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Weekend nor’easter likely to bring damaging winds, coastal flooding

Forecasters at NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS) are monitoring a powerful nor’easter bringing damaging wind gusts and ...
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Harmful Algal Blooms

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) occur when algae — simple photosynthetic organisms that live in the sea and freshwater — grow out of control while producing toxic or harmful effects on people, fish, ...
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What does an oceanographer do?

Several thousand marine scientists are busy at work in the United States dealing with a diversity of important issues — from climate change, declining fisheries, and eroding coastlines, to the ...
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Where do I get NOAA tides and currents data?

This National Water Level Observation Network station is specially reinforced to withstand hurricanes and other major storms. The stations are better able to keep functioning during these events, ...
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NOAA expands use of commercial satellite data to enhance weather forecasting

NOAA is expanding its procurement and use of new commercial environmental satellite data streams that will enhance weather forecasting and space weather monitoring. The Space-Based Environmental ...
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NOAA to rebuild historic science lab in Beaufort, North Carolina

New North Carolina facility will continue to provide world-class NOAA science nationwide ...
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NOAA maintains prediction for below-normal Atlantic hurricane season

With the climatological peak of hurricane season approaching in early September, NOAA’s prediction for below-normal activity in the Atlantic basin remains. Forecasters from NOAA’s National Weather ...
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Happy 250th USA! Here's your July 4th weekend forecast

Stars, stripes and lots of sun: Much of the central and eastern U.S. will swelter under extreme heat for America’s semiquincentennial celebrations, as the West enjoys more typical summer ...
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NOAA to announce 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook

NOAA will issue its outlook for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season during a news conference on Thursday, May 21, at the NOAA Aircraft Operations Center in Lakeland, Florida, and virtually. Speakers ...
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NOAA improves aviation forecasts to bolster U.S. air travel efficiency, safety

Passengers, pilots, and crew: Get ready for greater peace of mind.Starting in late March, a new NOAA weather forecast system will provide improved prediction of two aviation hazards that pose threats ...
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NOAA ship to map potential critical mineral deposits in U.S. waters of Pacific Ocean

In early April, the NOAA Ship Rainier will begin to map and characterize more than 8,000 square nautical miles of federal waters off Kingman Reef and Palmyra Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. This project ...
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NOAA's National Weather Service eyes the cloud for next-gen applications

NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS) has awarded two contracts for the NWS’s new cloud-based data and applications services, launching a new era of modernization for the nation’s weather agency.