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Active Weather in the Eastern U.S.; Warm Weather and Critical Fire Weather Across Portions of the West

A storm system will pivot across the Carolinas, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast U.S. into Saturday with areas of heavy rainfall. Wintry precipitation is possible in parts of interior New England. Dry conditions and gusty winds will bring elevated to critical fire weather today over the northern High Plains, then critical fire weather is forecast in the Desert Southwest and High Plains Saturday. Read More >

NWS OCFO/OCAO Budget: 

The NWS OCFO/OCAO is responsible for Budget Formulation, Annual Allotment Planning, and Funds Execution Monitoring. Program Analysts on the Budget Formulation & Execution Team are aligned to specific funding portfolios to manage and monitor spending in support of the NWS Mission. The OCFO/OCAO follows a planning cycle of three distinct phases for requesting and determining the annual allotment: 

The NOAA OCFO/OCAO documents the NWS and other NOAA Line Offices yearly budgets within the annual Blue Book and Congressional Justifications. Consult the links below for reference of the NWS annual budget. 

FY21 Blue Book |  FY21 Congressional Justification

FY20 Blue Book |  FY20 Congressional Justification

FY19 Blue Book | FY19 Congressional Justification

FY18 Blue Book | FY18 Congressional Justification