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Weather Prediction Center
The
Weather Prediction Center
(
WPC
), located in College Park, Maryland, is one of nine service centers under the umbrella of the
National Centers for Environmental Prediction
(NCEP), a part of the
National Weather Service
(NWS), which in turn is part of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) of the
U.S. government
. Until March 5, 2013 the Weather Prediction Center was known as the
Hydrometeorological Prediction Center
(HPC). The Weather Prediction Center serves as a center for quantitative
precipitation
forecasting, medium range
forecasting
(three to eight days), and the interpretation of
numerical weather prediction models
.
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