and Ocean Prediction Center (WPC and OPC) into the AWIPSII baseline. The commissioning of a new AWIPS site, the first since the Huntsville Weather Forecast Office in 2002, will also be part of this effort at the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) in Boulder, CO. See also WarnGen, the component of AWIPS used to issue watches, warnings, and advisories. First Warning, a computer-based alerting system used to disseminate watches, warnings and advisories via broadcast television. References Ferris, Nancy (2000). "Advanced Weather System", Government Executive. National Weather Service Graphic software in meteorology Computer workstations