National Weather Service

NOAA

U.S. weather and ocean agency

• federalDivided governmental authority
• governmentAuthority over a state
• bureauOffice or furniture chest

department · administration · official · public · institution · organization · oversight · monitoring · authority · office

warning

Alert about danger

• watchPortable timekeeping device
• advisoryNotice recommending action
• severeExtremely harsh or strict

tornado · hurricane · flood · blizzard · thunderstorm · heatwave · winter storm · wind advisory · flash flood · tropical storm

prediction

Forecast of coming events

• outlookAttitude toward the future
• forecastPrediction of future conditions
• projectionSomething that extends outward

update · report · bulletin · guidance · hourly · extended · radar · satellite · model · accuracy

atmosphere

Gaseous layer around planets

• barometerInstrument gauging atmospheric pressure
• dopplerFrequency change from motion
• frontForward-facing side

humidity · isobar · jet stream · precipitation · temperature · pressure · radar · wind speed · dew point · visibility

evacuation

Removal from danger

• disasterSudden ruinous event
• preparednessState of being equipped
• responseAnswer to stimulus

relief · rescue · shelter · recovery · FEMA · storm surge · damage · impact · life-threatening · public safety

climate data

Environmental measurements over time

• normalsTypical or expected values
• recordsStored data or albums
• El NiñoPeriodic Pacific warming event

La Niña · historical data · long-range · climate trends

• meteorologyrain, wind, snow, clouds, storms
• Commerce DepartmentNOAA, USPTO, commerce secretary, patents, trademarks
• Weather OrganizationsNWS, NOAA, BOM, EMS
• weatherrain, sun, snow, wind, cloud
• Tornadoestornado, twister, funnel cloud, funnel, vortex
• hydrologyrivers, streamflow, aquifers, aquifer, lakes