the NWS is replacing “advisory” headlines with plain-language headlines in 2025, and has released a survey for people in the US: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HazSimp23 (see also https://www.weather.gov/media/notification/pdf_2023_24/pns23-37_plain_language_display.pdf)
that is not what this post is about. this post is about the fact that the NWS chose to abbreviate their Hazard Simplification Project to:
