National Centers for Environmental Prediction
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Jurisdiction | United States Government |
Headquarters | College Park, Maryland |
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Parent department | National Weather Service |
Website | www |
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environmental information. The centers form part of the National Weather Service
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There are nine centers:
- Aviation Weather Center provides aviation warnings and forecasts of hazardous flight conditions at all levels within domestic and international air space.
- Climate Prediction Center monitors and forecasts short-term climate fluctuations and provides information on the effects climate patterns can have on the nation.
- Environmental Modeling Center develops and improves numerical weather, climate, hydrological and ocean prediction through a broad program in partnership with the research community.
- National Hurricane Center provides forecasts of the movement and strength of tropical weather systems and issues watches and warnings for the North Atlantic and the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
- NCEP Central Operations sustains and executes the operational suite of numerical analyses and forecast models and prepares NCEP products for dissemination.
- Ocean Prediction Center issues weather warnings and forecasts out to five days for the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans north of 30 degrees North.
- Space Weather Prediction Center provides space weather alerts and warnings for disturbances that can affect people and equipment working in space and on earth.
- Storm Prediction Center provides tornado and severe weather watches for the contiguous United States along with a suite of hazardous weather forecasts.
- Weather Prediction Center provides nationwide analysis and forecast guidance products out through seven days.
See also
- NOAA National Operational Model Archive and Distribution System (NOMADS)
References
- ^ "Dr. Michael R. Farrar Selected as new NCEP Director". Retrieved October 17, 2022.
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