NOAA – Critical Weather Day Declaration on April 17, 2024

468 NOUS42 KWNO 171508 ADASDM SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ALERT ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD 1507Z WED APR 17 2024 ...CRITICAL WEATHER DAY DECLARED... A Critical Weather Day has been declared for... * NWS Eastern, Southern, Central, Western, Alaska, Pacific Regions - START: 1500Z Wed Apr 17 2024 - END: 1200Z Sat Apr 20 2024 - REASON: Impact Based Decision Support ops to ensure maximum support of NWS enterprise during IDP College Park Data Center recovery. * 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/ Shruell/SDM/NCO/NCEP