National Weather Digest THE SATELLITE WEATHER INFORMATION

To use satellite imagery to its fullest potential, the N W S has de veJnped the Satellite Weather Information System (S WLS), which will provide sophisticated capabilities for display and animation of GOES imagery at all Weather Service Forecast Offices (WSFO) and National centers. The SW15 de vice will be integrated with the Auto mation of Field Operations and Services (AFOS) system at field sites and will allo w simultaneous display of GOES imagery and numerical guidance products generated at the National Meteorological center (NMC). S W 15 units will be installed in N W S offices beginning in early 1987. All units will be in place by the end of calendar year 1987. The depJnyment of S WLS should be accompanied by the delivery of a comprehensive users manual and supporting hardware and soft ware documentation. Training in animated imagery interpretation has been developed jointly by the National Weather Service (N WS) and the National Envkonmental Satellite Data and Information Service (NESD15) and is being offered through a series of videotapes an