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ADVANCED WEATHER INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM (AWIPS): It is the computerized system that processes NEXRAD and ASOS data received at National Weather Service Forecast Offices.
ADVISORY: A message from the National Hurricane Center in Miami giving warning information with details on tropical cyclone location, intensity, movement and precautions that should be taken. The advisory will contain a resume of all warnings in effect
AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE WEATHER OFFICER (ARWO): The flight meteorologist for weather reconnaissance flights into a tropical cyclone.
ANEMOMETER: An instrument that measures the speed or force of the wind.
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE: The pressure exerted by the atmosphere at a given point. Its measurement can be expressed in several ways. One is in millibars. Another is in inches or millimeters of mercury (Hg). Also known as barometric pressure.
AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEMS (ASOS): This system is a collection of automated weather instruments that collect data. It performs surface based observations from places that do not have a human observer, or that do not have an observer 24 hours a day.
AUTOMATION OF FIELD OPERATIONS AND SERVICES (AFOS): It is the computer system that links National Weather Service offices together for weather data transmission.
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