Definitions for "Numerical Weather Prediction"
Keywords:  forecast, predict, weather, nwp, ncep
Forecasting the weather based upon the solutions of mathematical equations by high-speed computers.
the forecasting of the evolution of atmospheric disturbances by computational methods on a computer
Forecasting weather by the use of numerical models, run on high speed computers. Most of the NWP for the National Weather Service is done at the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP).