Nextgen Architecture and Infrastructure Development Initial Draft Version 0.4

NOAA National Weather Service

NOAA NextGen 4-D Weather Data Cube

Request for Proposal

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1 Acronym List The following table defines the acronyms seen throughout the RFP Package.

ACRONYM DEFINITION 18A 18-hour Wintem 24A 24-hour Wintem 4-D Four dimensional (latitude, longitude, altitude, and time) 4-D Wx Data Cube NextGen Four Dimensional Weather Data Cube 4-D Wx SAS NextGen Four Dimensional Weather Single Authoritative Source

A0 Operational Availability AAWU Alaskan Aviation Weather Unit ABV Rawinsonde Data Above 100mb AC Access Control ACARS Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System ACE IDS ASOS Controller Equipment / Integrated Display System ACTC Air Traffic Control Tower ADA Alarm/Alert Administrative Message (Urgent Notification) ADAS Automated Data Acquisition Systems ADAS Automated Surface Observing System Data Acquisition Systems ADAS AWOS Data Acquisition Systems ADDS Aviation Digital Data Service ADDS Aviation Digital Display System ADM Alert Administrative Message ADR NWS Administrative Message (External) AFD Area Forecast Discussion AFGWS Air Force Ground Weather Stations AFP Area Forecast Products AFSS Automated Flight Service Station AGFS Aviation Gridded Forecast System AGL Above Ground Level AH Authentication Header AHPS Advanced Hydrological Prediction System AIDC ATS Inter-facility Data Communications AIM Aeronautical Information Management AIR International AIRMET AIRMET Airman’s Meteorological Advisories AIXM Aeronautical Information Exchange Model AJP FAA NextGen and Operations Planning AJR FAA System Operations Services

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ACRONYM DEFINITION AJW FAA Technical Operations Services AMDAR Aircraft Meteorological Data Reports AMS Acquisition Management Strategy (FAA) AMS American Meteorological Society ANC AutoNowCaster ANSI American National Standards Institute ANSP Air Navigation Service Provider AOC Air and Space Operations Center AOMC ASOS Monitoring Center API Application Programming Interface API Application Protocol Interface ARP Office of Airports ARP AIREP ARTCC Air Route Traffic Control Center ASC Annual Support Costs ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASN Agency Stock Numbers ASOS Automated Surface Observing System ASR Airport Surveillance Radar ASR-9 Airport Surveillance Radar-(Model) 9 AT Awareness and Training ATC Air Traffic Control ATCSCC Air Traffic Control System Command Center ATIS Automated Terminal Information System ATM Air Traffic Management ATO Air Traffic Organization (FAA) ATO Air Traffic Operations ATOM Atom Syndication Format and/or Atom Publishing Protocol ATOP Advanced Technologies & Oceanic Procedures ATOP Advanced Transport Operating System ATOP Advanced Technologies and Oceanic Procedures ATO-P Air Traffic Organization-Planning ATO-R Air Traffic Organization–System Operations Services AU Audit and Accountability AWC Aviation Weather Center AWG Aviation Weather Group AWIPS Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System AWOS Automated Weather Observing System AWOS Automated Weather Observation System AWRP Aviation Weather Research Program (FAA)

ACRONYM DEFINITION AWT Aviation Weather Testbed AWW Aviation Weather Warning BIT Built-In-Tests BLM Business Land Management BOY Buoy-reports Synoptic & Nonsynoptic BPEL Business Process Execution Language BT Briefing Terminal BUFR Binary Universal Form for the Representation of meteorological data

C&A Certification and Accreditation C&V Ceiling and Visibility CA Certification, Accreditation, and Security Assessments CAASD Center for Advanced Aviation System Development CAP Common Alerting Protocol CAPER CAASD Analysis Platform for En Route CAR Commerce Acquisition Regulation CASE Computer-Aided Software Engineering CAWS Consolidated Aviation Web Services CCB Configuration Control Board CCB Change Control Board CCFP Collaborative Convective Forecast Product CCS Central Computer System CCSA Consumer Cube Service Adaptor CDDS CIWS Data Distirbution Service CDF Common Data Format CDM Collaborative Decision Making CDM Common Data Model CDML Climate Data Markup Language CDR Critical Design Review CDRL Contract Data Requirements List CE Capability Evaluation CE Customer Edge CF Climate and Forecast CFP Collaborative Convective Forecast CFW Coastal Flood Warning CGMC Coupled Global Climate Models CHG Computer Hurricane Guidance CHPS Community Hydrological Prediction System CIDS Cube Input Delegation Server CIES Cube Input Edge Services (or Server) CIF Consolidated Internet Farms

