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Severe understaffing at National Weather Service (NWS) offices in central and south Florida, coupled with a near 20% reduction in weather balloon launches, is degrading forecast quality. These cuts, impacting the NWS’s ability to accurately predict hurricanes, are also jeopardizing NOAA Hurricane Hunter flights, potentially leading to blind forecasting. The reduced reconnaissance missions mean hurricanes’ strength may be unknown before landfall. This situation represents a significant, multigenerational setback for American science.
John Q. Hosedrinker