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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
232 PM CDT Mon May 5 2025

...Mandatory Maintenance Planned for NWS Jackson, MS from
Tuesday, May 6 through Thursday, May 8 and Subsequent Service
Interruptions Expected...

The National Weather Service in Jackson, Mississippi will be
conducting a required, scheduled update to the Advanced Weather
Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) system from Tuesday, May 6
at 7AM through approximately Thursday, May 8 at 4PM. The NWS uses
the AWIPS computer system to display and integrate weather and
water information, and to send life-saving information, such as
weather and water warnings, to the public.

During the time of the update, forecast operations will be
conducted by the National Weather Service in Jackson, Mississippi
but may utilize service back-up from another National Weather
Service office to minimize any potential interruption to services.
No impacts to our core services of forecast products and weather
watches, warnings and advisories are expected during this period.
However, limited impacts will occur to the following services:

  * NOAA Weather Transmitters: All NOAA Weather Radio transmitters
    maintained by NWS Jackson, Mississippi will be off air through
    the time of the install. This includes the following
    transmitters in Arkansas and Mississippi: Fountain Hill in
    Arkansas; Bude, Carthage, Ackerman, Inverness, Jackson, Magee,
    Melba and Rose Hill in Mississippi.

  * Local graphical forecast maps that are hosted in numerous
    places on www.weather.gov/jan may not be updated. This
    includes all maps on the Mississippi Statewide Hazardous
    Weather Outlook page
    (https://www.weather.gov/jan/statewidegraphics), the climate
    page (https://www.weather.gov/jan/climate) and potentially
    other locations.

The forecast office in Jackson, Mississippi will remain open and
staffed throughout this period for public and partner phone calls
and additional functions that can be completed during the install
period.

For more information, please contact:

Michael Hill
Warning Coordination Meteorologist
National Weather Service Office
Jackson, MS
Michael.Hill@noaa.gov

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