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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
237 PM EST MON DEC 15 2025
…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHILADELPHIA/MOUNT HOLLY TRANSITIONING
TO A NEW FORMAT FOR THE AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION BEGINNING JAN 06
2026…
BEGINNING AT 1000 AM EST ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 06, 2026, THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHILADELPHIA/MOUNT HOLLY FORECAST OFFICE
WILL TRANSITION TO A KEY MESSAGE FORMAT FOR THE AREA FORECAST
DISCUSSION (AFDPHI).
THIS STRATEGIC CHANGE ALIGNS THE AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION (AFD)
WITH AN IMPACTS-FIRST MESSAGE PHILOSOPHY, ENABLING OUR OFFICE TO
STREAMLINE COMMUNICATION AND REDUCE REDUNDANCY. THIS TRANSITION
MOVES AWAY FROM A STRICTLY CHRONOLOGICAL LAYOUT TO FOCUS
IMMEDIATELY ON POTENTIAL WEATHER IMPACTS AND HAZARDS. BY
PRIORITIZING KEY MESSAGES, WE AIM TO ENHANCE CLARITY AND ELIMINATE
DUPLICATION WITHIN THE AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION.
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 AFD FROM NWS PHILADELPHIA/MOUNT HOLLY IS FOUND AT THE
FOLLOWING LINK:
HTTPS://FORECAST.WEATHER.GOV/PRODUCT.PHP?SITE=PHI&ISSUEDBY=PHI&PRODUCT=AFD
FOR ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT:
SARAH JOHNSON
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHILADELPHIA/MOUNT HOLLY
SARAH.JOHNSON@NOAA.GOV
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