Update: At 10/1200Z, Enhanced Caution was upgraded to Critical Weather Day in support of wildfire ops in Southern California. Enhanced Caution Event has ended for Wildfire ops in Southern California.

Topic: Enhanced Caution Has Been Declared

Date/Time Issued: December 10, 2024 1214Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: NWS IT Enterprise

Date/Time Initial Impact: December 9, 2024 1200Z J/Day 344

Date/Time Expected End: December 10, 2024 1200Z J/Day 345

Length of Event: 24 Hours

Requester: NWS IT Enterprise

Details/Specifics: Enhanced caution has been declared from 1200Z Mon Dec 09 to 1200Z Tue Dec 10 in support of Wildfire ops in Southern California.

Pause all operational changes. Request Regional or Center management approval prior to moving forward with any operational change. Managers should consider the critical resources outlined in the NWS IT Playbooks prior to authorizing any operational system, data, or application changes.

Web Site(s) for Applicable Information: Please visit the CWD status page for more information:

https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/status/cwd/

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