National Weather Service
The National Weather Service (also known as NWS) is one of the six scientific agencies that make up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the United States government. Its job is to provide "weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy." This is done through a collection of national and regional centers, and more than 122 local weather forecast offices (WFOs). Since the NWS is a government agency, most of its products are in the public domain.
| National Weather Service | |
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | February 9, 1870 |
| Preceding agency | United States Weather Bureau |
| Jurisdiction | United States federal government |
| Headquarters | Silver Spring, Maryland 38°59′30″N 77°01′48″W / 38.99167°N 77.03000°WCoordinates: 38°59′30″N 77°01′48″W / 38.99167°N 77.03000°W |
| Annual budget | US$1,124,149,000 (FY 2016) |
| Agency executive | Louis Uccellini, Director |
| Parent agency | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| Child agency | National Centers for Environmental Prediction |
| Key document | 16 Stat. 369 |
| Website | |
| www | |
| Footnotes | |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
National Weather Service Media
NWS HQ in Silver Spring, Maryland
Sample maximum temperature map from the NDFD.
NWS IMET Chris Gibson taking observations in the field.
Map of NWS Weather Forecast Offices. Colors indicate area of responsibility, letters indicate each office's call sign. Alaska, Pacific and Puerto Rico offices are only indicated with call sign letters in the corners.
Meteorologists preparing a forecast, early 20th century.
A map showing all observed locations for water level in the United States on June 14, 2008 during historic flooding in the Midwest. Yellow is near flood stage, orange is minor flooding, red moderate flooding and purple major flooding. Green denotes no flooding.
The National Weather Service areas of marine weather forecasting responsibility.
Sample CPC 3.5-month temperature outlook.
An Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS).
A Cooperative Observer Program weather station.
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Related pages
References
- ↑ "History of the National Weather Service". National Weather Service. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Guide to Federal Records: Records of the Weather Bureau". National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
- ↑ "About NOAA's National Weather Service".
- ↑ "FY 2017 Budget Summary" (PDF). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2016. p. 53. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-08-19. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
Other websites
- National Weather Service
- NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards
- Hydrometeorological Prediction Center Archived 2008-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Aviation Weather Center
- National Hurricane Center
- Storm Prediction Center
- Climate Prediction Center Archived 2009-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Free National Weather Service Yahoo! Widget Archived 2007-02-28 at the Wayback Machine
- NOAA weather streaming radio - using windows media player, etc. Archived 2007-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
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