National Weather Services

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/National_Weather_Services

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:NWS
gptkbp:broadcastOn	gptkb:NOAA_Weather_Radio
gptkbp:budget	over $1 billion (approximate, varies by year)
gptkbp:collaboratesWith	gptkb:Federal_Emergency_Management_Agency state and local governments media outlets private weather companies
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director	Ken Graham (as of 2022)
gptkbp:employs	IT specialists hydrologists meteorologists technicians
gptkbp:field	meteorology
gptkbp:founded	1870
gptkbp:headquartersLocation	gptkb:Silver_Spring,_Maryland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	National Weather Services
gptkbp:jurisdiction	gptkb:United_States_federal_government
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Spanish English
gptkbp:mission	to provide weather, water, and climate data, forecasts and warnings
gptkbp:motto	Protecting Lives and Property
gptkbp:operates	gptkb:National_Centers_for_Environmental_Prediction gptkb:Aviation_Weather_Center gptkb:National_Hurricane_Center gptkb:Space_Weather_Prediction_Center gptkb:Storm_Prediction_Center gptkb:Weather_Prediction_Center National Weather Service Weather Forecast Offices River Forecast Centers
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:United_States_Weather_Bureau Weather Service of the Signal Service (U.S. Army)
gptkbp:providesService	gptkb:U.S._territories gptkb:United_States adjacent waters
gptkbp:responsibleFor	public weather alerts weather forecasts severe weather warnings
gptkbp:type	gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:uses	gptkb:satellite Doppler radar computer models weather balloons
gptkbp:website	https://www.weather.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Weather_Forecasting
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6