to emergency managers at the Federal, State, local, and Tribal levels, and continues to provide the following services: (1) Integrating and displaying forecast data, including meteorological, hydrological, climate, ocean, satellite, and radar data, for National Weather Service field offices and national centers. (2) Acquiring and processing observational data from sensors and local sources. (3) Providing an interactive communications system, including the satellite broadcast network, to connect relevant National Weather Service employees and sites. (4) Initiating the dissemination of weather, water, marine, ecological, climate, aviation, and space warnings and forecasts in a rapid and highly reliable manner. (c) Elements The transition strategy developed pursuant to subsection (a) may include the following: (1) Establishment or support of testbeds, pilot projects, and functional testing activities to facilitate remote evaluation and automated testing. (2) Coordinated training efforts needed for Federal and non-Federal users and operators of the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System in an operational cloud-based environment referred to in subsection (a). (3) Evaluation of bandwidth requirements to achieve a quality user experience. (4) Installation of circuits to reduce lapses in network operations and support backup functions. (5) Establishment of a cloud-based, remotely accessible repository for data referred to in subsection (b)(2). (6) Development and deployment of virtualized systems to replace physical hardware at operational sites. (7) Evaluation of commercial cloud providers, including hybrid approaches, to meet mission needs. (8) Development, testing, demonstration, evaluation, and operationalization of forecast and warning products, consistent with the mission and scientific expertise of the Administration. (d) Transition deadline The Under Secretary shall take such actions as may be necessary to ensure the transition strategy described in subsection (a) is completed by not later than September