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AHPS	Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Services
ALERT	Automated Local Evaluation in Real Time
AMS	American Meteorological Society
ASOS	Automated Surface Observing System
AWIPS	Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System
CDC	Climate Diagnostics Center
CDEC	California Data Exchange Center
CNRFC	California Nevada River Forecast Center
COLA	Center for Ocean-Land Atmospheric Studies
CPC	Climate Prediction Center
CSU-CIRA	Colorado State University - Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere
DOC	Department of Commerce
DWR	California Department of Water Resources
ECMWF	European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts
ESP	Ensemble Streamflow Prediction
FNMOC	Fleet Numerical Meteorological and Oceanography Center
FSL	Forecast Systems Laboratory
GFS	Global Forecast System
HAS	Hydrometeorological Analysis and Support
HPC	Hydrometeorological Prediction Center
IGES	Institute of Global Environment and Society
IFP	Interactive Forecast Program
IR	Infrared
METAR	The acronym translates from French as Aviation Routine Weather Report
MOS	Model Output Statistics
NCEP	National Center for Environmental Prediction
NESDIS	National Environmental Satellite Data and Information
NOAA	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NRCS	Natural Resources Conservation Service
NWS	National Weather Service
NWS-WR	National Weather Service - Western Region
NWSRFS	National Weather Service River Forecast System
PACJET	Pacific Landing Jets Experiment
PORTS	Physical Ocean Real-Time System
QPE	Quantitative Precipitation Estimate
QPF	Quantitative Precipitation Forecast
RFC	River Forecast Center
RUC	Rapid Update Cycle
SREF	Short Range Ensemble Forecasting
SSD	Satellite Services Division
USACE	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
USFS	U.S. Forest Service
USBR	U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
USDA	U.S. Department of Agriculture
USGS	U.S. Geological Survey
WFO	Weather Forecast Office
WSR-88D	Weather Surveillance Radar (NEXRAD Doppler Radar)
WV	Water Vapor

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