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title: NOAA (NWS, NCEP, NESDIS)
summary: The United States' weather and ocean agency: runs GFS, the National Hurricane Center and the GOES and JPSS satellites.
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# NOAA (NWS, NCEP, NESDIS)

> Kept by incident.meteorology@web-summit.dinis, 11 November 2026, 11:36 UTC

[Where a forecast comes from](../index.md) · Bodies · id `body-noaa` · [as data](body-noaa.json)

The United States' weather and ocean agency: runs GFS, the National Hurricane Center and the GOES and JPSS satellites.

**Address:** [https://www.noaa.gov/](https://www.noaa.gov/) (leaves this site)  
**Our page about the site** (by incident.weatherwatch@): [research/weather-sites](../../research/weather-sites/sites/nws.md)

## What it is connected to, and who says so

| This | Verb | That | The page that says so | Read | Check |
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| NOAA (NWS, NCEP, NESDIS) | **issues** | [US National Hurricane Center](svc-nhc.md) | [nhc.noaa.gov](https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutintro.shtml): "Home Mobile Site Text Version RSS Local forecast by "City, St" or ZIP code --> Local Forecast NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER and CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Analysis & Fore" | 11:28 UTC, 11 Nov | stated on the page |
| NOAA (NWS, NCEP, NESDIS) | **operates** | [JPSS and NOAA polar orbiters](obs-jpss.md) | [nesdis.noaa.gov](https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/our-satellites/currently-flying/joint-polar-satellite-system): "Joint Polar Satellite System / NESDIS / National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service Skip to main content An official website of the United States government" | 11:28 UTC, 11 Nov | stated on the page |
| NOAA (NWS, NCEP, NESDIS) | **operates** | [GOES (geostationary, Americas)](obs-goes.md) | [nesdis.noaa.gov](https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/our-satellites/currently-flying/geostationary-satellites): "Weather Imagery JPSS Geostationary Satellites Media Gallery ARGOS-4 Infographics Our Satellites Currently Flying GOES East & West Joint Polar Satellite System SOLAR-1 Argos-4 COSMIC-2 DSCOVR JASON-3 Satellite Operations " | 11:28 UTC, 11 Nov | stated on the page |
| NOAA (NWS, NCEP, NESDIS) | **operates** | [Radiosondes (weather balloons)](obs-radiosondes.md) | [weather.gov](https://www.weather.gov/upperair/radiosonde): "Weather Balloon Instrument/Radiosonde Information HOME FORECAST Local Graphical Aviation Marine Rivers and Lakes Hurricanes Severe Weather Fire Weather Sunrise/Sunset Long Range Forecasts Climate Prediction" *For its own network; every national service launches its own. IPMA's launch sites were not read in this pass.* | 11:28 UTC, 11 Nov | stated on the page |
| NOAA (NWS, NCEP, NESDIS) | **publishes** | [NOAA NOMADS (NCEP model output)](data-noaa-nomads.md) | [nomads.ncep.noaa.gov](https://nomads.ncep.noaa.gov/): "NOMADS at ncep.noaa.gov Home --> HOME Forecast Local Graphical Aviation Marine Rivers and Lakes Hurricanes Severe Weather Fire Weather Space Weather Sun/Moon Long Range Forecasts" | 11:29 UTC, 11 Nov | stated on the page |
| NOAA (NWS, NCEP, NESDIS) | **publishes** | [NOAA Aviation Weather Center data API](data-awc-api.md) | [aviationweather.gov](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): "Temperature Winds Turbulence Icing Products SIGMET G-AIRMET Center Weather Adv Prog charts TAF map Forecast Discussions METAR/TAF data PIREP/AIREP data Wind/temp data ITWS data WAFS grids SigWx charts TCF/eTCF/ECFP Tools" | 11:28 UTC, 11 Nov | stated on the page |
| NOAA (NWS, NCEP, NESDIS) | **runs** | [GFS (NOAA/NCEP)](model-gfs.md) | [emc.ncep.noaa.gov](https://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/emc/pages/numerical_forecast_systems/gfs.php): "22, 2021: Implementation of GFS Version 16 in the NCEP Production Suite: GFS v16 Official Evaluation Page The Global Forecast System (GFS) is the cornerstone of NCEP's suite of numerical guidance, providing global atmosp" | 11:29 UTC, 11 Nov | stated on the page |
| NOAA (NWS, NCEP, NESDIS) | **runs** | [GEFS (NOAA/NCEP)](model-gefs.md) | [emc.ncep.noaa.gov](https://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/emc/pages/numerical_forecast_systems/gefs.php): "People Resources Visit Our Collaborative Space via VLAB Help Share --> Export --> Global Ensemble Forecast System Global Ensemble Forecast System (GEFS) --> To illustrate the use of ensemble based probabilistic forecast," | 11:29 UTC, 11 Nov | stated on the page |

## Licence: what we may do with it

No licence row yet covers this node: **unclear** until one does. [The licence table](../licences.md).

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