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A winter storm to impact the Northern Plains, Upper Midwest, and Great Lakes this Thanksgiving week. Periods of heavy snow and gusty winds may make travel difficult at times. Be sure to check weather.gov for more information. ❄️
Key Messages for Thanksgiving Week Winter Storm Heavy snowfall to impact Northern Plains to Great Lakes Tuesday and Wednesday Winter Storm Enters the Northern U.S. Winter system will enter into the Northern Plains by Tuesday morning, moving east across the Upper Midwest through Wednesday leading to periods of heavy snowfall. Heavy lake effect snow will impact the snow belt downwind of Lake Superior on Wednesday as the main storm moves to the northeast. Lake effect snow will continue into Thanksgiving morning. Timing and Location of Snowfall Snowfall will begin Tuesday morning across North Dakota, spreading east into central and northern Minnesota by Tuesday night. Heaviest snow will occur Tuesday night into Wednesday across the Minnesota Arrowhead, northern Wisconsin into the western portions of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Impacts from Heavy Snowfall Snowfall totals of 4 to 8 inches with locally up to 12 inches are forecast across portions of North Dakota through Minnesota. 1 to 3 feet is forecast downwind of Lake Superior. Heavy snow and gusty winds will help to reduce visibility and allow for icy roads creating hazardous driving conditions.
November 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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You're packed. Your plans for Thanksgiving are settled. You're ready to go. But is your car ready?

Most Thanksgiving travelers hit the road. Check out these quick tips to ensure you are road ready and stay weather aware by checking the latest forecast at weather.gov.
November 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Reporters, JUST IN: 2025 Atlantic #HurricaneSeason concludes with 13 total named storms, 5 hurricanes, 4 of which reached major hurricane status.

The Atlantic 2025 #HurricaneSeason was marked by high-powered storms, no U.S. landfalling hurricanes.

Details: noaa.gov/news-release...

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November 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Scientists with NOAA and NASA have ranked this year’s ozone hole over the Antarctic as the fifth smallest since 1992 — the year that the Montreal Protocol, a landmark international agreement to phase out ozone-depleting chemicals began to take effect.

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NOAA technicians launch a weather balloon carrying an ozoneonde, an instrument that measures the annual formation of the Antarctic Ozone Hole. This illustration shows the size and shape of the ozone hole over the South Pole on the day of its 2025 maximum extent (coverage).
November 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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NOAA-led ocean mapping expedition in Cook Islands hailed as a resounding success

News release: noaa.gov/news-release...

via NOAA.gov Research, NOAA Ocean Exploration & NautilusLive.org #CookIslands
NOAA-led ocean mapping expedition in Cook Islands hailed as a resounding success
Exploration Vessel Nautilus, operated by the Ocean Exploration Trust, successfully completed a groundbreaking three-week mission in October to map and explore the Cook Islands’ Exclusive Economic Zone...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Reporters: NOAA to hold keel-laying ceremony for 2nd new charting and mapping vessel December 4

Details: www.noaa.gov/media-adviso...

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NOAA to hold keel-laying ceremony for 2nd new charting and mapping vessel
NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations will celebrate the keel-laying for Navigator, the second of two new charting and mapping vessels being constructed for NOAA. The vessel is being built by Thoma-Sea ...
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November 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Administration revises Endangered Species Act regulations to strengthen certainty, reduce burdens and uphold law

News release: www.noaa.gov/news-release...

noaafisheries.noaa.gov #ESA
Administration revises Endangered Species Act regulations to strengthen certainty, reduce burdens and uphold law
NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service and the Department of the Interior’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced four proposed rules to restore Endangered Species Act regulations to their ...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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NOAA.gov websites & social media necessary to protect lives & property WILL be maintained.

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The U.S. Government is closed & this account will not be updated. NOAA.gov websites & social media necessary to protect lives & property WILL be maintained. For critical weather info from NWS.noaa.gov, please visit https://www.weather.gov Learn more: https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/
October 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Just in: NOAA's SWFO-L1 observatory heads to orbit for groundbreaking mission

New #satellite will advance space weather forecasting

--> News release + launch video: noaa.gov/news-release...

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#SWFOL1 #SpaceWeather
NOAA’s SWFO-L1 observatory heads to orbit for groundbreaking mission
New satellite will advance space weather forecasting
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September 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Aquaculture Opportunity Areas bolster America-first seafood production

Areas identified in Gulf of America and off California coast will drive American jobs, sustainable seafood farming

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Aquaculture Opportunity Areas bolster America-first seafood production
Areas identified in Gulf of America and off California coast will drive American jobs, sustainable seafood farming
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September 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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NOAA and Fugro partner to accelerate deep ocean mapping, characterization

News release: noaa.gov/news-release...

