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Acronym for Automation of Field Operations and Services. It is the computer system that links National Weather Service offices together for weather data transmission.

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(Meteorology) Acronym for Automation of Field Operations and Services, an electronic-computerized system that displays weather information on TV-type consoles.

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the Automation of Field Operations and Services; AFOS is the computer system that links National Weather Service offices and other computer networks, such as the NOAA weather wire, to transmit weather information.

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Automation of Field Operations and Services. Computer system linking NWS offices for the transmission of weather data. Replaced by AWIPS.

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