NWS Programs and Community Links

NWS Headquarters Highlights

• The National Weather Service Homepage is a one-stop site for current weather information.
• NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information web page includes links to NWS archival data.
• NWS Publications available for download.

Data, Products, and Communications

• Current National forecast maps and Hazardous Weather Updates are available on the NWS web page.
• The Aviation Weather Center provides daily aviation weather products to commercial carriers, the Federal Aviation Administration, and users in general aviation.
• The National Weather Service Telecommunication Gateway (NWSTG) is the communications switching and monitoring hub of the NWS for national and international data aquisition and distribution.
• A NOAAPort Users Page provides information for a joint data delivery system for NESDIS and NWS via satellite broadcast.
• The NOAA Websites Main Page is an excellent source for NOAA information available on the internet.
• The International Satellite Communications System (ISCS) is an broadcast of World Area Forecast System (WAFS) and WMO Global Telecommunication System (GTS) data.
• The U.S. Navy's Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (FNMOC) is a major meteorology and oceanography analysis and forecasting facility in Monterey, CA.
• NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) performs environmental data satellite implementation and processing tasks.
• The Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) is an FAA and DOD joint partnership in weather observing.

The Weather, Water and Climate Enterprise Community

• The National Council of Industrial Meteorologists/Association of Certified Meteorologists, a non-profit association, is the nation's oldest, continuously active professional association of private sector consulting and industrial meteorologists.  NCIM/ACM was formed to accommodate the diverse needs and interests within the weather consulting and information industry.
• The American Meteorological Society is the nation’s premier scientific and professional organization promoting and disseminating information about the atmospheric, oceanic, and hydrologic sciences
• The National Weather Association is a member-led, all inclusive, non-profit, professional association supporting and promoting excellence in operational meteorology and related activities 
• The American Weather and Climate Industry Association (AWCIA) is the trade association for the professionals who make weather their business. AWCIA represents a diverse weather industry and the industry's diverse needs.
• The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is an intergovernmental organization which has become the specialised agency of the United Nations for meteorology (weather and climate), operational hydrology and related geophysical sciences. 
• The National SKYWARN home page is a national repository of links pertinent to SKYWARN members and weather observers throughout the United States. 
• The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) is a university environment for furthering the science of the atmosphere.
• Web Sites in the University Community (from Unidata)