The Aviation Weather Center (AWC), as part of the National Weather Service, is a component of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA is an Operating Unit of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The function of the Aviation Weather Center (AWC) is to save lives, protect property and enhance commerce by issuing warnings of hazardous conditions within the domestic and international airspace and by issuing operational aviation forecasts and analyses of relevant atmospheric variables. The AWC serves as a national source for aviation weather information.

The AWC Acronym Glossary is a collection of acronyms related to AWC’s fields expertise and is a very useful guide to those working in the aviation and weather forecast domain.