Supporting Activities

• Switches hydrometeorological data and products as required to circuits using the WMO Abbreviated Heading as the message identification.
• To function as the data provider and receiver for new generation systems of the NWS to include AWIPS, NEXRAD, ASOS, and PROFILER systems in support of NWS field operations of the future. The NOAAport data streams that provides the AWIPS with data and products is driven from the NWSTG location through an AWIPS Network Control Facility (NCF) which is depicted in the NOAAport program overview.
• To function as a central monitoring facility to measure the NWSTG performance and its ability to meet the goals of the NWS in supporting the field offices, other agencies, and international commitments.
• To function as the Gateway to all other national and international meteorological, hydrological, and aviation communications centers.
• To collect and disseminate warnings, forecasts, and observations to users in a real-time operation. The Gateway directly drives 144 physical/logical links carrying alphanumeric and binary, graphic, and gridded data.
• To function as the front-end to the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) by collecting information needed to produce global guidance products and long range forecasts.
• To disseminate large volumes of products to worldwide users, including the Family of Services (FOS) and the World Area Forecast System(WAFS), for the aviation community, the public, commercial users, government agencies.
• Also, the Gateway supports additional distribution systems, including the Interactive Weather Display system which provides information in various offices of the Congress and executive branch
• This Center operates the NWS Headquarters "Homepage" and "anonymous FTP" server services where data and documentation can be accessed via the Internet for meteorological and hydrological services world-wide and for servicing the WMO Global Telecommunication System.