Critical Weather Day declared
Critical Weather Day CRITICAL WEATHER DAY STATUS...
A Critical Weather Day has been declared.
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 Wednesday (Critical...Tropical Cyclone. Caution...Excessive) and Thursday (Critical...Tropical Cyclone) and Friday (Critical...Tropical Cyclone) and Saturday (Critical...Tropical Cyclone). On flagged days NWS may hold off on scheduled system changes to keep its forecast systems stable.
- Wednesday Critical...Tropical Cyclone. Caution...Excessive
- Thursday Critical...Tropical Cyclone
- Friday Critical...Tropical Cyclone
- Saturday Critical...Tropical Cyclone
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000 NOUS42 KWNO 150853 ADMSDM SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE NWS CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD 0853Z THU OCT 15 2026 CRITICAL WEATHER DAY STATUS... Critical Weather Day is in effect until 12Z on Sun Oct 18 2026 in support of Tropical Cyclone ops across Guam, Rota, Tinian, and Saipan. NCO is also monitoring fire wx in southern California and excessive rainfall in West Texas. CRITICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK... Wednesday - Critical...Tropical Cyclone. Caution...Excessive Rainfall. Thursday - Critical...Tropical Cyclone. Friday - Critical...Tropical Cyclone. Saturday - Critical...Tropical Cyclone. Kempisty/SDM/NCO