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Welcome to NWS Central Operations
As the information technology center for the National Weather Service, NCO executes and manages upgrades to the NWS model production suite, enterprise applications, and network services for the entire NWS, and provides 24x7 monitoring and customer support.

Our vision is to set the standard for information technology excellence for the NWS, serving as a valued technical asset for the NWS and NOAA in defining and accomplishing mission goals, and to be as renowned for IT management as our other National Centers are for scientific excellence.

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SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1818Z WED SEP 09 2026


...UPDATE ON BRIEF WIDESPREAD INTERNET/COMMS OUTAGES...
N-WAVE engineers are investigating an incident involving an
upstream provider impacting the DC TICAP region. Connectivity is
intermittent, and they are actively engaged on the issue. No
root cause has yet been determined with the upstream provider,
but N-WAVE engineers installed a workaround to stabilize DC TICAP
connectivity. Investigation and updates will continue.



Ready/SDM/NCO
BLEND Model Upgrade May 5, 2026
Upgrade the National Blend of Models (NBM) to version 5.0

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