The Federal plan for meteorological services and supporting research ficsal year 1999

Since 1965, the Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research (OFCM) has developed a federal plan that articulates the provision of meteorological services and supporting research by agencies of the federal government. The plan provides Congress and the Executive Branch with a comprehensive document that reviews agency programs for Fiscal Year (FY) 1998 and documents proposed programs for FY 1999. Narratives, timelines, and schedules are current as of June 1998. Contains errata information, pp. 3-5, for Federal Meteorological Handbook No. 1 (FMH-1), Surface Weather Observations and Reports.