ACRONYM DEFINITION CIO Chief Investment Officer CIP Current Icing Product CIWS Corridor Integrated Weather System CLASS NOAA's Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System CLI Climate Reports CLIN Contract Line Item Number CLIN Contractor Line Item Number CM Configuration Management CMP Configuration Management Plan CMSC Cyber Security Management Center CO Contracting Officer COES Cube Output Edge Services (or Server) COI Community of Interest COM Component Object Model CONOPS Concept of Operations CONUS Continental United States ConUse Concept of Use CONVOL Canadian Weather Radar Conventional Volume COP Common Operating Picture CoSPA Consolidated Storm Prediction for Aviation COTR Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative COTS Commercial-Off-the-Shelf CP Contingency Planning CPC Climate Prediction Center CPU Central Processing Unit CRP Complex Retrieval Processing CRS Coordinate Reference System CSA Cube Service Adaptor CSCI Computer Software Configuration Items CSDGM Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata CSM Certified Software Management CSML Climate Science Modeling Language CSS Central Server System CST Customer Service Technician CTAS Center-TRACON Automation System CTG Cloud to Ground Cube 4-Dimensional Weather Data Cube CVA Common Viewing Area CWA Center (CWSU) Weather Advisory CWA Center Weather Advisory

ACRONYM DEFINITION CWF Coastal Waters Forecast CWS Center Weather Statements CWS Center (CWSU) Weather Statement CWSU Center Weather Service Units DASI Digital Altimeter Setting Indicator DHS Department of Homeland Security DIF Directory Interchange Format DMA Direct Memory Access DMAC Data Management and Communications DMZ Demilitarized Zone DOC Department of Commerce DOD Department of Defense DODAF DoD Architecture Framework DOI Department of Interior DOT Department of Transportation DOTS Dynamic Ocean Tracking System DRM Drawing Requirements Manual DRR Deployment Readiness Review DS Data Store DSA Destination Service Adaptor DSR Display Replacement System DST Decision-support Tool DT Development Test dwGML Digital Weather GML DWML Digital Weather Markup Language EA Enterprise Architecture EBP External Boundary Protection ebRIM ebXML Registry Information Model ebXML Electronic Business (eBusiness) eXtensible Markup Language (XML) EC Executive Committee ECP Engineering Change Proposals ED-8 FAA Extranet Gateway Services EDR Eddy Dissipation Rate EFP 3- to 5-day Extended Forecast EI Environmental Information EIA Electronic Industries Alliance EMC Environmental Modeling Center (NCEP) EMWIN Emergency Managers Weather Information Network EOL Avg 6-10 day Weather Outlook EOS Earth Observing System EPSG European Petroleum Survey Group

ACRONYM DEFINITION EPvAM En Route Automation Modernization ES Enterprise Service ESB Enterprise Service Bus ESD Electrostatic Discharge ESF Flood Potential Outlook ESP Encapsulating Security Payload ESPC Environmental Satellite Processing Center ESRL Earth System Research Laboratory ET Electronics Technicians ETMS Enhanced Traffic Management System EUROCONTROL European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation EXI Efficient XML Interchange FA Area Forecast FA1 - FA9 Aviation (Northeast U.S., Southeast U.S., North Central U.S., South Central U.S., U.S. Rocky Mountain, U.S. West Coast, Juneau, Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska) FAA Federal Aviation Administration FAR Federal Aviation Regulation FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation FBWTG FAA Bulk Weather Telecommunications Gateway FCA Functional Configuration Audit FCM Flow Contingency Management FD0 24-hr FD Wind Aloft (45k & 53k) FD1 6-hr Winds Aloft Forecast FD2 12-hr Winds Aloft Forecast FD3 24-hr Winds Aloft Forecast FDD Final Design Document FDP2K Flight Data Processor 2000 FEA Federal Enterprise Architecture FEA SPP Federal Enterprise Architecture Security and Privacy Profile FEAF Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework FEMA Federal Emergency Management Administration FFA Flash Flood Watch FFRDC Federally Funded Research and Development Center FFS Flash Flood Statement FFT Fast Fourier Transform FFW Flash Flood Warning FGDC Federal Geographic Data Committee FIP Forecast Icing Potential FIPS Federal Information Processing Standard FIR Flight Information Region

