AFOS- the Automation of Field Operations and Services; AFOS is the computer system that links National Weather Service offices and other computer networks, such as the NOAA weather wire, to transmit weather information.
AFOS: Automation of Field Operations and Services. This system was installed in the early to mid 1980s and it is being replaced by Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS).
AFOS
Automation of Field Operations and Services. Computer system linking NWS offices for the transmission of weather data.
AFOS Automation of Field Operations and Services. A communication system developed in the 1970s by the National Weather Service which utilized minicomputers, video displays, ...
The ATDTDCS computer transmits the data to AFOS. AtmosphereThe air surrounding and bound to the Earth.Atmospheric Boundary LayerSame as Boundary Layer - in general, a layer of air adjacent to a bounding surface.
For the first 24 hours of a depression or tropical cyclone, the outlook includes a statement identifying the AFOS and World Meteorological Organization (WMO) headers for the advisory on it.
Centralized Automated Data Acquisition System - a system of two minicomputers in NWSH.
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Browse Related Terms: ADAS, AFOS, AMVER, ATDTDCS, AWIPS
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AWIPS: Advanced Weather Information Processing System. New NWS computer system integrating graphics, satellite and radar imagery. The successor to AFOS.
Flood Potential Outlook(ESF on AFOS) (FPO for Acronym): In hydrologic terms, An NWS outlook that is issued to alert the public of potentially heavy rainfall that could send area rivers and streams into flood or aggravate an existing flood.
 See also: Pressure, Air, High, Meteor, Atmosphere
  
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