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>> Between analyzing urgent weather data and effectively communicating important weather
threats to the public, National Weather Service forecasters have a lot on their plate.
>> Whether it comes to severe weather or it comes to a larger scale event like a winter
event, you want to give as much lead-time as possible and also be as accurate as possible
and that can be one of the biggest challenges in terms of forecasting.
>> To help improve performance, researchers develop new and exciting tools and techniques
for the forecaster.
But will it actually be helpful?
Will a new feature increase efficiency?
Or will it hinder the process?
The only way to know for sure is to test it.
>> Here in NOAA's Hazardous Weather Testbed, forecasters and researchers from across the
country and around the world come together to sit side-by-side to help solve forecasting
problems together.
>> So once a new weather tool gets the stamp of approval, it can then be transitioned for
use in the National Weather Service.
The Testbed helps speed up this transition.
>> What we do in the Hazardous Weather Testbed ultimately benefits the public by improving
the forecasts and warnings that people receive when severe weather threatens.
>>For more info on NOAA's Hazardous Weather Testbed, check us out online and follow us
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