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} } </script>  <div class="center-content-option1"> <div class="text-vision-title"> Welcome to NCEP Central Operations </div> <div class="text-vision"> As the information technology center for the National Weather Service, NCO executes and manages upgrades to the NCEP model production suite, enterprise applications, and network services for the entire NWS, and provides 24x7 monitoring and customer support. <br><br> 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 NCEP is for scientific excellence. </div> <div class="row-splash1"> <div class="column-splash1"> <a href="../director/">Office of the Director</a><br> <a href="../nsb/">Network and Security (NSB)</a><br> <a href="../iwsb/">Desktop and Facilities Services (DFSD)</a><br> </div> <div class="column-splash1"> <a href="../omb/">Operational Monitoring (OMB)</a><br> <a href="../pmb/">Implementation & Data Services (IDSB)</a><br> <a href="../sdb/">Software Development (SDB)</a><br> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="center-content-full"> <div class="row-splash1"> <div class="column-splash2"> <a href="https://mag.ncep.noaa.gov/"> <div class="explore-container"> <img class="image-darken" src="https://mag.ncep.noaa.gov/mag_images/mag-world-background.gif" alt="NCOops" height="170" width="100%"> <div class="explore-title1">Model Guidance</div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="column-splash2"> <a href="/status/dashboard/"> <div class="explore-container"> <img class="image-darken" src="https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/status/css/images/ITstatus.jpg" alt="NCOops" height="170" width="100%"> <div class="explore-title2">IT Status</div> <div class="explore-title4">(NOAA Access Only)</div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="column-splash2"> <a href="../omb/apps/"> <div class="explore-container"> <img class="image-darken" src="https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/status/css/images/nowCOAST.PNG" alt="NCOops" height="170" width="100%"> <div class="explore-title3">Applications/Services</div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="gray-borderbottom"></div> <div class="center-content"> <div class="loadtime"> Page loaded: 14:18 UTC   |   7:18 am Pacific   |   8:18 am Mountain   |   9:18 am Central   |   10:18 am Eastern </div> </div>     </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="full-width-first"> <div class="full-width-first communication-links"> <div class="one-half-last nopad"> <span class="txt-rt myforecast-current">  </span> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div>    <div class="footer-legal"> <div class="footer-legal"> <div class="footer-legal-content"> <div class="one-sixth-first" id="footer_legal_gov"> <a href="http://www.usa.gov"> <img src="https://www.weather.gov/bundles/templating/images/footer/usa_gov.png" alt="usa.gov" width="110" height="30" /></a> </div> <div class="one-half-first" id="footer_legal_info"> <p> <a href="https://www.commerce.gov">US Dept of Commerce</a><br/> <a href="https://www.noaa.gov">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</a><br/> <a href="https://www.weather.gov">National Weather Service</a><br/> 5830 University Research Court<br> College Park, MD 20740<br> <br/> <br/> <a href="https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/mail_webmaster/">NCEP Internet Services Team</a> </p> </div>  <div class="one-third-last" id="footer_required_links"> <div class="div-half"> <a href="https://www.weather.gov/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a><br/> <a href="http://www.cio.noaa.gov/services_programs/info_quality.html">Information Quality</a><br/> <a href="https://www.weather.gov/help">Help</a><br/> <a href="https://www.weather.gov/glossary">Glossary</a> </div> <div class="div-half"> <a href="https://www.weather.gov/privacy">Privacy Policy</a><br/> <a href="https://www.noaa.gov/foia-freedom-of-information-act">Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)</a><br/> <a href="https://www.weather.gov/about">About Us</a><br/> <a href="https://www.weather.gov/careers">Career Opportunities</a> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  </div>  </body> </html>

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