The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Cleveland will conduct a scheduled update to our Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) from the morning of Monday, May 12, 2025, through the afternoon of Wednesday, May 14, 2025. The NWS uses the AWIPS computer system to display and integrate weather and water information, as well as to send life-saving information, such as weather and water warnings, to the public and you. During the update period (possibly extending into Thursday, May 15), forecast operations will be managed by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Buffalo, NY, to minimize any potential service interruptions.
No impacts to our core services of forecast products and weather watches, warnings, and advisories are anticipated during this time. However, there will be limited impacts to the following services: All NOAA Weather Radio transmitters maintained by NWS Cleveland will be offline during the installation. This includes the following transmitters: Akron, Cleveland, Bellevue, Mansfield, Youngstown, Carey, Toledo, Grafton, Erie, and Meadville. Additionally, the weekly radio test scheduled for May 14 will be postponed to Thursday, May 15.
Local graphical forecast maps hosted in various locations on www.weather.gov/cle will not be updated. This includes all maps on the Graphical Hazardous Weather Outlook page (https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=cle) and many graphics focusing on northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania on our Briefing page (https://www.weather.gov/cle/quick_brief). The Weather Forecast Office in Cleveland will remain open and staffed during this period for public and partner phone calls, as well as for additional functions that can be performed without AWIPS. If you have any questions, please contact Freddie Zeigler, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, via email at Freddie.Zeigler@noaa.gov or by phone at (216) 416-29146384 ext 223