Document near-term report behavior

docs/operations.md

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Generation commands:
 ```text
 weatherreporter generate daily --date 2026-05-29
 weatherreporter generate tomorrow
+weatherreporter generate near-term
 weatherreporter generate three-day
 weatherreporter generate weekend
 weatherreporter generate storm --start 2026-05-29T18:00 --end 2026-05-30T06:00
@@ -25,6 +26,10 @@ Markdown report after `scriptorium run` succeeds and final metadata is saved.
 `--out PATH` writes an extra Markdown copy for the current generated report; it
 is not used as the distributor upload source.
 
+`generate near-term` is an explicit generation command. It covers the six-hour
+rolling period from generation time in the effective report timezone and is not
+part of scheduled morning or evening batches.
+
 Batch commands:
 
 ```text
@@ -62,6 +67,10 @@ workspace/
       YYYY-MM-DD/
         <run_id>.modules.json
         <run_id>.metadata.json
+    near-term/
+      YYYY-MM-DD/
+        <run_id>.modules.json
+        <run_id>.metadata.json
     storm/
       YYYY-MM-DD/
         <run_id>.modules.json
@@ -76,6 +85,9 @@ workspace/
     weekend/
       YYYY-MM-DD/
         <run_id>.data_package.yaml
+    near-term/
+      YYYY-MM-DD/
+        <run_id>.data_package.yaml
     storm/
       YYYY-MM-DD/
         <run_id>.data_package.yaml
@@ -89,6 +101,9 @@ workspace/
     weekend/
       YYYY-MM-DD/
         <run_id>.render.json
+    near-term/
+      YYYY-MM-DD/
+        <run_id>.render.json
     storm/
       YYYY-MM-DD/
         <run_id>.render.json
@@ -102,6 +117,9 @@ workspace/
     weekend/
       YYYY-MM-DD/
         <run_id>.distributor.json
+    near-term/
+      YYYY-MM-DD/
+        <run_id>.distributor.json
     storm/
       YYYY-MM-DD/
         <run_id>.distributor.json
@@ -112,6 +130,8 @@ workspace/
       <run_id>.md
     weekend/
       <run_id>.md
+    near-term/
+      <run_id>.md
     storm/
       <run_id>.md
 ```
@@ -218,8 +238,8 @@ Markdown or YAML text.
 Daily Today and Daily Tomorrow can compare with each other when they cover the
 same valid local date. 3-Day Outlook compares with prior compatible 3-Day
 snapshots for the same valid local date. Weekend Outlook compares with prior
-compatible Weekend snapshots for the same weekend window. Storm Report leaves
-Recent Changes empty.
+compatible Weekend snapshots for the same weekend window. Near-Term Report and
+Storm Report leave Recent Changes empty.
 
 When no prior comparable snapshot exists, or no configured threshold is crossed,
 `recentChanges.items` is empty.