Editing Weather Prediction Center (section)

{{Short description|United States weather agency}}
{{Infobox government agency
|agency_name = Weather Prediction Center
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|formed =1942
|picture=NCWCPcollegepark.jpg
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|jurisdiction=[[Federal government of the United States|United States government]]
|headquarters=[[College Park, Maryland]]
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|chief1_name=David Novak
|chief1_position=Director
|chief2_name=Kathy Gilbert
|chief2_position=Deputy Director
|website={{URL|www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov}}
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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 forecast]]ing, medium range [[Weather forecasting|forecasting]] (three to eight days), and the interpretation of [[numerical weather prediction]] [[Computer simulation|computer models]].

The Weather Prediction Center issues storm summaries on storm systems bringing significant rainfall and snowfall to portions of the [[United States]]. They also forecast precipitation amounts for the lower 48 United States for systems expected to impact the country over the next seven days. Advisories are also issued for [[tropical cyclone]]s which have moved inland, weakened to tropical depression strength, and are no longer the responsibility of the [[National Hurricane Center]]. The Weather Prediction Center also acts as the backup office to the [[National Hurricane Center]] in the event of a complete communications failure.

Long range climatological forecasts are produced by the Climate Prediction Center (CPC), a branch of the National Weather Service.  These include 8–14 day outlooks, monthly outlooks, and seasonal outlooks.