NOAA Operational Model Archive and Distribution System
NOS
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Network Operating System
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NOTAM
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Notice to Airmen
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NOW
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Short Term Forecast
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NPOESS
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National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
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NPW
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Nonprecipitation Warning
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NRC
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National Reconditioning Center
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NRS
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NOAAPORT Receive System
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NSH
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Nearshore Marine Forecast
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NSN
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National Stock Numbers
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NSOF
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National Satellite Operations Facility
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NSSDA
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National Standard for Spatial Data Accuracy
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NSSL
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National Severe Storms Laboratory
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NTE
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Not To Exceed
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NTP
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Notice to Proceed
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NWE
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NextGen Weather Enterprise
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NWEC
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NextGen Weather Evaluation Capability
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NWP
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NextGen Weather Processor
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NWP
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Numerical Weather Prediction
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NWR
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National Weather Radio
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NWR CRS
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NWR Console Replacement System
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NWS
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National Weather Service
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NWS/OST
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NWS Office of Science and Technology
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NWSHQ
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NWS Headquarters
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NWSTC
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NWS Training Center
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NWSTG
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NWS Telecommunications Gateway
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NWWS
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NOAA Weather Wire Service
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NWX
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National Weather Summary
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O&M
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Observations and Measurements
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OAR
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NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
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OASIS
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Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards
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OAV
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Other Aviation Products
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OCIO
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Office of the Chief Information Officer
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OCONUS
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Outside Contiguous United States
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OCS
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Offshore Computer System
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OCWWS
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Office of Climate Weather and Water Services
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OFA
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Offshore Aviation Area Forecast
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OFF
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Offshore Forecast
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OGC
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Open Geospatial Consortium
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OI
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Operational Improvement
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OJT
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On the Job Training
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OMB
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Office of Management & Budget
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OMO
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One Minute Observations
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OOS
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FAA Office of Operational Systems
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OPC
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Ocean Prediction Center
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OPeNDAP
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Open-source Project for a Network Data Access Protocol
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OPMET
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Operational Meteorological
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OS
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Operating System
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OS&T
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Office of Science and Technology
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OSGi
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Open Systems Gateway Interconnect
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OSIP
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Operations Services Improvement Process
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OST
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NWS Office of Science and Technology
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OT&E
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Operational Test & Evaluation
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OWL
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Web Ontology Language
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OWS
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OpenGIS Web Services
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PAT
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Performance Acceptance Test
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PBL
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Product Baseline
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PC
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Personal Computer
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PCA
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Physical Configuration Audit
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PCSA
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Provider Cube Service Adaptor
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PDD
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Preliminary Design Document
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PDR
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Preliminary Design Review
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PE
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Physical and Environmental Protection
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PHP
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Hypertext Preprocessor
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PIR
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Pilot Report & Urgent PIREPS
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PIREP
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Pilot Report
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PKI
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Public Key Infrastructure
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PL
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Planning
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PMD
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Prognostic Map Discussion
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PMP
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Program Management Plan
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PMR
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Program Management Review
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PNG
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Portable Network Graphics
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PNS
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Public Information Statement
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PNT
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Position, Navigation, Timing Services
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POES
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Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites
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PPBES
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Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution System
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PPL
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Parts Provisioning List
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PRC
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State Pilot Report Collective
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PS
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Personnel Security
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PTR
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Problem Tracking Report
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QA
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Quality Assurance
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QC
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Quality Control
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QICP
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Qualified Internet Communications Provider
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QMS
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Quality Management System
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QoS
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Quality of Service
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QPF
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Quantitative Precip Forecast
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R&D
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Research & Development
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RA
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Risk Assessment
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RAL
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Research Application Lab
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RAMP
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Radar Acquisition and Mosaic Processor
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RASP
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Regional ADAS Service Processor
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RDA
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Radar Data Acquisition
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RDBMS
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Relational Database Management System
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RDF
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Resource Description Framework
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Reg/Rep
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Registry/Repository
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REST
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Representational State Transfer
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RFC
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River Forecast Center
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RFI
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Request For Information
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RFP
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Request for Proposal
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RI
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Reference Implementation
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RIDGE
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Radar Integrated Display with Geospatial Elements
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RIM
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Registry Information Model
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RMP
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Risk Management Plan
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ROC
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Radar Operations Center
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ROM
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Rough Order of Magnitude
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RPCCDS
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Radar Product Central Collection Dissemination Service
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RPG
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Radar Product Generator
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RS
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Registry Services
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RSS
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Really Simple Syndication
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RTMA
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Real Time Mesoscale Analysis
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RTVS
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Real Time Verification System
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RUC
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Rapid Update Cycle
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RVR
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Runway Visual Range
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RWI
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Reduced Weather Impact
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RWS
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Regional Weather Statement
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SA
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System and Services Acquisition (SA)
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SAF/AQI
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Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the AF for Acquisitions
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SAML
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Security Assertion Markup Language
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SAO
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Surface Aviation Observations
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SAP
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Security Accreditation Package
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SAS
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Single Authoritative Source
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SAS
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Supportability Analysis Summaries
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SAT
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System Acceptance Test
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SAW
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Aviation Severe Weather Watch
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SBN
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Satellite Broadcast Network
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SC
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System and Communications Protection
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SCMP
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Software Configuration Management Plan
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SCS
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Selected Cities Summary
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SCS
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Sensor Control System
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SD
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Situational Display
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SEC
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Systems Engineering Center (NWS/OST)
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SEL
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Severe Local Storm Watch & Watch Cancellation Message
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SensorML
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Sensor Model Language
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SES
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Senior Executive Service
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SFD
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State Forecast Discussion
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SFP
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State Forecast
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SGL
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Rawinsonde Observation Significant Levels
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SGW
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Plain Language Significant Wx Forecast
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SHEF
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Standard Hydrometeorological Exchange Format
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SHN
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Surface Ship Report Non-Synoptic Time
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SHP
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Surface Ship Report Synoptic Time
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SI
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System and Information Integrity
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SIA
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System Ingest Adaptor
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SIG
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International SIGMET
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SIGMETS
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Significant Meteorological Information
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SIPs
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SWIM-Implementing Programs
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SLA
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Service Level Agreement
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SLOSH
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Sea, Lake, and Overland Surge from Hurricanes
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SME
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Subject Matter Expert
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SMF
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Smoke Management WX Forecast
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