NWS is just the messenger. This came from the FAA. WMSCR to be exact. NWS
does not own or operate the initial source of METAR for the US (we used to,
but that changed back in or around 2012). We just help distro METARs via
what WMSCR provides us.
Mike
On Sat, Nov 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM Mike Zuranski <zuranski.wx@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Done.
>
> That is a big list in my eyes. Normally I'd say I'd expect this to get
> overturned but, given the general state of things these days I dunno. So
> please voice your opinion if you have one, they need to hear it.
>
> -Mike
>
> On Sat, Nov 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM Boris A. Konon <trwplusa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Express your concern to this point of contact:
>>
>> holly.uhlenhake@xxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM Stephen Adams <sadams@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> This is unacceptable. Terminating almost 50% of Maryland metars and
>>> almost 60% of North Carolina metars with no notice? Unbelievable. Is this
>>> permanent?
>>>
>>> *Steve Adams | AWIS Weather Services*
>>> 888.798.9955 | sadams@xxxxxxxx | www.awis.com
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Oct 31, 2025 at 11:29 AM Sebenste, Gilbert <sebensteg@xxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Starting likely this evening, 58 METAR sites, mostly in the eastern and
>>>> southeastern U.S., will go off-line.
>>>>
>>>> Gilbert Sebenste
>>>> Meteorology Support Analyst
>>>> College of DuPage
>>>>
>>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>>
>>>> *From:* Holly Uhlenhake - NOAA Federal <holly.uhlenhake@xxxxxxxx>
>>>> *Date:* October 31, 2025 at 6:25:16 AM CDT
>>>> *To:* _NCEP NCO IDP Dataflow <nco.idp.dataflow@xxxxxxxx>
>>>> *Subject:* *FAA/WMSCR outage for some sites, starting today*
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Morning SBN and METAR customers,
>>>>
>>>> FAA is not renewing contracts with their third party vendor. They sent
>>>> me a list of sites that are not going to be reporting starting today.
>>>> There are 58 sites in this list, which isn't a huge number, but I am
>>>> curious how this impacts customers like yourselves. Please feel free to
>>>> share those impacts with me.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Holly Uhlenhake
>>>> IDP DF Team Lead
>>>>
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