Update#1: The Critical Weather Day for fire weather ops has ended as scheduled.

Topic: Critical Weather Day Has Been Declared

Date/Time Issued: June 29, 2026 1207Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: NWS IT Enterprise

Date/Time Initial Impact: June 28, 2026 1745Z JDAY 179

Date/Time Expected End: June 29, 2026 1200Z JDAY 180

Length of Event: 18 hours, 15 Minutes

Requester: NWS Central Operations, National Centers, and Weather Forecast Offices

Details/Specifics: Wildfire ops across parts of the Southwest and Four Corners region.

Please visit the CWD status page for more information: https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/status/cwd/

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