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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
224 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025
...TRANSITION TO A NEW FORMAT FOR THE AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
BEGINNING JANUARY 5, 2026...
BEGINNING ON THE AFTERNOON OF JANUARY 5, 2026, THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA WILL TRANSITION TO
A KEY MESSAGE FORMAT FOR THE AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION (AFDCTP).
THIS STRATEGIC CHANGE ALIGNS THE AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION (AFD)
WITH THE IMPACTS-FIRST MESSAGE PHILOSOPHY, ENABLING OUR OFFICE TO
STREAMLINE COMMUNICATION AND REDUCE REDUNDANCY. THIS TRANSITION
MOVES AWAY FROM A STRICTLY CHRONOLOGICAL LAYOUT TO FOCUS ON
POTENTIAL WEATHER IMPACTS AND HAZARDS. BY PRIORITIZING KEY
MESSAGES, WE AIM TO ENHANCE CLARITY AND ELIMINATE DUPLICATION
WITHIN THE AFD.
A SIDE-BY-SIDE COMPARISON OF THE OLD FORMAT AND THE NEW FORMAT
TEMPLATES CAN BE FOUND AT: HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ERH/NEWAFD
THE LATEST LOCAL AFD CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING LINK:
HTTPS://FORECAST.WEATHER.GOV/PRODUCT.PHP?SITE=CTP&ISSUEDBY=CTP&PRODUCT=AFD
FOR ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT:
JONATHAN GUSEMAN
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE, PA
JONATHAN.GUSEMAN@NOAA.GOV | 814-954-6384
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