2 CORL.pdf - Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology - NOAA
2 CORL.pdf - Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology - NOAA
2 CORL.pdf - Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology - NOAA
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LFW Program Components<br />
• The LFW Program consisted <strong>of</strong>:<br />
• 122 Wea<strong>the</strong>r Forecast <strong>Office</strong>s (WFOs); 19 Wea<strong>the</strong>r Service<br />
<strong>Office</strong>s (WSOs); and two Data Collection <strong>Office</strong>s (DCOs)<br />
• Three NCEP centers (National Hurricane Center, Storm<br />
Prediction Center and NCEP Central Operations)<br />
• Six NWS Regional Headquarters (including CPHC, VAAC,<br />
AAWU)<br />
• World‐wide acquisition and delivery <strong>of</strong> wea<strong>the</strong>r and water<br />
data and in<strong>for</strong>mation via <strong>the</strong> Telecommunications<br />
Operations Center (TOC), <strong>the</strong> Master Ground Station, and<br />
<strong>the</strong> Network Control Facility<br />
• O&M <strong>for</strong> major systems such as NEXRAD, ASOS, Pr<strong>of</strong>iler<br />
Network, AWIPS, and <strong>NOAA</strong> Wea<strong>the</strong>r Radio<br />
PREDECISIONAL<br />
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