ACRONYM DEFINITION FIS Flight Information Services FISMA Federal Information Security Management Act FITS Flexible Image Transport System FL Flight Level FLS Flood Statement FLW Flood Warning FME Feature Manipulation Engine FNTB FTI National Testbed FO Forecast Offices FOC Full Operational Capability FOF Upper Wind Fallout Forecast FOH ETA FOUS FRZ & RH FOS Family of Services FPAW Friends and Partners of Aviation Weather FPGAs Field-Programmable Gate Arrays FRU Field Replaceable Unit FSS Flight Service Station FTA Terminal Forecast FTE Full-Time Equivalents FTI FAA Telecommunication Infrastructure FTM Free Text Message FTP File Transfer Protocol FTP FOUS Prog Max/Min Temperature /Probability of Precipitation Guidance FTPS FTP Secure FWC FOUS Wind/Cloud Guidance FWF Fire Weather Forecast FY10 Fiscal Year 2010 FZL Freezing Level Data GA General Aviation G-AIRMET Graphical AIRMET GAS GOES Access Subsystem GCI GEOSS Common Infrastructure GCM Global Climate Models GCMD Global Change Master Directory GEOSS Global Earth Observation System of Systems GFDL Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory GFE Graphic Forecast Editor GFI Government Furnished Information GFP Government Furnished Property GFS Global Forecast System

ACRONYM DEFINITION GIF Graphics Interchange Format GIG Global Information Grid GIS Geographic Information System GLF Great Lakes Forecast GML Geographic Markup Language GNIS Geographic Names Information System GOES Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites GPU Graphics Processing Unit GRIB Gridded Binary GRIB2 GRIdded Binary version 2 GSD Global Systems Division GTG Graphical Turbulence Guidance GTS Global Telecommunications System HADS Hydrometeorological Automated Data System HDF Hierarchical Data Format HDF5 Hierarchical Data Format version 5 HDF-EOS Earth Observing System subset of HDF HDF-SDS Scientific-Data-Set subset of HDF HFR High Frequency Radar HPC Hydrometeorological Prediction Center HRR Hourly Weather Roundup HRRR High Resolution Rapid Refresh HSF High Seas Forecast HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTPS Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure HWDS Harris Weather Data Services HYD 24-Hour Precipitation Obs I&I Integration and Implementation I&T Integration and Verification/Test I/O Input/Output IA Identification and Authentication IAP Internet Access Point IAW In Accordance With IC4D Interactive Calibration in Four Dimensions ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization ICD Interface Control Document ID Identification ID&R Incident Detection & Response IDS Intrusion Detection System IDV Integrated Data Viewer IFFDP International Flight Folder Document Program

ACRONYM DEFINITION IFPS Interactive Forecast Preparation System IFR Instrument Flight Rules IKE Internet Key Exchange IKEv2 Internet Key Exchange Version 2 IKM Identity and Key Management iNWS interactive NWS IOC Initial Operating Capability IOOS Integrated Ocean Observing System IP Internet Protocol IPE Internal Policy Enforcement IPsec Internet Protocol Security IR Incident Response IRIS Inter-Regional Integrated Services IRR Installation Readiness Review ISA Interconnection Security Agreements ISCS International Satellite Communications System ISE FEA Information Sharing Environment Enterprise Architecture Framework

ISO International Organization for Standardization ISSO Information System Security Officer IT Information Technology ITES Information Technology/Enterprise Services ITSPP Information Technology Security Program Policy ITWS Integrated Terminal Weather System IWP Integrated Work Plan JMBL Joint METOC Broker Language JMCDM Joint METOC Conceptual Data Model JMDB Joint METOC Data Base JMS Java Messaging Service JMX Java Management Extensions JPDO Joint Planning and Development Office JPO Joint Planning Office KML Keyhole Markup Language LAD Lightning Activity Data LAMP Localized Aviation Model Output Statistics Program LAS Live Access Server LCC Life Cycle Cost LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDD Lightning Detection Data LDM Local Data Manager LFP Local Forecast

