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Transferring OAR functions to NWS

The potential effects of transferring some Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research functions into the National Weather Service on near-term forecasting tools and longer-term model innovation.

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Jan 28, 2026

How would transferring some OAR functions to the National Weather Service change the development timeline for new forecasting models?

functions into the would likely shorten the pathway from prototype to daily operational use for near-term forecasting tools by collapsing handoff layers and aligning priorities, but it also risks slow...