Political pressures may have driven the federal agency to backtrack on its decision to suspend automated weather translations ...

On Friday, April 25, the NWS announced the contract had been reinstated. This would allow the project to become operational once again.

"The hot temperatures, low relative humidity values, and strong southerly winds bring critical fire weather conditions" this ...

The Lilt models automatically translate urgent updates and warnings from the NWS, which are then posted on websites like weather.gov and hurricanes.gov, and voiced over NOAA’s weather radio.