National Weather Service

Status: Existing

Description: The National Weather Service (NWS) is one of the six scientific agencies that make up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the United States government. It provides weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas.

Stakeholder: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Architecture Flow Diagrams
which include National Weather Service:

• National Weather Service Local Signal Centers
• National Weather Service VDOT Southwestern TOC/ATMS

Architecture Flows
to/from the National Weather Service:

National Weather Service Local Signal Centers

• qualified environmental conditions data


• weather information

National Weather Service VDOT Southwestern TOC/ATMS

• weather information

Local Signal CentersNational Weather Service

• environmental conditions data

National ITS Architecture Subsystems
mapped to the National Weather Service:

• Weather Service System Terminator

National ITS Architecture Services
associated with National Weather Service:

• PS11 - Early Warning System -- (Graphic)
• WX02 - Weather Information Processing and Distribution -- (Graphic)