[GordMay]

Sailormon6:
If the NWS is (merely) prohibited from preparing and disseminating raw information, “as interpreted on GRAPHICS & DISPLAYS” - then wouldn’t that information be more or less unintelligible to the non-professional public?
I’m gratefull that the NWS currently provides important weather information, in an intelligible & useful manner.
I wouldn’t advocate eliminating the patrol functions of our public police forces, merely because a private (for profit) security enterprise COULD provide similar services. I have to agree with Ed Johnson, the weather service’s director of strategic planning and policy:
“If someone claims that our core mission is just warning the public of hazardous conditions, that’s really impossible unless we forecast the weather all the time,” Johnson said. “You don’t just plug in your clock when you want to know what time it is.”
Respectfully,
Gord May