Critical Weather Day outlook update
Critical Weather Day CRITICAL WEATHER DAY STATUS...
NWS does not currently expect to declare a Critical Weather Day in the next three days — no unusual operational precautions are planned.
A “Critical Weather Day” is an internal NWS operations posture. When one is declared, NWS postpones scheduled software, hardware and network changes at the affected offices so that nothing is disturbed while forecasters are working high-impact weather. Emergency changes still get made, but they need senior sign-off. It is a signal about how NWS is protecting its own systems — it is not a forecast or a warning, and it does not tell you anything about conditions where you live.
CWD outlook CRITICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK...
Looking three days ahead, NWS has flagged Friday (Critical...Tropical Cyclone). On flagged days NWS may hold off on scheduled system changes to keep its forecast systems stable.
- Friday Critical...Tropical Cyclone
- Saturday None
- Sunday None
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000 NOUS42 KWNO 090938 ADMSDM SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE NWS CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD 0937Z FRI OCT 09 2026 CRITICAL WEATHER DAY STATUS... Critical Weather Day is in effect until 12Z Saturday 10 Oct in support of Tropical Cyclone ops across portions of the Central Gulf Coast for Isaias. NCO is also monitoring the potential need for CWD to support tropical cyclone and excessive rainfall ops in Southern California and the Southwest as Tropical Storm Rachel tracks toward northern Baja California, although CWD for this event is not expected at this time. CRITICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK... Friday - Critical...Tropical Cyclone. Saturday - None. Sunday - None. Gerhardt/SDM/NCO