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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
828 AM EST MON DEC 22 2025
...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG,VA WILL BE
TRANSITIONING TO A NEW FORMAT FOR THE AREA FORECAST
DISCUSSION BEGINNING JANUARY 12, 2026...
BEGINNING WITH THE AFTERNOON ISSUANCE ON MONDAY, JANUARY 12,
2026, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN BLACKSBURG,
VA WILL TRANSITION TO A KEY MESSAGE FORMAT FOR THE AREA FORECAST
DISCUSSION (AFDRNK).
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
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE NUMBER OF KEY MESSAGES WILL VARY DEPENDING
ON THE WEATHER EXPECTED DURING THE UPCOMING 7 DAYS.
THE LATEST LOCAL AFD CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING LINK:
HTTPS://FORECAST.WEATHER.GOV/PRODUCT.PHP?SITE=RNK&ISSUEDBY=RNK&PRODUCT=AFD
FOR ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT:
DOUG BUTTS
METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
DOUGLAS.BUTTS@NOAA.GOV
OR
ADAM BAKER
SCIENCE AND OPERATIONS OFFICER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
ADAM.BAKER@NOAA.GOV
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