ACRONYM DEFINITION LLWAS Low Level Windshear Alert System LMI Logistics Management Information LSR Local Storm Report MA Maintenance MADIS Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System MAN Metropolitan Area Network MAN Rawinsonde Observation Mandatory Levels MAW Marine Advisory Warning McIDAS Man-computer Interactive Data Access System MDCRS Meteorological Data Collection and Reporting System MDL Meteorological Development Laboratory (NWS/OST) MDT Mean-Down-Time MEARTS Microprocessor-En Route Automated Radar Tracking System MEP Message Exchange Pattern METAR Aviation Routine Weather Report / Meteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report METOC Meteorology and Oceanography MIGFA Machine Intelligent Gust Front Algorithm MIS Meteorological Impact Statement MIS Meteorological Impact Statements MIT/LL MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory MITL Meteorologist-In-The-Loop MOC Mid-Term Operational Capability MOS Model Output Statistics MOTL Meteorologist-Over-The-Loop MP Media Protection MPAR Multifunction Phased-Array Radar MPE Multi-Sensor Precipitation Estimation MPI Message Passing Interface MPLS Multi-Protocol Label Switching MPMT Mean-Preventative-Maintenance-Time MSL Mean sea Level MTBCF Mean-Time-Between-Critical-Failure MTBF Mean Time Between Failure MTBM Mean-Time-Between-Maintenance MTN Main Trunk Network MTR Domestic METAR Report MTTR Mean Time to Repair MWO Meteorological Watch Office MWS Marine Weather Statement NACO National Aeronautical Charting Office

ACRONYM DEFINITION NAM North American Mesoscale NAS National Airspace System NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NCAR National Center for Atmospheric Research NCDC National Climatic Data Center NCEP National Center For Environmental Prediction NCF National Control Facility NcML NetCDF Markup Language NCO NCEP Central Operations NCV National Ceiling & Visibility NCWD National Convective Weather Depiction NCWD National Convective Weather Diagnostic NCWF National Convective Weather Forecast NDBC National Data Buoy Center NDFD National Digital Forecast Database NDGD National Digital Guidance Database NEO Net Enabled Operations NESDIS National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service NESG NAS Enterprise Security Gateway netCDF Network Common Data Form NEVS Network-Enabled Verification Service NEWP NextGen Executive Weather Panel NEXRAD Next Generation Weather Radar (officially designated WSR-88D) NextGen Next Generation Air Transportation System NFC ID National Finance Center Identifier (Barcode#) NFPA National Fire Protection Association NFS Network File System NFU National Filter Unit NGA National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency NHC National Hurricane Center NIDS NAS Interface Display System NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology NLDN National Lightning Detection Data NLSC National Logistics Support Center NMQ National Mosaic and Multi-Sensor Quantitative Precip Estimation NNEW NextGen Network Enabled Weather NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAAnet NOAA Enterprise Communications Network NOC Network Operations Center NOCD Naval Oceanography Command Detachment NODC National Ocean Data Center

ACRONYM DEFINITION NOMADS NOAA Operational Model Archive and Distribution System NOS Network Operating System NOTAM Notice to Airmen NOW Short Term Forecast NPOESS National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System NPW Nonprecipitation Warning NRC National Reconditioning Center NRS NOAAPORT Receive System NSH Nearshore Marine Forecast NSN National Stock Numbers NSOF National Satellite Operations Facility NSSDA National Standard for Spatial Data Accuracy NSSL National Severe Storms Laboratory NTE Not To Exceed NTP Notice to Proceed NWE NextGen Weather Enterprise NWEC NextGen Weather Evaluation Capability NWP NextGen Weather Processor NWP Numerical Weather Prediction NWR National Weather Radio NWR CRS NWR Console Replacement System NWS National Weather Service NWS/OST NWS Office of Science and Technology NWSHQ NWS Headquarters NWSTC NWS Training Center NWSTG NWS Telecommunications Gateway NWWS NOAA Weather Wire Service NWX National Weather Summary O&M Observations and Measurements OAR NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information OASIS Standards OAV Other Aviation Products OCIO Office of the Chief Information Officer OCONUS Outside Contiguous United States OCS Offshore Computer System OCWWS Office of Climate Weather and Water Services OFA Offshore Aviation Area Forecast OFF Offshore Forecast OGC Open Geospatial Consortium OI Operational Improvement

