National Weather Service The National Weather Service (NWS)
provides weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings
for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and
ocean areas, for the protection of life and property and the
enhancement of the national economy. NWS data and products form
a national information database and infrastructure which can be
used by other governmental agencies, the private sector, the
public, and the global community. - www.weather.gov The National
Weather service used to be known simply as "The Weather Bureau"
and is not one of sixteen agencies within the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NWS maintains website
http://www.weather.gov with a number of weather observations,
forecasts, climate predictions, as well as information on a
valuable tool to the public, which is NOAA Weather Radio. NOAA
Weather Radio broadcasts on fixed frequencies in the VHF radio
band, providing weather updates and alerts. Many radio
manufacturers offer these frequen