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NOAA installs new weather forecasting system
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A high-tech, interactive weather computer and communications system has been installed in 152 NOAA sites across the country, completing a decade-long effort to revamp weather services and significantly improve weather forecasting, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Robert Mallett announced.
"Today we celebrate the beginning of modernized operations for NOAA's National Weather Service," said Mallett. "The installation of Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) units is a milestone in the revolution of weather services for our country.
"Timely, accurate, weather, water, and climate ...
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