPITATION,
SKY COVER, AND WIND FORECASTS ACROSS AN ENTIRE STATE.
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE SFP DUPLICATES INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN OTHER TEXT PRODUCTS AS WELL AS VARIOUS WEB SITES
AND NWS APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACES (API).
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE (WFO) LOCAL PRODUCTS PROVIDING THE DATA
CONTAINED IN THE SFP PRODUCT INCLUDE:
- ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT (ZFP) FOR PRECIPITATION, TEMPERATURE,
SKY COVER, AND WIND FORECASTS BY FORECAST ZONE
- NOAA ONLINE WEATHER DATA: HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CLIMATE
- NWS WEATHER API:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DOCUMENTATION/SERVICES-WEB-API
- AVIATION WEATHER CENTER API:
HTTPS://AVIATIONWEATHER.GOV/DATA/API/#/
STATE FORECAST PRODUCTS (SFP) THAT WILL BE DISCONTINUED:
STATE NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
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NORTH DAKOTA FPUS63 KBIS SFPND
ALABAMA FPUS64 KBMX SFPAL
GEORGIA FPUS62 KFFC SFPGA
IOWA FPUS63 KDMX SFPIA
MISSISSIPPI FPUS64 KJAN SFPMS
MINNESOTA FPUS63 KMPX SFPMN
UPPER MICHIGAN FPUS63 KMQT SFPMQT
WASHINGTON FPUS66 KOTX SFPOTX
MONTANA FPUS65 KTFX SFPMT
IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT:
PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES PROGRAM
WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
PUBLIC.PROGRAM@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT:
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/NOTIFICATION/
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