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Meteorological Services Division

The Meteorological Services Division sets requirements, implements, and manages day-to-day programs of weather prediction and warnings in the Region, and weather services provided by all weather service offices located within the Region. Specifically, the Meteorological Services Division is responsible for management of public, aviation, marine, and fire weather forecast programs; for the proper utilization of guidance products generated by the National Centers for Environmental Prediction; for developing service packages at all National Weather Service offices in the Region; and for monitoring and evaluating the day-to-day quality of services, predictions, and warnings. The Division oversees the implementation of programs designed to display and disseminate various types of weather information, and oversees the deployment of resources as may be required to cope with the changing demands for weather prediction and warning services within the Region.

MSD Programs:

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small purple dot Public
small purple dot Warning Coordination
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small purple dot Verification
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