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</div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="center-content">   <div class="full-width-border"> <div class="partial-width-borderbottom"> <div class="div-full"> <div class="div-full breadcrumb"> <div class='location-breadcrumb'>  <div><img src="/status/css/images/NCOops.jpg" alt="NCOops" height="100" ></div>  <a href="https://www.weather.gov/">NWS</a> > <a href="https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/">NCO</a> > Operational Monitoring Branch  </div> </div> </div> <div class="div-full"> </div> <div class="div-full cms-content" id="home_page_content"> <div class="content_centered">   <h1 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:.5em; text-align: center">Operational Monitoring Branch</h1> <div>The Operational Monitoring Branch is responsible for monitoring, crisis response, and customer support for NWS enterprise systems, networks, and applications to ensure delivery of NWS operational data, products, and services. <ul style="padding:0;"> <li><b>Senior Duty Meteorologists</b> - Oversee 24x7 tech ops and responsible for global meteorological support, satellite mode changes, winter storm aircraft reconnaissance mission tasking, data quality control, and specialized modeling for hurricanes, volcanic ash, hazmat, and fire weather.</li> <li><b>Senior Operations Specialists</b> - Real-time NCEP model production suite monitoring and support. <li><b>Tech Control</b> - Web applications and product dissemination monitoring and customer support to public, private, and government partners.</li> <li><b>Gateway</b> - NWS field office network and data monitoring and coordination between customers, support, and providers. </ul> </div>  <div class="row-opt-a"> <div class="col-opt-a"> <a href="https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/status/cwd/"> <div class="row-opt-a"> <div class="col-opt-b"> <img class="icon" src="https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/status/css/images/thumb-cwd.jpg" alt="CWD icon" width="75" height="60"> </div> <div class="col-opt-c">Critical Weather Day</div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-opt-a"> <a href="https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/status/satellite"> <div class="row-opt-a"> <div class="col-opt-b"> <img class="icon" src="https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/status/css/images/thumb-satellite.jpg" alt="Hazmat Support icon" width="75" height="60"> </div> <div class="col-opt-c">Geostationary Satellite Sectors</div> </div> </a> </div> </div>  <div class="row-opt-a"> <div class="col-opt-a"> <a href="https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/status/messages/"> <div class="row-opt-a"> <div class="col-opt-b"> <img class="icon" src="https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/status/css/images/thumb-adm.png" alt="CWD icon" width="75" height="60"> </div> <div class="col-opt-c">SDM Administrative Status Messages</div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-opt-a"> <a href="https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/status/wsr/"> <div class="row-opt-a"> <div class="col-opt-b"> <img class="icon" src="https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/status/css/images/thumb-wsr.jpg" alt="Hazmat Support icon" width="75" height="60"> </div> <div class="col-opt-c">Winter Storm Reconnaissance</div> </div> </a> </div> </div>  <div class="row-opt-a"> <div class="col-opt-a"> <a href="/status/dashboard/"> <div class="row-opt-a"> <div class="col-opt-b"> <img class="icon" src="https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/status/css/images/thumb-dashboard.png" alt="CWD icon" width="75" height="60"> </div> <div class="col-opt-c">NWS/NCO IT Status Dashboard (NOAA access)</div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-opt-a"> <div class="row-opt-a"> <div class="col-opt-b"> <img class="icon" src="https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/status/css/images/thumb-hysplit.jpg" alt="Hazmat Support icon" width="75" height="60"> </div> <div class="col-opt-c"> Hazmat/Radiological Support<br> <span class="small"><a href="https://hysplit.ncep.noaa.gov/">Hysplit Dispersion Modeling</a> (NWS access)</span><br> <span class="small"><a href="https://rsmc.ncep.noaa.gov/">Regional Specialized Meteorological Center</a> (RSMC access)</span><br> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="row-opt-a"> <div class="col-opt-a"> <a href="https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/idsb/nwprod/realtime/"> <div class="row-opt-a"> <div class="col-opt-b"> <img class="icon" src="https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/status/css/images/thumb-rtdm.gif" alt="CWD icon" width="75" height="60"> </div> <div class="col-opt-c">Real-Time Data Monitor</div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-opt-a"> <div class="row-opt-a"> <div class="col-opt-b"> <img class="icon" src="https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/status/css/images/thumb-ash.jpg" alt="Volcanic Ash" width="75" height="60"> </div> <div class="col-opt-c"> World Area Forecast System (WAFS) Volcanic Ash Alerts<br> <span class="small"><a href="https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/fax/PHBE10.TIF">36-48 hr Volcanic Ash Forecast (PHBE10 KWBC)</a></span><br> <span class="small"><a href="https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/fax/PHBI10.TIF">60 hr Volcanic Ash Forecast (PHBI10 KWBC)</a></span><br> <span class="small"><a href="https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/products/atmosphere/vaac/">More details at Washington VAAC</a></span><br> </div> </div> </div> </div>   <div class="row-opt-a"> <div class="col-opt-a"> <a href="https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/omb/dataqc/"> <div class="row-opt-a"> <div class="col-opt-b"> <img class="icon" src="https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/status/css/images/thumb-balloon.jpg" alt="CWD icon" width="75" height="60"> </div> <div class="col-opt-c">Upper Air & Surface Data QC</div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-opt-a"> <a href="https://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/gc_wmb/vxt/HWRF/index.php"> <div class="row-opt-a"> <div class="col-opt-b"> <img class="icon" src="https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/status/css/images/thumb-hurricane.jpg" alt="Hazmat Support icon" width="75" height="60"> </div> <div class="col-opt-c">Hurricane Models</div> </div> </a> </div> </div>  <div class="row-opt-a"> <div class="col-opt-a"> <div class="row-opt-a"> <div class="col-opt-b"> <img class="icon" src="https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/status/css/images/thumb-radar.gif" alt="CWD icon" 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