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SDM Message Translator
Several times a day the Senior Duty Meteorologist publishes a status message about National Weather Service operations, in dense operational shorthand. Each one below is translated into plain English, with the original text one click away.
NWS operations, right now
Critical Weather Day
No CWD
NWS is not currently restricting changes to its forecast systems.
Satellite sectors
3 active
- GOES-East sector 1 about 20 mi ENE of Charleston, WV until
- GOES-East sector 2 about 95 mi WSW of Oklahoma City, OK until
- GOES-West sector 2 about 115 mi WNW of Dodge City, KS until
3-day outlook
- Saturday Caution...Tropical Cyclone
- Sunday None
- Monday None
Message class
Contains
Anything213
Model status92Balloon reports103Satellite moves81Critical Weather Day37CWD outlook28Notices & outages35
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Alert
ADA
Routine status message
Alert
ADA
Critical Weather Day declared
Alert
ADA
NWS Product Delays Have Cleared Up
Alert
ADA
NWS Product Delays From AWIPS
Alert
ADA
NWS Product Delays From AWIPS
Alert
ADA
Forecast.weather.gov Outage
Alert
ADA
Nwws Outage
Alert
ADA
Critical Weather Day declared
Alert
ADA
Critical Weather Day declared
Alert
ADA
FAA Data Outage
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