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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
150 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2025
...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON MODIFYING FORMAT
FOR THE AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION BEGINNING TUESDAY, JANUARY 13,
2026...
BEGINNING AT 200 PM EST ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2026, THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON FORECAST OFFICE WILL ADD KEY
MESSAGES TO THE AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION (AFDLWX).
THIS CHANGE ALIGNS THE AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION (AFD) WITH AN
IMPACTS-FIRST MESSAGE FORMAT, ENABLING STREAMLINED COMMUNICATIONS
AND DECREASED REDUNDANCY. THIS PROVIDES FOCUS ON POTENTIAL WEATHER
HAZARDS AND THEIR IMPACTS.
A SID-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=LWX&ISSUEDBY=LWX&PRODUCT=AFD.
FOR ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT:
CHRISTOPHER STRONG
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON
CHRISTOPHER.STRONG@NOAA.GOV
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