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>> Between analyzing urgent weather data and
effectively communicating important weather

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threats to the public, National Weather Service
forecasters have a lot on their plate.

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>> Whether it comes to severe weather or it
comes to a larger scale event like a winter

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event, you want to give as much lead-time
as possible and also be as accurate as possible

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and that can be one of the biggest challenges
in terms of forecasting.

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>> To help improve performance, researchers
develop new and exciting tools and techniques

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for the forecaster.

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But will it actually be helpful?

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Will a new feature increase efficiency?

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Or will it hinder the process?

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The only way to know for sure is to test it.

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>> Here in NOAA's Hazardous Weather Testbed,
forecasters and researchers from across the

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country and around the world come together
to sit side-by-side to help solve forecasting

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problems together.

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>> So once a new weather tool gets the stamp
of approval, it can then be transitioned for

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use in the National Weather Service.

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The Testbed helps speed up this transition.

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>> What we do in the Hazardous Weather Testbed
ultimately benefits the public by improving

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the forecasts and warnings that people receive
when severe weather threatens.

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>>For more info on NOAA's Hazardous Weather
Testbed, check us out online and follow us

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on Facebook and Twitter.