PREFACE

Following the challenge set down by the National Research Council's report, Aviation Weather Services -- A Call for Federal Leadership and Action (November 1995), the National Aviation Weather Program Council (NAWPC), chartered by the agencies under the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology, directed its Joint Action Group (JAG) to develop this National Aviation Weather Strategic Plan.

This Strategic Plan, developed as the result of the intense cooperative efforts of the JAG members, is not only a vision for the Federal government but one for the entire aviation community. The airline industry, as users of weather information, and the public-private sector, as providers of weather information, are not only partners in insuring the safest and most efficient National Airspace System, but also the experts and drivers for developing and incorporating the necessary technology to make it happen. The NAWPC member agencies are committed to the vision of this Strategic Plan and will work together to bring its goals to fruition through follow-on implementation planning.

NATIONAL AVIATION WEATHER PROGRAM COUNCIL

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Mr. Julian M. Wright, Chairman
Federal Coordinator

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