The National Weather Service Employees Organization, known as the NWSEO, is the labor organization and professional association that represents 4,000 employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the U.S. Department of Commerce, including:
- The forecasters, technicians and support personnel of the National Weather Service, America's official source for weather forecasts and warnings;
- The attorneys in NOAA’s Office of General Counsel, who are responsible for enforcing laws that protect America's environment and natural resources;
- The civilian crews of the Hurricane Hunter aircraft based in Tampa, Florida;
- The technicians who track and command America's weather satellites from Wallops Island, Virginia; and
- The hurricane researchers and other scientists and support personnel at the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory in Key Biscayne, Florida.
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