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Critical Weather Day outlook update

Critical Weather Day outlook update

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Critical Weather Day outlook update

Issued (0845Z SUN SEP 06 2026) · by Gerhardt, on duty as SDM

Critical Weather Day CRITICAL WEATHER DAY STATUS...

A Critical Weather Day status update.

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 Sunday (Caution...Tropical Cyclone) and Monday (Caution...Tropical Cyclone) and Tuesday (Caution...Tropical Cyclone). On flagged days NWS may hold off on scheduled system changes to keep its forecast systems stable.

  • Sunday Caution...Tropical Cyclone
  • Monday Caution...Tropical Cyclone
  • Tuesday Caution...Tropical Cyclone
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SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
0845Z SUN SEP 06 2026

CRITICAL WEATHER DAY STATUS...
The need for Critical Weather Day to support tropical operations
in Hawaii is being monitored.

CRITICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK...
Sunday - Caution...Tropical Cyclone.
Monday - Caution...Tropical Cyclone.
Tuesday - Caution...Tropical Cyclone.


Gerhardt/SDM/NCO