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#OceanResearch #OceanMapping
NOAA and Fugro partner to accelerate deep ocean mapping, characterization
NOAA Ocean Exploration and Fugro offsite link have signed a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) to develop and use uncrewed systems for ocean exploration to enhance the efficiency, ...
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September 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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U.S. champions sustainable #tuna #fisheries in Eastern Pacific, boosting American fishermen and conservation

News release: noaa.gov/news-release...

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U.S. champions sustainable tuna fisheries in Eastern Pacific, boosting American fishermen and conservation
The United States took a bold leadership role last week at the annual Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) meeting, driving innovative measures to sustainably manage tuna fisheries in the E...
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September 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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NOAA's NCEI just released its #August and #Summer 2025 temperature and precipitation analysis for the U.S.

Report summary & images for download can be accessed at:

bit.ly/USClimate202...
September 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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NOAA’s transformative Flood Inundation Mapping expands to serve 60% of U.S. population

Experimental services improve #flood communications for emergency managers and the public

--> News release: noaa.gov/news-release...

via nws.noaa.gov
NOAA’s transformative Flood Inundation Mapping expands to 60% of U.S.
Experimental services improve flood communications for emergency managers and the public
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September 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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NOAA Fisheries bolsters American #seafood industry with new import provisions

Marine Mammal Protection Act import provisions ensure foreign fisheries meet U.S. standards of excellence:

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NOAA Fisheries bolsters American seafood industry with new import provisions
Marine Mammal Protection Act import provisions ensure foreign fisheries meet U.S. standards of excellence
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August 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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#NOAA holds keel-laying ceremony for new charting and mapping vessel Surveyor

More: noaa.gov/news-release...

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NOAA holds keel-laying ceremony for new charting and mapping vessel
NOAA leadership was joined by partners today to celebrate the keel-laying for Surveyor, a new charting and mapping vessel being constructed for NOAA. The vessel is being built by Thoma-Sea Marine Cons...
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August 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Reporters: Experts to preview launch of historic NOAA space weather satellite observatory on August 21

#SWFOL1 will provide critical early warning of solar storms

Details:

www.noaa.gov/media-adviso...

via NOAA #Satellites noaa.gov #SpaceWeather
August 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Hiring event in Norfolk, Virginia, to be held August 19 for @NOAA research ship jobs for professional #mariners

Details: www.noaa.gov/media-adviso...

via NOAA's Office of Marine & Aviation (OMAO) #NOAAShips
Hiring event in Norfolk to be held August 19 for NOAA research ship jobs
NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations will hold a hiring event in Norfolk, Virginia, to recruit professional mariners to work aboard NOAA’s ocean research ships. The event will be held on Tuesday, Aug. ...
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August 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Warm, wet #July 2025 for U.S. marked by deadly floods.

Our latest monthly temperature & precip report with downloadable map images at:

ncei.noaa.gov/news/nationa...

via NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
August 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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JUST IN: NOAA's outlook for Atlantic hurricane season remains 'above-normal'

News release and downloadable infographics at: bit.ly/AtlanticHurr...

#HurricaneOutlook #HurricaneSeason

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August 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Repost from NOAA Fisheries Southeast on X:

"NOAA Fisheries is implementing emergency rule that will increase Gulf of America red grouper catch limits & extend recreational fishing season."

More: fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-stor...
Emergency Rule Increases Red Grouper Opportunities for Commercial and Recreational Fishermen
NOAA Fisheries is implementing an emergency rule that will increase the Gulf of America red grouper catch limits and extend the recreational fishing season.
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August 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Reporters: NOAA.gov to hold August 14 keel-laying ceremony for new charting and mapping vessel

Details: www.noaa.gov/media-adviso...
NOAA to hold keel-laying ceremony for new charting and mapping vessel
NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations will celebrate the keel-laying for Surveyor, a new charting and mapping vessel being constructed for NOAA. The vessel is being built by Thoma-Sea Marine Constructor...
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August 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Just in: Gulf of America ‘dead zone’ below average,
NOAA and partner scientists find

More: noaa.gov/news-release...

noaa.gov #hypoxia
Gulf of America ‘dead zone’ below average, scientists find
NOAA-supported scientists announced today that this year’s Gulf of America “dead zone” — an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and marine life — is approximately 4,402 square miles, 21% small...
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July 31, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Reporters: NOAA, partners to report on 2025 Gulf of America ‘dead zone’ monitoring cruise

Media teleconference to be followed by Q&A session

Details: www.noaa.gov/media-adviso...

@noaa @noaaocean
NOAA, partners to report on 2025 Gulf of America ‘dead zone’ monitoring cruise
NOAA and partners will announce findings from a recent research cruise to measure the extent of the hypoxic or “dead zone” in the Gulf of America during a media teleconference on Thursday, Jul. 31, at...
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July 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Just in: #June 2025 was Earth’s 3rd-warmest June on record

Find our report with maps/images at:

ncei.noaa.gov/access/monit...

via
NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
July 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM