National Weather Service

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federal agency meteorological organization weather forecasting agency

The National Weather Service is the U.S. federal agency responsible for providing weather forecasts, warnings, and climate data to protect life and property and support the national economy.

Aliases (7)

NOAA National Weather Service ×3
National Weather Service forecast offices ×3
NWS ×1
River Forecast Centers ×1
United States National Weather Service ×1
Weather Bureau ×1
Weather Forecast Offices ×1

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal agency → meteorological organization → weather forecasting agency →
coordinatesWith	Federal Emergency Management Agency → international meteorological organizations → state emergency management agencies →
country	United States →
dataPolicy	public domain weather data →
employs	IT specialists → climatologists → hydrologists → meteorologists →
formerName	Weather Bureau →
hasAbbreviation	NWS →
headquartersLocation	Silver Spring, Maryland → United States →
inception	1870 →
issues	air quality alerts → aviation forecasts → fire weather forecasts → flood warnings → heat advisories → hurricane warnings → marine forecasts → severe weather warnings → tornado warnings → winter storm warnings →
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
legalMandate	protect life and property → support the national economy →
operates	Aviation Weather Center → Climate Prediction Center → National Centers for Environmental Prediction → National Hurricane Center → Ocean Prediction Center → River Forecast Centers → Space Weather Prediction Center → Storm Prediction Center → Weather Forecast Offices →
parentOrganization	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration → United States Department of Commerce →
partOf	National Weather Service Organization Act framework →
primaryFunction	climate monitoring → dissemination of weather data → hydrologic forecasting → weather forecasting → weather warnings →
providesServiceTo	agriculture sector → aviation sector → emergency managers → general public → marine sector → media organizations →
serviceArea	U.S. territories → United States → adjacent coastal waters →
usesDataFrom	numerical weather prediction models → surface observation networks → weather balloons → weather radars → weather satellites →
website	https://www.weather.gov →

Referenced by (54)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Aviation Weather Center → Climate Prediction Center → Hurricane Specialist Unit → National Centers for Environmental Prediction → National Hurricane Center → Ocean Prediction Center → Storm Prediction Center → Storm Prediction Center → Storm Surge Unit → Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch → Weather Prediction Center →	parentOrganization
Aviation Weather Center → Climate Prediction Center → Emergency Alert System (United States) → National Centers for Environmental Prediction → National Hurricane Center → Ocean Prediction Center → Storm Prediction Center → Storm Prediction Center → Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch → Weather Prediction Center →	operatedBy
Hurricane Specialist Unit ("National Weather Service forecast offices") → National Severe Storms Laboratory → National Weather Center → USGS California Volcano Observatory →	collaboratesWith
Climate Prediction Center → National Centers for Environmental Prediction → Space Weather Prediction Center ("NOAA National Weather Service") → Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch →	partOf
Belvedere Castle → Belvedere Castle, Central Park → NOAA fleet ("NOAA National Weather Service") → Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale ("United States National Weather Service") →	usedBy
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration → National Weather Service ("Weather Forecast Offices") → National Weather Service ("River Forecast Centers") →	operates
Global Tropics Hazards Outlook → Specific Area Message Encoding →	developedBy
Norman →	associatedWithAgency
Wireless Emergency Alerts system →	authorizedSender
NWR ("National Weather Service forecast offices") →	contentSource
Joint Polar Satellite System →	dataUser
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite program →	dataUsers
National Weather Service ("Weather Bureau") →	formerName
Weather Prediction Center →	foundedBy
National Weather Service ("NWS") →	hasAbbreviation
NOAA Weather Radio →	managedBy
NWR ("NOAA National Weather Service") →	operator
Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere →	overseesAgency
NWR →	parentAgency
NOAA Weather Radio ("National Weather Service forecast offices") →	primaryContentSource
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service →	providesDataTo
Specific Area Message Encoding →	standardizedBy
NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps →	worksWith