NOUS42 KWNO 161346
ADMSDM

SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1346Z THU APR 16 2026

...FORECAST ZONE CHANGES TODAY...

Public, marine and fire weather forecast zone changes
scheduled for today, April 16, 2026 will proceed as
planned. All changes are to be completed by 21:00Z today.
These are the offices involved with the zone changes today:
AFC, STO, VEF, EKA, BIS, BOU, LIX, TSA, AKQ, BOX, CAR, CHS,
GYX, ILM, MHX, OKX, PHI, and OPC.


12Z NCEP MODEL PRODUCTION STATUS...
12Z NCEP model production started on time with 11 Alaskan...
26 Canadian...46 CONUS...13 Mexican...7 Caribbean...and 9
Pacific stations available for ingest.

12Z NAM RAOB RECAP...
72235/JAN - Purged temps/moisure 797-770mb...wet bulb effect
70133/OTZ - 10159
70308/SNP - 10159
72274/TWC - 10159
72340/LZK - 10142...Ground equipment failure
72363/AMA - 10159
72376/FGZ - 10159
72597/MFR - 10159
72776/TFX - 10159
72786/OTX - 10159
76394/MTY - 10144...Power failure
71701/YCX - Missing TTAA/TTBB
72261/DRT - No report
78016/BDA - Missing TTBB
70414/SYA - No report
72202/MFL - No report
72240/LCH - No report
72248/SHV - No report
72251/CRP - No report
72365/ABQ - No report
72451/DDC - No report
72476/GJT - No report
72558/OAX - No report
72562/LBF - No report
72572/SLC - No report
72582/LKN - No report
72645/GRB - No report
72659/ABR - No report
72662/UNR - No report
74455/DVN - No report

MDS STATUS...
GOES-E MDS Sector 1 will be centered over 39.2N/98.8W from
1400Z to 17/1200Z in support of fire wx ops across the
Central/High Plains.


Kempisty/SDM/NCO/NCEP