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| Types | branch  |
|---|---|
| Location | Shreveport |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 32°27′04″N93°50′30″W / 32.45112309°N 93.84163346°W /32.45112309; -93.84163346[1] |
| Website | www |
National Weather Service - Shreveport, LA (SHV) is one of 122 weather forecast offices around the United States. It is responsible for issuing public and aviation forecasts and warning for South Central and SouthwesternArkansas, SoutheasternOklahoma, and Eastern and NortheasternTexas Counties, as well as for North Central and NorthwesternLouisiana Parishes. It is co-located with aweather radar (KSHV) of theNEXRAD network and anupper air sounding facility. It controls the issuance of weather information and bulletins on a certain number ofNOAA Weather Radio.
The mission of the Shreveport office is analyse meteorological data fromweather stations, weather radar and satellite, andnumerical weather predictions to issue forecast and warnings for forty-eight counties and parishes, centered aroundShreveport, Louisiana. This includes 1 county in extreme Southeast Oklahoma, 9 counties in Southwest and Southern Arkansas, 21 counties in East Texas, and 17 parishes in Northwest and North Central Louisiana.[2]
These forecasts are for general public, aviation and fire weather control. The aviation forecasts, are issued every 6 hours for 7 airports in the Shreveport coverage zone, includingShreveport Regional Airport. Fire weather forecasts are produced for fire officials and firefighting efforts.[2] Watches, warnings, and advisories for severe thunderstorm and tornado watches are issued by theStorm Prediction Center (SPC), in Norman, OK, but are coordinated with the SHV office. All other watches and all warnings and advisories are issued by the local office in Shreveport.[2]
The current office is co-located and maintain aDoppler weather radar and an upper air sounding facility. The latter is launchingweather balloons to measure the atmospheric temperature, winds and humidity up to 100 thousand feet above ground twice daily at 00 and 12 UTC. During high-impact events, such as impendingsevere weather, winter weather, or when ahurricane is approaching the United States, balloon launches may occur more frequent. Data from the balloon launches are plotted onSkew-T log-P diagrams.[2]
The meteorologists use theAdvanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) to monitor the weather situation and issue forecasts.
Forecasts, observations, watches, warnings, and advisories are transmitted through a number of NOAA All Hazards Radio transmitters 24 hours a day:[2]
| Callsign | Cities | Frequency | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| WXJ65 | Broken Bow, OK | 162.450 MHz | McCurtain County |
| WNG650 | Center, TX | 162.525 MHz | Shelby County |
| KWN32 | Gilmer, TX | 162.425 MHz | Upshur County |
| WXK23 | Lufkin, TX | 162.550 MHz | Lufkin-Nacogdoches |
| WXJ96 | Monroe, LA | 162.550 MHz | Monroe-Ruston |
| WNG725 | El Dorado, AR | 162.525 MHz | El Dorado |
| WXN87 | Natchitoches, LA | 162.500 MHz | Southeast Ark-La-Tex |
| WXJ97 | Shreveport, LA | 162.400 MHz | Ark-La-Tex |
| WXJ49 | Texarkana, TX | 162.550 MHz | Texarkana metropolitan area |
| WXK36 | Tyler, TX | 162.475 MHz | East Texas |
| WNG653 | Marietta, TX | 162.525 MHz | Atlanta-Linden |
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