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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
1236 PM CDT Wed Apr 23 2025

TEMPLATE STATEMENT ON AWIPS UPDATE/OUTAGE
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The National Weather Service [INSERT OFFICE] in [INSERT LOCATION] will be conducting a required, scheduled update to their Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) system from [INSERT DATE and TIME] through approximately [INSERT DATE and TIME]. The NWS uses the AWIPS computer system to display and integrate weather and water information, and to send life-saving information, such as weather and water warnings, to the public.

During the time of the update, forecast operations will be conducted by our service back-up office in [INSERT LOCATION] to minimize any potential interruption to services. No impacts to our core services of forecast products and weather watches, warnings and advisories are expected during this period. However, limited impacts will occur to the following services: 

[INSERT PRODUCT NAME/SERVICE] - [Identify the impact to the product/service and include link if applicable] + [If applicable, include areas/locations where impacted] + [If applicable, include alternate option for the product(s)/service(s)]   
[INSERT EXAMPLES]: 
NOAA Weather Transmitters: All NOAA Weather Radio transmitters maintained by NWS Gray will be off air through the time of the install.  This includes the following transmitters in Maine and New Hampshire: Pack Monadnock, Deerfield, Concord, Hanover, Holderness, Mt. Washington, Clarksville, Falmouth,  Dresden, Sugarloaf Mtn.  
Total Water Level Forecasts: Coastal flood water level forecast services will be degraded due to a less frequent update cycle.  Forecasts will remain on https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/gyx through this period. 
Local graphical forecast maps that are hosted in numerous places on www.weather.gov/gyx will not be updated. This includes all maps on the Graphical Hazardous Weather Outlook page (https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=gyx), the majority of the graphics on the Emergency Managers Self Brief (https://www.weather.gov/gyx/EMhome) and Winter Weather page (https://www.weather.gov/gyx/winter).  

The forecast office in [INSERT LOCATION] will remain open and staffed throughout this period for public and partner phone calls and additional functions that can be completed without AWIPS.

OPTIONAL: End with a POC (such as the WCM or general office inbox) to address questions. 

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