NWWS

Contract Name: NOAA Weather Wire Service (NWWS)
Contract Number: 50-DDNW-9-90002
Sponsor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Contract Expiration Date: March 2012

NWWS is a satellite broadcast system that delivers critical National Weather Service (NWS) information. CSC operates NWWS at greater than 99.9 percent availability for its proprietary C-band service and routinely delivers 99 percent of all messages within six seconds to more than 500 commercial and government customers nationwide.

Established in October 2000, the system collects data from 141 U.S. Weather Centers and special centers around the country, and broadcasts a continuous stream of alphanumeric information to NWWS customers in near-real time. Users may receive as much of the information as they want, for a low, fixed annual fee. Current customers include radio, television, and cable stations; universities; state and federal emergency management services; and many other government agencies.

See the pages listed below for details, and download this file for pricing and order forms (PDF, 938 KB).

Weather Wire Options CSC offers four service options: C-Band Satellite, Internet and Value-Added Internet Service
Contacts NWWS Contact these people with questions or to request more information about NWWS.