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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT 26-58
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS SILVER SPRING MD
930 AM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
-NOAAPORT
OTHER NWS PARTNERS, USERS AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: JAMIE RHOME, DEPUTY DIRECTOR
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
SUBJECT: SOLICITING PUBLIC COMMENTS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 7, 2026,
ON DISCONTINUATION OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE SURFACE WIND FIELD
GRAPHIC AFTER THE 2026 HURRICANE SEASON
THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER (NHC) IS SEEKING COMMENTS UNTIL
SEPTEMBER 7, 2026, ON THE PROPOSED TERMINATION OF THE TROPICAL
CYCLONE (TC) SURFACE WIND FIELD GRAPHIC. IF THE TERMINATION OF
THIS GRAPHICAL PRODUCT PROCEEDS, IT WOULD REMAIN AVAILABLE
THROUGH THE END OF THE 2026 HURRICANE SEASON, AFTER WHICH IT
WILL BE DISCONTINUED.
THE TC SURFACE WIND FIELD GRAPHIC SHOWS THE CURRENT EXTENT OF
THE SYSTEM’S SURFACE WIND FIELD BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST
ADVISORY AND THE PAST TRACK OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE. FOR THE
ATLANTIC, EASTERN PACIFIC, AND CENTRAL PACIFIC BASINS, A
DEPICTION OF COASTAL TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE WATCHES AND
WARNINGS IS ALSO INCLUDED. THE GRAPHIC IS AVAILABLE FOR
TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST ADVISORIES ISSUED FOR THE ATLANTIC,
EASTERN PACIFIC, CENTRAL PACIFIC, WEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH PACIFIC
BASINS. AN EXAMPLE GRAPHIC IS AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING URL:
HTTPS://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/ABOUTNHCGRAPHICS.SHTML?#INITIALWIND
THE NHC IS SEEKING TO DISCONTINUE THE TC SURFACE WIND FIELD
GRAPHIC AS THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS GRAPHIC IS AVAILABLE
THROUGH OTHER RESOURCES. THE EXTENT OF THE CURRENT SURFACE WIND
FIELD AND A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF BOTH THE COASTAL AND INLAND
TROPICAL WIND WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT CAN BE FOUND ON THE
TC TRACK FORECAST CONE GRAPHIC. THE PAST TC TRACK IS AVAILABLE
ON THE INTERACTIVE CONE MAP AVAILABLE AT HURRICANES.GOV WITH THE
PAST TRACK INDICATED BY ICONS INSTEAD OF A BLACK DASHED LINE AS
IS USED IN THE TC SURFACE WIND FIELD GRAPHIC. WHILE A STATIC
IMAGE ARCHIVE OF THE PAST TRACK IS NOT AVAILABLE ON THE
INTERACTIVE CONE MAP, USERS CAN OBTAIN AN ARCHIVE OF THE PAST
TRACK VIA THE NHC GIS WEBPAGE:
HTTPS://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/GIS/
TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON THE TERMINATION OF THE TC SURFACE WIND
FIELD GRAPHIC, PLEASE CONTACT:
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
TROPICAL.PROGRAM@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE ONLINE AT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NOTIFICATION
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