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	National Weather Service - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		National Weather Service meteorologists preparing a forecast, early 20th century.
		The National Hurricane Center (NHC) and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC) are responsible for monitoring tropical weather in the Atlantic, and central and eastern Pacific Ocean.
		These observations are especially critical to the output of numerical weather models because large water bodies have a profound impact on the weather.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_Weather_Service (3525 words)

	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The National Marine Fisheries Service, also known as NOAA Fisheries, is the direct descendant of the U.S. Commission of Fish and Fisheries, which was initiated in 1871 to protect, study, manage and restore fish.
		The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a scientific agency of the United States Department of Commerce focused on the conditions of the oceans and the atmosphere.
		NOAA warns of dangerous weather, charts seas and skies, guides the use and protection of ocean and coastal resources, and conducts research to improve understanding and stewardship of the environment.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration (1420 words)

	NWS Internet Weather Source
		Local and National radar products from the U.S. National Weather Service, including the latest images and animations for your area.
		Weather conditions for the past 24 hours, forecasts, watches, and warnings for the United States.
		Current weather and weather conditions for the past 24 hours.
	weather.noaa.gov (102 words)

	NOAA's National Weather Service
		The National Weather Service is the primary source of weather data, forecasts and warnings for the United States.
		National Weather Service forecasts are also critical to the commercial and private transportation sector, including airline shipping and trucking industries, nationally and internationally.
		What We Do The National Weather Service provides weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, to protect life and property and enhance the national economy.
	www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov /grounders/nws.html (834 words)

	NWS Internet Weather Source
		Local and National radar products from the U.S. National Weather Service, including the latest images and animations for your area.
		Facsimile (fax) charts produced by the U.S. National Weather Service.
		Weather conditions for the past 24 hours, forecasts, watches, and warnings for the United States.
	weather.noaa.gov (834 words)

	Santorum criticizes Weather Service
		The Pennsylvania Republican's remarks drew fire from a union representing employees of the National Weather Service, which is a subsidiary of the U.S. Commerce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
		WASHINGTON -- Sen. Rick Santorum, who has sponsored legislation to limit the information that the National Weather Service can provide to the public, told radio reporters this week that Congress should investigate whether the federal agency's initial warnings on the severity of Hurricane Katrina were adequate.
		Santorum said he didn't think the weather service had given "sufficient warning" initially about the hurricane's path or what its impact would be when it hit Florida.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/05253/569133.stm (777 words)

	National Weather Service - NWS Seattle
		National Weather Service Mission: "The National Weather Service (NWS) provides 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.
		Winter Weather Outlook for the Pacific Northwest — Issued by CPC on 20 October
		NWS data and products form a national information database and infrastructure which can be used by other governmental agencies, the private sector, the public, and the global community."
	www.wrh.noaa.gov /sew (136 words)

	Weather info could go dark
		AccuWeather has been an especially vocal critic of the weather service and its parent agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
		Another supporter of the weather service's efforts, Tallahassee database analyst John Simpson, said the plethora of free data becoming available could eventually fuel a new industry of small and emerging companies that would repackage the information for public consumption.
		Also last year, the weather service began offering much of its raw data on the Internet in an easily digestible format, allowing entrepreneurs and hobbyists to write simple programs to retrieve the information.
	www.palmbeachpost.com /news/content/news/epaper/2005/04/21/m1a_wx_0421.html (1003 words)

	tornadoes... Nature's most violent windstorm
		Your National Weather Service recommends purchasing a radio that has both a battery backup and a tone-alert feature which automatically alerts you when a watch or warning is issued.
		The National Weather Service is strategically locating Doppler radars across the country which can detect air movement toward or away from the radar.
		Your National Weather Service, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and American Red Cross educate community officials and the public concerning the dangers posed by tornadoes.
	www.nssl.noaa.gov /NWSTornado (2305 words)

	NOAA Home Page - Weather Theme Page
		National Weather Service Profiles in Time from NOAA's History Web site - includes close to 500 biographies of individuals who served in various capacities in the Army Signal Service and United States Weather Bureau.
		National Weather Service Cooperative Observer Program - The 11,700 volunteer Cooperative observers take observations in greatly diverse environmental settings, including farms, urban and suburban areas, national parks, seashores and mountaintops.
		These services frequently consist of taking and recording temperature and precipitation daily and reporting to NOAA's National Climatic Data Center or a National Weather Service office at the end of each month.
	www.noaa.gov /wx.html (2305 words)

