The Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS)'s a technologically-advanced information processing, display, and telecommunications system that's the cornerstone of the United States National Weather Service's (NWS) operations. AWIPS's an interactive computer system that integrates meteorological and hydrological data, enabling forecasters to prepare forecasts and issue warnings. It includes a full suite of satellite imagery, radar data, surface observations, and numerical model gui… (More on Awips)