ACRONYM DEFINITION OJT On the Job Training OMB Office of Management & Budget OMO One Minute Observations OOS FAA Office of Operational Systems OPC Ocean Prediction Center OPeNDAP Open-source Project for a Network Data Access Protocol OPMET Operational Meteorological OS Operating System OS&T Office of Science and Technology OSGi Open Systems Gateway Interconnect OSIP Operations Services Improvement Process OST NWS Office of Science and Technology OT&E Operational Test & Evaluation OWL Web Ontology Language OWS OpenGIS Web Services PAT Performance Acceptance Test PBL Product Baseline PC Personal Computer PCA Physical Configuration Audit PCSA Provider Cube Service Adaptor PDD Preliminary Design Document PDR Preliminary Design Review PE Physical and Environmental Protection PHP Hypertext Preprocessor PIR Pilot Report & Urgent PIREPS PIREP Pilot Report PKI Public Key Infrastructure PL Planning PMD Prognostic Map Discussion PMP Program Management Plan PMR Program Management Review PNG Portable Network Graphics PNS Public Information Statement PNT Position, Navigation, Timing Services POES Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites PPBES Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution System PPL Parts Provisioning List PRC State Pilot Report Collective PS Personnel Security PTR Problem Tracking Report QA Quality Assurance

ACRONYM DEFINITION QC Quality Control QICP Qualified Internet Communications Provider QMS Quality Management System QoS Quality of Service QPF Quantitative Precip Forecast R&D Research & Development RA Risk Assessment RAL Research Application Lab RAMP Radar Acquisition and Mosaic Processor RASP Regional ADAS Service Processor RDA Radar Data Acquisition RDBMS Relational Database Management System RDF Resource Description Framework Reg/Rep Registry/Repository REST Representational State Transfer RFC River Forecast Center RFI Request For Information RFP Request for Proposal RI Reference Implementation RIDGE Radar Integrated Display with Geospatial Elements RIM Registry Information Model RMP Risk Management Plan ROC Radar Operations Center ROM Rough Order of Magnitude RPCCDS Radar Product Central Collection Dissemination Service RPG Radar Product Generator RS Registry Services RSS Really Simple Syndication RTMA Real Time Mesoscale Analysis RTVS Real Time Verification System RUC Rapid Update Cycle RVR Runway Visual Range RWI Reduced Weather Impact RWS Regional Weather Statement SA System and Services Acquisition (SA) SAF/AQI Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the AF for Acquisitions SAML Security Assertion Markup Language SAO Surface Aviation Observations SAP Security Accreditation Package SAS Single Authoritative Source SAS Supportability Analysis Summaries

ACRONYM DEFINITION SAT System Acceptance Test SAW Aviation Severe Weather Watch SBN Satellite Broadcast Network SC System and Communications Protection SCMP Software Configuration Management Plan SCS Selected Cities Summary SCS Sensor Control System SD Situational Display SEC Systems Engineering Center (NWS/OST) SEL Severe Local Storm Watch & Watch Cancellation Message SensorML Sensor Model Language SES Senior Executive Service SFD State Forecast Discussion SFP State Forecast SGL Rawinsonde Observation Significant Levels SGW Plain Language Significant Wx Forecast SHEF Standard Hydrometeorological Exchange Format SHN Surface Ship Report Non-Synoptic Time SHP Surface Ship Report Synoptic Time SI System and Information Integrity SIA System Ingest Adaptor SIG International SIGMET SIGMETS Significant Meteorological Information SIPs SWIM-Implementing Programs SLA Service Level Agreement SLOSH Sea, Lake, and Overland Surge from Hurricanes SME Subject Matter Expert SMF Smoke Management WX Forecast SMP Symmetric Multiprocessor SMW Special Marine Warning SOA Service Oriented Architecture SOAP Simple Object Access Protocol SOD Statistics on Demand SOS Sensor Observation Service SOW Statement of Work SP Special Publication SPC Storm Prediction Center SPC JPDO Senior Policy Committee SPE Satellite Precipitation SPECI Aviation Selected Special Weather Report SPS Sensor Planning Service