	National Weather Service
		Oak Ridge Boy and weather buff Richard Sterban has recorded public service announcements for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather radio network, the voice of the National Weather Service.
		NOAA Weather Radio is the lone government-operated radio system that provides direct warnings to the public for severe weather and natural and man-made hazards (floods, forest fires, oil spills, etc.).
		The newest generation of weather radios can be programmed to receive alerts only for the county or parish where the listener resides.
	www.oakridgeboys.com /Pages/NWS.html (376 words)

	InformationWeek Weather Reining In The National Weather Service June 23, 2005
		The National Weather Services Duties Act of 2005 aims to clarify the responsibilities of the National Weather Service.
		Jun 23, 2005 03:00 PM The National Weather Services Duties Act of 2005 (S.786) is either about freedom of information or censorship for commercial gain, depending on whom you ask.
		Such clarification is necessary, Santorum says, because the parent agency of NWS, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, repealed its 1991 noncompetition and nonduplication policy in December as a result of recommendations by the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences.
	informationweek.com /story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=164902303 (1594 words)

	National Weather Service, Alaska Region Fire Weather, AK
		National Weather Service, Alaska Region Fire Weather, AK www.weather.gov
		Fire weather forecasts have concluded for the 2005 fire season.
		Spot forecasts are still available from our Weather Forecast Offices by using the Spot Forecast Request link on the left-hand menu bar.
	firewx.arh.noaa.gov (58 words)

	National Weather Service, Anchorage Forecast Office
		The National Weather Service NEXRAD Radar at Kenai will be changed to clear air mode when Augustine Volcano erupts.
		If you have significant weather to report, you can submit it on our online storm report page.
		The two most popular schemes will require receiver channel changes from WX2 to WX3, or from A to D. Listeners are advised to review the operating manual for their receiver to find the channel on their equipment corresponding to the new frequency of 162.475 MHz for the Whittier NWR transmitter.
	pafc.arh.noaa.gov (412 words)

	Local, National, and International Weather - Forecasts, Radar Maps, Video, and News
		Local, National, and International Weather - Forecasts, Radar Maps, Video, and News
		Get your local forecast with the MSN Toolbar and Weather add-in.
		Weather data © 2006 The Weather Channel, Inc
	weather.msn.com (86 words)

	NOAA Photo Library - Historic National Weather Service Album
		National Weather Service history is rich with images of scientific accomplishment, technological innovation and community service.
		We hope you enjoy these snapshots of the heritage of the Weather Bureau and today's National Weather Service, the source of official forecasts, warnings and climate outlooks that help us all plan our daily lives.
		Radar Detection - a glimpse into the history and philosophy of radar use by the National Weather Service.
	www.photolib.noaa.gov /historic/nws (104 words)

	USATODAY.com - Proposed bill would change National Weather Service
		When the rule changed, the NWS and its parent agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), expanded into areas already served by the commercial weather industry, according to Santorum's office.
		Under the proposed legislation, the NWS would be allowed to offer particular types of services only if the private sector does not offer them — a provision similar to rules that guided the agency for 14 years until last year.
		The bill has drawn criticism from those who say it unfairly favors private weather providers, and would endanger the public by preventing the dissemination of certain weather data.
	www.usatoday.com /weather/news/2005-04-27-NWS-bill_x.htm?POE=NEWISVA (520 words)

	National Weather Service, Unalakleet Weather Service Office, AK
		The National Weather Service Alaska Region has established the AWL as a service to all Alaskans, providing toll-free telephone access to weather information throughout the state.
		Forecasts are issued on a regular basis, updated when required and recorded by National Weather Service staff or, alternatively, automated by an NWS text-to-speech system, providing accur ate and timely weather information.
		This service is available outside of Alaska, but it is not toll-free.
	paun.arh.noaa.gov /awl.php (133 words)

	Stmt of Understanding: NOAA / REACT
		This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is entered into between the United States of America, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service, herein after referred to as the NWS, and REACT International, Inc., herein after referred to as REACT.
		In areas where tornadoes and other severe weather is a frequent concern, the NWS recruits volunteers, trains them in storm identification and spotting procedures, and subsequently accepts the spotter's reports during episodes of severe weather.
		This MOU is to serve as a framework within which local REACT teams may coordinate their services, use of facilities, and equipment with the NWS in support of nationwide, state, and local early warning and emergency communications functions.
	www.reactintl.org /sou.noaa.htm (1084 words)

	NWS Rip Current Awareness Home Page
		NOAA's National Weather Service and National Sea Grant Program, in partnership with the United States Lifesaving Association, are working together to raise awareness about the dangers of rip currents.
		A daily rip current outlook is included in the Surf Zone Forecast, which is issued by many National Weather Service offices.
		The goal of the awareness campaign and research is to reduce the number of rip current related fatalities.
	www.ripcurrents.noaa.gov (386 words)

