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ARWO
Aerial Reconnaissance Weather
AFOS
Automation of Field Operations and Services
ASOS
Automated Surface Observing Systems
AST
Atlantic Standard Time (EST + 1 or same as EDT)
AVN
AViatioN run of the NCEP Medium Range Forecast (MRF)
AWIPS
Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System
AOC
Army Operations Center, Pentagon
ARC
American Red Cross
ARES
Amateur Radio Emergency Services
ARRL
American Radio Relay League
AVN
AViation ruN of the NCEP MRF model
CARCAH
Chief, Aerial Reconnaissance Coordination, All Hurricanes
CDT
Central Daylight Time
CLIPER
CLImatology and PERsistence (statistical track forecast model)
CONUS
Continental United States
CP
Continental Polar (dry (continental) and cold (polar) airmass)
CST
Central Standard Time
DAE
Disaster Assistance Employee
DAC
Disaster Application Center
DCO
Defense Coordinating Officer
DFO
Disaster Field Office
DOC
Department of Commerce
EAS
Emergency Alert System
EBS
Emergency Broadcast System
EDT
Eastern Daylight Time
EICC
Emergency Information and Coordination Center (FEMA)
EMS
Emergency Medical Services
EMWIN
Emergency Manager's Weather Information Center
EOC
Emergency Operations Center
EOP
Emergency Operations Plan
ERT
Emergency Response Team (FEMA)
ERT-A
Advance Element of the Emergency Response Team (FEMA)
ESF
Emergency Support Function
EST
Emergency Support Team (FEMA) / Eastern Standard Time
FAST
Field Assessment Team
FCO
Federal Coordinating Officer (FEMA)
FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FRP
Federal Response Plan
GFDL
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (a location and a computer model)
GFS
Global Forecasting System
GMT
Greenwich Mean Time
GOES
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
GUNS
GFDL-UKMET-NOGAPS model ensemble average
GUNA
GFDI-UKMI-NGPI-AVNI model ensemble average
HES
Hurricane Evacuation Study
HF
High Frequency
ICS
Incident Command System
IT
Information Technology Directorate (FEMA)
ITCZ
Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone
JIC
Joint Information Center
KM
Kilometers
KT
Knots (nautical miles per hour 1 KT = 1.15 MPH)
LBAR
Limited area BARotropic (NCEP model)
LGE
Logistic Growth Equation (modified SHIPS)
LLCC
Low Level Cloud Center
M
Statute Mile
MB
Millibars
MEOW
Maximum Envelope of Water or Maximum Envelope of Winds
MERS
Mobile Emergency Response Support (FEMA)
MPH
Miles Per Hour
MOC
MERS Operations Center (FEMA)
MRF
Medium Range Forecast (NCEP)
M/S
Meters Per Second
MT
Mitigation Directorate (FEMA)
NAM
North American Mesoscale model
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NAWAS
National Warning System
NDMS
National Disaster Medical System
NECC
National Emergency Coordination Center (FEMA)
NEXRAD
Next Generation of Radar
NHC
National Hurricane Center
NM
Nautical Mile
NPSC
National Process Serving Center (FEMA)
NTC
National Teleregistration Center (FEMA)
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOGAPS
Naval Operational Global Atmospheric Prediction System
NVOAD
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
NWS
National Weather Service
NWSFO
National Weather Service Forecasting Office
OSC
On-Scene Coordinator
OS
Operations Support Directorate (FEMA)
PIO
Public Information Officer
PT
Preparedness, Training and Exercises Directorate (FEMA)
PUP
Principle User Processor
RACES
Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service
RADAR
Radio Detection And Ranging
RD
Regional Director
REACT
Radio Emergency Associated Communication Team
ROC
Regional Operations Center
RR
Response and Recovery Directorate (FEMA)
SCO
State Coordinating Officer
SHIFOR
Stastical Hurricane Intensity FORecast
SHIPS
Stastical Hurricane Intensity Prediction Scheme
SITREP
Situation Report
SLOSH
Sea, Lake, and Overland Surges for Hurricanes
SOP
Standard Operating Procedure
TD
Tropical Depression
TS
Tropical Storm
TPC
Tropical Prediction Center
TAFB
Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch (TPC)
TSB
Technical Support Branch (TPC)
UKMET
United Kingdom Office of Meteorology (a place and a computer model)
USACE
United States Army Corps of Engineers
USAF
United States Air Force
USCG
United States Coast Guard
USGS
United States Geological Survey
USN
United States Navy
USAR
Urban Search and Rescue
UTC
Coordinated Universal Time
VT
Valid Time
WFO
Weather Forecast Office
WRF
Weather Research and Forecasting model
Z
Zulu Time (same as UTC)
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