ACRONYM DEFINITION SPS Special Weather Statement SQAP Software Quality Assurance Plan SREF Short-Range Ensemble Forecast SRR System Requirements Review SSA Source Service Adaptor SSA Shared Situational Awareness SSI Intermediate Surface Synoptic Observation SSL Secure Sockets Layer SSL/TLS Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security SSM Main Surface Synoptic Observation SSO Satellite Sounding Obs STA Network & Severe Weather Statistics STAR Satellite Applications and Research STD Standard STW Storm Warning SVR Severe Thunderstorm Warning SVS Severe Weather Statement SWE Common Sensor Web Enablement Common Data Model SWIM System-Wide Information Management SWPC Space Weather Prediction Center SYN Weather Synopsis TAF Terminal Area (or Aerodrome) Forecast TAF International Terminal Forecast TAMDAR Tropospheric Airborne Meteorological Data Reporting TAP Terminal Alerting Product TAV Travelers Forecast Table TBD To Be Determined TBO Trajectory-Based Operations TBR To Be Resolved TCD Tropical Cyclone Discussion TCE Tropical Cyclone Position Estimate TCM Marine/Aviation Tropical Cyclone Advisory TCN Terrestrial Communications Network TCP Transmission Control Protocol TDWR Terminal Doppler Weather Radar TFM Traffic Flow Management TFMS Traffic Flow Management System TGFTP Gateway FTP THREDDS Thematic Real-time Environmental Distributed Data Services TIM Technical Interchange Meeting TLS Transport Layer Security

ACRONYM DEFINITION TML Transducer Markup Language TMS Traffic Management System TMU Traffic Management Unit TOC Telecommunications Operations Center TOGAF The Open Group Architecture Framework TOR Tornado Warning TOR Terms of Reference TPC Tropical Prediction Center TRA Technology Readiness Assessment TRACON Terminal Radar Approach Control TRM Technical Reference Model TRR Test Readiness Review TWD Tropical Weather Discussion TWIP Terminal Weather Information for Pilots TWO Tropical Weather Outlook & Summary UAS Unmanned Aircraft System UDDI Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration UML Universal Modeling Language URET User Request Evaluation Tool URI Uniform Resource Identifier URL Uniform Resource Locator URN Uniform Resource Name USAF US Air Force USCG United Stated Coast Guard USGS United States Geological Survey USN US Navy UTC Coordinated Universal Time VAA Volcanic Ash Advisory VAAC Volcanic Ash Advisory Center VDD Version Description Document VFR Visual Flight Rules VHF Very High Frequency VIL Vertically Integrated Liquid VPN Virtual Private Network VRTM Verification Requirements Traceability Matrix VSAT Very Small Aperture Terminal W3C World Wide Web Consortium WA1 - WA9 AIRMET (Northeast U.S., Southeast U.S., North Central U.S., South Central U.S., U.S. Rocky Mountains, U.S. West Coast, Juneau, Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska) WAFC World Area Forecast Center

ACRONYM DEFINITION WAFS World Area Forecast System WAN Wide Area Network WARP Weather and Radar Processor WBS Work Breakdown Structure WCS Web Coverage Service WDC World Data Center WDG Weather Data Gateway WDSS Warning Decision Support System WEDSS Weather Enterprise Decision Support System WES Weather Event Simulator WFO Weather Forecast Office WFS Web Feature Service WG Working Group WIDB Weather Information Database WINS Weather Information Network Server WISDOM Weather In-Situ Deployment Optimization Method WJHTC William J Hughes Technical Center WMO World Meteorological Organization WMS Web Map Service WMSCR Weather Message Switching Center Replacement WOC Web Operations Center WP With Probability WRF Weather Research & Forecasting Model WS Web Services WS5 - WS6 SIGMET (U.S. Rocky Mountains, U.S. West Coast) WS-BPEL Web Services Business Process Execution Language WSDL Web Services Description Language WSDM Web Services Distributed Management WSI Web Services Interface WSP Weather Systems Processor WSR Weather Service Radar WSR-88D Weather Surveillance Radar - (Model) 1988 Doppler WSS Web Services Security WSW Winter Weather Wrn/Watch/Adv WWA Watch Status Report Wx Weather WxML Weather Markup Language WXXM Weather Information Exchange Model WXXS Weather Information Exchange Schema XML Extensible Markup Language XMPP Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol

ACRONYM DEFINITION XPath XML Path Language XQuery XML Query Language XSD XML Schema XSL Extensible Stylesheet Language XSLT Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations ZFP Zone Forecast