	Storm brewing over online data from National Weather Service - Computerworld
		Santorum's National Weather Services Duties Act of 2005 (download PDF) would allow the NWS to continue to prepare and issue severe weather warnings and forecasts designed for the protection of life and property of the general public.
		But last December, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) -- the parent agency of the NWS -- changed the weather service's noncompetition and nonduplication policy, removing the language that prohibited competition with the private companies.
		What private weather companies want, he said, is for the NWS to continue to provide free public weather information -- as it has always done -- but to curb efforts to provide specialized data and forecasts that are the bread and butter of the private weather industry.
	www.computerworld.com /governmenttopics/government/story/0,10801,101345,00.html?SKC=government-101345 (1121 words)

	Flood Damage in the United States, A Reanalysis of National Weather Service Estimates
		The National Weather Service (NWS) is the only organization that has maintained a reasonably consistent long-term record of flood damage throughout the U.S. The NWS damage estimates do not represent an accurate accounting of actual costs, nor do they include all of the losses that might be attributable to flooding.
		In partnership between the Environmental and Societal Impacts Group of the National Center for Atmospheric Research and the Center for Science and Technology Policy Research, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado.
		To help researchers and policy makers assess national progress in reducing vulnerability to flood hazards, reasonably accurate assessments of flood damage are needed.
	www.flooddamagedata.org (248 words)

	Climate Prediction Center - Forecasts & Outlook Maps, Graphs and Tables
		The National Weather Service and its 121 local forecast offices issue local weather forecasts, and watches and warnings to protect life and property from acute short-term threats due to severe weather events.
		These weather and climate products comprise the National Weather Service's Suite of Forecast Products.
		local Weather Forecast Offices, and National Centers for Environmental Prediction).
	www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov /products/forecasts (335 words)

	National Weather Service, Nome Weather Service Office, AK
		National Weather Service, Nome Weather Service Office, AK www.weather.gov
	paom.arh.noaa.gov (24 words)

	Encyclopedia article on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [EncycloZine]
		NOAA operates a network of weather satellites, the National Weather Service, the National Hurricane Center, and cooperates with the National Ice Center.
		The National Weather Service (NWS) keeps track of climatological data and coordinates cooperative weather observers, comprising a network of more than 10,000 National Weather Service volunteers across the U.S. who record daily weather measurements that become part of U.S. climate records.
		National Ocean Service (NOS) was formed from the old Coast and Geodetic Survey, and in turn created a new division called the National Geodetic Survey (NGS).
	encyclozine.com /National_Weather_Service (24 words)

	The Weather Page
		A wide variety of regional and national environmental information, including the latest weather data, featuring satellite photos, radar images and prognostic charts.
		If you know of a service that we have missed, please send the URL and, if possible, a short description of the service to help@esdim.noaa.gov.
		National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center measures snow cover in the United States and Canada
	www.esdim.noaa.gov /weather_page.html (321 words)

	Hydrometeorological Prediction Center (HPC) Home Page
		National forecast is updated by 5am EDT/2am PDT (0900 UTC) daily.
		Loop of sea-level pressures and fronts through day 7
	www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov (99 words)

	Met Office: Weather and climate - UK
		These warnings are issued when severe weather is expected to cause disruption to traffic etc. over the next few hours.
		Make sure you know what to do when severe weather is forecast, follow our severe weather advice.
		These warnings are issued when severe weather is expected to cause widespread disruption to traffic etc. over the next few days.
	www.met-office.gov.uk /weather/europe/uk/uk.html (283 words)

	National Weather Service forecast: Linux - Computerworld
		Linux has moved into the everyday operations of the National Weather Service (NWS) and is now helping produce local forecasts across the nation and run the agency's Web sites.
		They're using Red Hat 7.3 Linux on Intel-based workstations from IBM in some 122 NWS Weather Offices across the nation, as well as in 12 River Forecast Centers, six regional weather service offices and the agency's training facilities.
		Forecasters use the agency's Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System software to collect weather data, assemble forecasts and weather warnings, and then disseminate the information to the various forecast offices.
	www.computerworld.com /softwaretopics/os/linux/story/0,10801,78061,00.html (1029 words)

	National Weather Service, McGrath Weather Service Office, AK
		National Weather Service, McGrath Weather Service Office, AK www.weather.gov
	pamc.arh.noaa.gov (69 words)

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