Nantional Weather Service message.

Forecasters of National Weather Service Forecast Office Olney   and other departments there in.

 The National Weather Service is still operateing durring the government shutdown  the NWS is one of the few agencies that have to stay open since We are mission critical and we protect lives and poperties  through out the country however Non esental personell are asked not to come in so no one is maning the front desk or the phones  and our interns have been suspended till the shutdown ends no new interns will be accepted till this ends..

The other offices are open too to essental employees  to report to work  please report to work  durring this i know its hard on all of you its hard on me too but i am going to work durring all this and lets do our jobs and make peoples lives better and keep them safe  our colligues in law enforcement and  Avation  are also reporting  to work so lets not let the ball drop on our end.  how ever the NOAA web site will be down durring the shutdown the NWS websites will be up  since again we are mission ciritical.

thanks

Meteorologist in charge
Dr James F. Salvatore