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SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ALERT ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1123Z TUE MAR 18 2025


...CRITICAL WEATHER DAY DECLARED...

Critical Weather Day has been declared for...

* NWS Southern Region
- START: 1200Z Tue Mar 18 2025
- END: 1200Z Wed Mar 19 2025
- REASON: Wildfire ops across far southeast NM into the Texas
Panhandle and western Oklahoma.

* NCEP and NCF are also participating in this CWD to ensure a
  reliable flow of weather data.

All scheduled software/hardware/network changes for the
impacted offices will be postponed until the CWD has ended.
Any emergency changes will be evaluated and approved by
regional management officials or their designees. NWS offices
should contact their regional offices for further questions
about this CWD.

Please visit the CWD status page for more information:
https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/status/cwd/

Shirey/SDM/NCO/NCEP